Reproductive System

Question 1

Reproductive System

Answer 1

Primary function is to secrete hormones that enable us to reproduce

Question 2

Ovaries

Answer 2

Female gonads; produce hormones estrogen and progesterone

Question 3

Fallopian tube

Answer 3

Connects ovary to uterus, where an unfertilized egg is released and possibly joins with a male sperm

Question 4

Ovary

Answer 4

Where unfertilized eggs are stored

Question 5

Uterus

Answer 5

Facilitates the growth of an embryo (then fetus) during a pregnancy

Question 6

Vagina

Answer 6

Birth canal, route of entry for male sperm

Question 7

Ovulation

Answer 7

Release of female egg

Question 8

Menstruation

Answer 8

Expulsion of uterine lining when an egg is not fertilized and conception doesn’t occur; menses or period

Question 9

Breasts

Answer 9

Part of reproductive system; mammary glands produce milk after childbirth as a result of hormone release

Question 10

Testes, testicles

Answer 10

Male gonads; housed within scrotum. Produce testosterone and sperm.

Question 11

Ejaculation

Answer 11

Sperm and seminal fluid travel through the vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostrate, and urethra via the penis to exit the body

Question 12

Intercourse

Answer 12

Sperm and seminal fluid is released into the female vagina (during heterosexual intercourse)