Question

Define the following: [3 MARKS]
(a) Hymen
(b) Puberty
(c) Hernia

Answer 1

Each Part: 1 Mark

(a) The opening of the vagina in young females is partially closed by a thin membrane called hymen.
(b) The period during which the immature reproductive system of boys and girls mature and become capable of reproducing is called puberty.
(c) Sometimes, due to pressure in the abdomen, the intestine bulges into the scrotum through inguinal canal and causes hernia.