Reproductive System Quiz

Question 1

Menstruation?

Answer 1

When the endometrium is shed because no fertilized egg is implanted

Question 2

Menopause

Answer 2

When menstruation stops occurring because eggs are no longer being released.

Question 3

Steps of pregnancy?

Answer 3

1. Ovulation-an eggs released from ovaries
2. Fertilization-a sperm fuses with the egg in the oviduct
3. Repeated mitosis occur for this 1 cell to grow into a blastocyst
4. Blastocyst travels to uterus
5. Implantation-embryo attaches to the endometrium. 6-10 days after fertilization. Chemical signal is sent to mothers body.

Question 4

Path of sperm?

Answer 4

1. Testes
2. Epididymis
3. Vas deferens
4. Seminal vesicle
5. Prostate gland
6. Cowper’s gland
7. Urethra
8. Vagina
9. Cervix
10. Uterus
11. Oviduct

Question 5

On average how long does it take for a single cell to develop into a baby ready to be born?

Answer 5

38-40 weeks

Question 6

Smallest cell in human body?

Answer 6

Sperm

Question 7

Largest cell in human body?

Answer 7

Woman’s egg

Question 8

How long does it take for a sperm to reach the egg?

Answer 8

Up to 10 hours

Question 9

The sex is determined by who?

Answer 9

Father (23rd chromosomes)

Question 10

In a blastocyst what are the inner cells known as? What is special about them?

Answer 10

Stem cells, and they can become any type of cell and go anywhere

Question 11

How does the embryo receive nutrients?

Answer 11

The mother’s bloodstream

Question 12

When does an embryo become known as a fetus?

Answer 12

8 weeks

Question 13

What is the job of the placenta?

Answer 13

Provides nutrients and removes waste

Question 14

What substances taken by the mother can be harmful to the fetus?

Answer 14

Alcohol, nicotine, drugs.

Question 15

What hormone is secreted to prevent the mother from releasing more eggs?

Answer 15

Progesterone

Question 16

When does the fetus start moving?

Answer 16

9 weeks

Question 17

When is the first ultrasound?

Answer 17

3 months

Question 18

When do the most transformations take place?

Answer 18

6-11 weeks

Question 19

When are miscarriages most common?

Answer 19

First 3 months

Question 20

When is it first possible to tell the sex of a fetus?

Answer 20

12 weeks

15 weeks fort those who were pregnant before

Question 21

What is possible starting at months?

Answer 21

It’s the earliest the baby can be born

Question 22

What happens during the last three months of the womb?

Answer 22

Grows and organs develop and mature. Senses start functioning

Question 23

What reflexes are learned in the womb

Answer 23

Swallowing and sucking

Question 24

Why is it important for pregnant women to reduce stress

Answer 24

So that heart rate and blood pressure stay regular.

Question 25

What is the last major organ to form?

Answer 25

Lungs, because they aren't used in the womb

Question 26

Ovulation?

Answer 26

When the ovaries release an egg in prep for fertilization

Question 27

Male pituitary gland

Answer 27

A gland controlled by the hypothalamus, located at the base of the base of the brain. Produces growth hormones.

Question 28

Testes/testicles

Answer 28

Two glands that produce sperm

Question 29

Epididymis

Answer 29

Storage tubes beside the testes that hold sperm prior to use.

Question 30

Scrotum?

Answer 30

Soft external sac containing testes

Question 31

Vas deferens

Answer 31

Narrow tubes that carry sperm from the testes to the seminal vesicles

Question 32

Seminal vesicles

Answer 32

Sacs near the prostate that produce fluid that help sperm move

Question 33

Prostate gland

Answer 33

A gland which produces a fluid that becomes apart of the semen

Question 34

Urethra

Answer 34

A narrow tube that runs from the bladder through the penis. This provides a passageway to the outside of the body for urine or semen

Question 35

Penis

Answer 35

External male organ through which semen or urine leaves the body.

Question 36

Cowper's gland?

Answer 36

A gland the sperm passed through after the prostate gland which secreted a protective mucous

Question 37

Seminiferous tubules?

Answer 37

Very small, thin tubes located inside the testes

Question 38

Make follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

Answer 38

Tells testes to start producing sperm

Question 39

Female follicle stimulating hormone

Answer 39

Tell ovaries to start producing eggs and causes ovaries to produce estrogen.

Question 40

Estrogen?

Answer 40

Starts puberty for females

Question 41

Testosterone?

Answer 41

Starts puberty for males

Question 42

Male Luteinizing hormone

Answer 42

Tells testes to make testosterone

Question 43

Female Luteinizing hormone

Answer 43

Tells ovaries to release the egg

Question 44

Progesterone?

Answer 44

Tells uterus to prepare for pregnancy. Lowers LH+LSH levels