The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System

Question 1

The ovum is considered the ____ cell in the female body

Answer 1

largest

Question 2

A female is born with all of the ova she will ever have—about ____ immature sex cells

Answer 2

one million

Question 3

However, only about ____ of those will develop as the female matures, and of those, only ____ to ____ will ripen and be released during the fertility period between puberty and menopause

Answer 3

400,000

350 to 500

Question 4

Usually, only ____ ovum a month leaves the ovary and travels down the fallopian tube, where it may meet up with a sperm

Answer 4

one

Question 5

The process of the ovum leaving the ovary and traveling down the fallopian tube to meet up with a sperm is called ____

Answer 5

ovulation

Question 6

At times, ____ ovum may be released, especially when using certain fertility treatments

Answer 6

more than one

Question 7

The fertilization of two ova will result in ____ or ____ twins

Answer 7

fraternal or dizygotic

Question 8

If one ovum is fertilized and then splits to form two embryos, it will result in ____

Answer 8

identical twins