Ch. 23

Question 1

A skin-covered pouch that contains the testes and their accessory structures

Answer 1

Scrotum

Question 2

Make gonad that produces sperm and the hormones testosterone and inhibin

Answer 2

Testis

Question 3

The formation and development of sperm in the seminiferous tubules of the testes

Answer 3

Spermatogenesis

Question 4

The enlarged or stiff state of the penis or clitoris resulting from the engorgement of the spongy erectile tissue with blood

Answer 4

Erection

Question 5

T

Answer 5

Vasocongestion

Question 6

The formation of new combinations of genes

Answer 6

Genetic recombination

Question 7

A mature male gamete

Answer 7

Sperm cell

Question 8

A male sex hormone secreted by interstitial endocrinocytes of a mature testis; needed for development of sperm;together with a second androgen termed dihydrotestosterone, controls the goth and development of male reproductive organs,secondary sex characteristics, and body growth

Answer 8

Testosterone

Question 9

The duct from the urinary bladder to the exterior of the body that conveys urine in females and Rhine and semen in males

Answer 9

Urethra

Question 10

A doughnut shaped gland inferior to the urinary bladder that surrounds the superior portion of the make urethra and secretes a slightly acidic solution that contributes to sperm motility and viability

Answer 10

Prostate

Question 11

A fluid discharged at ejaculation by a male that consists of a mixture of sperm and the secretions of the seminiferous tubules, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands

Answer 11

Semen

Question 12

The organ of ruination and copulation in males; used to deposit semen into the female vagina

Answer 12

Penis

Question 13

Female gonads that produce oocytes and hormones

Answer 13

Ovaries

Question 14

Formation and development of female gametes

Answer 14

Oogenesis

Question 15

Extend laterally from the uterus and transport the secondary oocytes from the ovaries to the uterus

Answer 15

Fallopian tubes

Question 16

The hollow muscular organ in females that is the site of menstruation, implantation,development of the fetus, and labor

Answer 16

Uterus

Question 17

A muscular, tubular organ that leads from the uterus to the vestibule, situated between the urinary bladder and the rectum of the female

Answer 17

Vagina

Question 18

The pelvic floor; the space between the anus and the scrotum in the male and between the anus and the vulva in the female

Answer 18

Perineum

Question 19

An erectile organ of the female, located at the anterior junction of the labia minora, that is homologous to the male penis

Answer 19

Clitoris

Question 20

Modified sudoriferus gland of females that produces milk for the nourishment of the young

Answer 20

Mammary gland

Question 21

A pigmented, wrinkled projection on the surface of the breast that is the location of the openings of the lactiferous ducts for milk release

Answer 21

Nipple

Question 22

Concurrent series of changes in the endometrium of the uterus to prepare it for the arrival of a fertilized ovum that will develop there until birth

Answer 22

Uterine cycle

Question 23

A female sex hormone produced by the ovaries that helps prepare the endometrium of the uterus for implantation of a fertilized ovum and the mammary glands for milk secretion

Answer 23

Progesterone

Question 24

A small secretory sac or cavity; the group of cells that contains a developing oocyte in the ovaries

Answer 24

Follicle

Question 25

The rupture of a mature ovarian follicle with discharge of a secondary oocyte into the pelvic cavity

Answer 25

Ovulation