REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Question 1

Cell division that only occurs in reproductive/sex cells

Answer 1

Meiosis

Question 2

TRUE OR FALSE:
During the first meiotic division, all chromosomes are duplicated.

Answer 2

FALSE - all chromosomes are duplicated BEFORE meiosis begins

Question 3

Sex is determined by the ___ pair of chromosomes

Answer 3

23rd (XX for female, XY for male)

Question 4

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Answer 4

• Stimulates sperm production (male)
• Stimulates ovarian follicle maturation (female)

Question 5

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

Answer 5

• Promotes testosterone production (male)
• Triggers ovulation; stimulates ovarian production of estrogen and progesterone (female)

Question 6

Adjusts the testes toward or away from the abdomen to maintain an ideal temperature

Answer 6

Cremaster muscle

Question 7

3 accessory glands of the male reproductive system

Answer 7

1. Seminal vesicle
2. Prostate gland
3. Bulbourethral gland

Question 8

Constituent of semen that reduces the acidity of the female vagina for better chances of sperm survival

Answer 8

Spermine

Question 9

Oligospermia

Answer 9

Low sperm count (<15 million sperm/mL)

Question 10

Circumcision

Answer 10

Surgical removal of the prepuce/foreskin

Question 11

Germ cells and sustentacular cells are found in the ___

Answer 11

Seminiferous tubules

Question 12

Process of sperm cell formation

Answer 12

Spermatogenesis

Question 13

TRUE OR FALSE:
Semen clots like blood.

Answer 13

TRUE - there are coagulation proteins in semen

Question 14

Stimulates the development of male reproductive structures and male secondary sex traits

Answer 14

Testosterone

Question 15

Erectile tissue that fills with blood during an erection

Answer 15

Corpus cavernosa

Question 16

Ductus deferens

Answer 16

emerges from the epididymis; propels live sperm from their storage sites into the urethra

Question 17

Male sterilization procedure involving the cutting of the vas deferens via the scrotum

Answer 17

Vasectomy

Question 18

Contains enzymes that are released during the process of fertilization

Answer 18

Acrosome

Question 19

3 parts of the male urethra

Answer 19

1. Prostatic urethra
2. Membranous urethra
3. Spongy urethra

Question 20

Spermatogonia

Answer 20

stem cells that will divide to form primary spermatocytes

Question 21

Location of the uterus

Answer 21

Between the bladder and the rectum

Question 22

Extend from the area of the ovaries to the uterus

Answer 22

Fallopian/uterine tubes

Question 23

TRUE OR FALSE:
The uppermost part of the uterus is the isthmus.

Answer 23

FALSE - uppermost part of the uterus is the fundus

Question 24

Rounded folds of skin lateral to the labia minora

Answer 24

Labia majora

Question 25

Vulva or pudendum

Answer 25

External female genitalia

Question 26

Organs of milk production

Answer 26

Mammary glands

Question 27

Surround the alveoli and contract to expel milk

Answer 27

Myoepithelial cells

Question 28

Region between the vagina and the anus

Answer 28

Clinical perineum

Question 29

Hymen

Answer 29

Thin mucous membrane covering the vaginal opening

Question 30

First menstrual period

Answer 30

Menarche

Question 31

Release of an oocyte from an ovary

Answer 31

Ovulation

Question 32

Condition wherein endometrial tissue migrates from the lining of the uterus into the peritoneal cavity and attaches to the surface of organs

Answer 32

Endometriosis

Question 33

Menses

Answer 33

Period of mild hemorrhage and shedding of blood and tissue from the endometrium

Question 34

TRUE OR FALSE The order of phases in the ovarian cycle is as follows: Follicular > Ovulation > Luteal

Answer 34

TRUE

Question 35

The lining of the vagina is made up of ___

Answer 35

Stratified squamous epithelium

Question 36

3 types of tissue found in the breasts

Answer 36

1. Glandular 2. Fibrous 3. Fatty

Question 37

Breasts that do not have functional capability

Answer 37

Male breasts

Question 38

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)

Answer 38

Hormone produced by the placenta that thickens the uterine lining and signals the body to stop menstruating

Question 39

Travelling process of the fertilized oocyte to the uterus, where it is embedded in the uterine wall

Answer 39

Implantation

Question 40

Cessation of the menstrual cycle

Answer 40

Menopause