BIO Reprduction (3)

Question 1

What are primary sex organs called?

Answer 1

Gonads

Question 2

What are the Gonads (primary sex organs) in males and females?

Answer 2

• Testesin males
• Ovaries in females

Question 3

_____ produce gametes (sex cells) and secrete hormone

Answer 3

Gonads

Question 3

What are the games (sex cells) in males and females?

Answer 3

• sperm - male gametes (spermatogenesis)
• ova - female gametes (oogenesis)

Question 4

• Male reproductive system
• seminiferous tubules (spermatogenesis)
• regulated by hormones (GnRH, FSH, LH)

Answer 4

Testes

Question 5

Enumerate the male reproductive organs

Question 5

Male Reproductive Organs (Accessory Organs)

Provides a temporary site for the immature sperm

Answer 5

Epididymis

Question 6

Male Reproductive Organs (Accessory Organs)

Propel live sperm from their storage sites.

Answer 6

Ductus or Vans deferens

Question 7

Male Reproductive Organs (Accessory Organs)

Carries both urine and sperm to the body exterior

Answer 7

Urethra

Question 7

Male Reproductive Organs (Accessory Organs)

Produce about 60% of seminal fluid, the fluid volume of semen

Answer 7

Seminal vesicle

Question 7

Male Reproductive Organs (Accessory Organs)

Secretes fluid that nourishes and protects sperm

Answer 7

Prostate gland

Question 8

Male Reproductive Organs (Accessory Organs)

Produces thick and clear mucus that cleanses the urethra of traces of acidic urine and serves as a lubricant during sexual

Answer 8

Bulbourethral gland or Cowper’s gland

Question 9

Male Reproductive Organs (Accessory Organs)

A milky white, somewhat sticky mixture of sperm and accessory gland secretions. The liquid portion is a transport medium for nutrients and chemicals that protect the sperm and aid their movement.

Answer 9

Semen

Question 9

Male Reproductive Organs (External organ)

Protect the testes and to keep them at a temperature several degrees below the normal body temperature.

Answer 9

Scrotum

Question 10

Male Reproductive Organs (External organ)

Designed to deliver sperm into the female reproductive tract

Answer 10

Penis

Question 10

• production of sperm cells
• begins at _____ and continues throughout life

Answer 10

• Spermatogenesis
• puberty

Question 11

Spermatogenesis occurs in the _____

Answer 11

seminiferous tubules

Question 12

Enumerate the female reproductive organs

Question 13

Female Reproductive System (Duct system)

The _____ are small, oval-shaped glands on either side of the uterus. It produces eggs and hormones.

Answer 13

Ovaries

Question 13

Female Reproductive System (Duct system)

Provide a site for fertilization

Answer 13

Uterine (Fallopian) Tubes

Question 14

Female Reproductive System (Duct system)

Hollow organ that functions to receive, retain, and nourish a fertilized egg

Answer 14

Uterus

Question 15

Female Reproductive System (Duct system)

• Thin-walled tube 8cm to 10cm (3-4inches) long
• often called the birth canal since it provides a passageway for the delivery of an infant and for the menstrual flow to leave the body
• female organ of copulation

Answer 15

Vagina

Question 15

Female Reproductive System (External genitalia)

• fatty area overlying the pubic symphysis
• covered with pubic hair after puberty

Answer 15

Mons pubis

Question 16

Female Reproductive System (External genitalia)

skin folds

Answer 16

Labia
- Labia majora
- Labia minora

Question 17

Female Reproductive System (External genitalia) Enclosed by labia majora

Answer 17

Vestibule

Question 18

Female Reproductive System (External genitalia) - Contains erectile tissue - Corresponds to the male penis

Answer 18

Clitoris

Question 19

Menstrual Cycle 1. The average is _____ days, but ranges from 21-35 days. 2. Days _____ are when a female has her period. 3. After the period, an ____ is matured in the ovary. 4. The _____ builds up blood and tissue. 5. The mature ovum is _____. 6. If _____, it attaches to the uterine lining. 7. If not fertilized, lining breaks down and there is _____.

Answer 19

1. 28 days 2. Days 1-5 3. ovum 4. uterine line 5. released 6. fertilized 7. another period

Question 20

Production of egg cells.

Answer 20

Oogenesis

Question 21

The period in which a woman’s reproductive capability gradually declines and then finally end is called _____.

Answer 21

menopause

Question 22

Hormone (Male Reproductive Hormones)

Answer 22

- Testosterone - Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) - luteinizing hormone (LH) - gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)

Question 23

- hypothalamus - stimulates secretion of FSH and LH

Answer 23

gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)

Question 24

- pituitary gland - promotes the production of testosterone by the interstitial cells

Answer 24

luteinizing hormone (LH)

Question 25

Hormone (Male Reproductive Hormones) - pituitary gland - stimulates the production of sperm cels in the seminiferous tubules

Answer 25

follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Question 25

Hormone (Male Reproductive Hormones) - interstitial cells - stimulates spermatogenesis - promotes and regulates the development of secondary sexual characteristics - associated with sex drive levels

Answer 25

testosterone

Question 25

Hormone (Female Reproductive Hormones) - pituitary - stimulates the ovulation and the formation and maintenance of the corpus luteum

Answer 25

luteinizing hormone (LH)

Question 25

Hormone (Female Reproductive Hormones) - pituitary - stimulates the development of the follicle cells in the ovary

Answer 25

follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Question 25

Hormone (Female Reproductive Hormones) - corpus luteum (ovary) - inhibits ovulation, inhibits uterine contractions, firms the cervix, and stimulates the endometrium

Answer 25

progesterone

Question 26

Hormone (Female Reproductive Hormones) - follicle cells (ovary) - inhibits growth of facial hair, initiates secondary sexual characteristics, and causes thickening of the endometrium

Answer 26

estrogen