Reproduction

Question 1

gametes

Answer 1

sex cells

Question 2

gonads

Answer 2

specialised sex organs

Question 3

zygote

Answer 3

cell resulting from male gamete and female gamete

Question 4

primary sex organs

Answer 4

produce gametes

Question 5

secondary sex organs

Answer 5

store gametes, bring them together for fertilisation, support the developmenting baby

Question 6

testes

Answer 6

the male sex organ the produces sperm and the hormone testosterone

Question 7

spermatozoa (sperm)

Answer 7

male gametes

Question 8

scrotum

Answer 8

the pouch outside the abdominal cavity in which the testes are located

Question 9

lobules

Answer 9

a compartment within the testis that contains seminiferous tubules

Question 10

seminiferous tubules

Answer 10

A tightly coiled duct, located in the testis, where sperm produced

Question 11

interstitial cells

Answer 11

a cell located in the mature testis; secretes testosterone

Question 12

epididymus

Answer 12

a highly folded tubule behind each testis in which the sperm mature

Question 13

vas deferens

Answer 13

the tube that carries the sperm away from the testis

Question 14

urethra

Answer 14

the duct that carries urine from the bladder to the exterior

Question 15

semen

Answer 15

the liquid the nourishes and aids the transport of sperm

Question 16

seminal vesicles

Answer 16

a pair of pouch-like organs that secrete a thick fluid which is a major part of semen

Question 17

prostate gland

Answer 17

a single gland that surrounds the urethra just below the bladder; it secretes a fluid that becomes part of the semen

Question 18

bulbo-urethral glands

Answer 18

one of a pair of small yellow glands that secrete a lubricating fluid into the urethra

Question 19

erectil tissue

Answer 19

spongy tissue in the penis which fills with blood to bring about erection of penis

Question 20

ovaries

Answer 20

the organs in which female gametes are produced

Question 21

ova

Answer 21

female gametes; mature egg cells

Question 22

stroma

Answer 22

connective tissue in the ovary

Question 23

germ cells

Answer 23

cells in the ovary that are able to develop into ova

Question 24

follicle

Answer 24

a layer of cells enclosing germ cell in ovary

Question 25

uterine tube; fallopean tube

Answer 25

the tube that carries the egg from the ovaries to the uterus

Question 26

fimbriae

Answer 26

the finger-like projections of the uterine tube

Question 27

uterus; womb

Answer 27

the hollow, pear-shaped organ situated between the urinary bladder and the rectum in females

Question 28

endometrium

Answer 28

the soft mucous membrane lining the uterus

Question 29

cervix

Answer 29

the neck of the uterus, leading into the vagina

Question 30

vagina

Answer 30

the canal leading from the to the exterior of the female body

Question 31

hymen

Answer 31

the fold if tissue that covers the external opening of the vagina

Question 32

vulva

Answer 32

the region comprising the external genitalia of the female

Question 33

labia majora

Answer 33

the fleshy folds of skin lining the opening to the vagina and urethra

Question 34

clitoris

Answer 34

the erectile organ of the female; it is equivalent to the penis on males

Question 35

diploid

Answer 35

A cell in which the chromomes exist in pairs; 2n

Question 36

haploid

Answer 36

A cell having half the usual number of chromosomes; egg or sperm; n

Question 37

spermatogenesis

Answer 37

the formation and development of the spermatoza

Question 38

spermatogonia

Answer 38

Immature cells lining the seminiferous tubules

Question 39

primary spermatocytes

Answer 39

Diploid cells that undergo the first division of meiosis to produce secondary spermatocytes

Question 40

secondary spermatocytes

Answer 40

Haploid cells the undergo the second division of meisos to produce spermatids

Question 41

spermatids

Answer 41

Haploid cells produced from spermatogonia by meiosis; they mature to for spermatozoa

Question 42

oogensis

Answer 42

The formation and development of the ovum within the ovary

Question 43

oogonia

Answer 43

The egg mother cells located in the ovaries

Question 44

primary follicle

Answer 44

A dormant egg within the ovary

Question 45

secondary oocyte

Answer 45

Haploid cells that undergo meoisis to produce ova

Question 46

first polar body

Answer 46

The smaller of two unequal cells formed when the primary oocyte divides during the first division of meiosis

Question 47

second polar body

Answer 47

The smaller of two unequal the secondary oocyte divides during the second of meisosis