The Reproductive System

Question 0

what produces sex cells?

Answer 0

Meiosis

Question 1

What is the tip of the sperm called?

Answer 1

Acrosome

Question 2

How many chromosomes are in sex cells?

Answer 2

23

Question 3

What does meiosis create?

Answer 3

Haploid cells

Sex cells

Question 4

What does mitosis create?

Answer 4

All other cells

Diploid cells

Question 5

How many chromosomes are in a diploid cell?

Answer 5

46

Question 6

When a stem cell matures and starts diving, what does it form?

Answer 6

4 sperm

Question 7

What does oogenesis create?

Answer 7

1 ovum

Haploid

Question 8

Where does the sperm fertilize the egg?

Answer 8

Uterine tubes/Fallopian tubes

Question 9

What are fimbriae?

Answer 9

Finger like projections at the end of the Fallopian tubes. They catch the egg

Question 10

What is the breast mostly made of?

Answer 10

Adipose tissue

Question 11

What is the areola?

Answer 11

Dark area around the nipple

Question 12

What is gonad?

Answer 12

Generic term for sex organs

Question 13

What is a mature male sex cell?

Answer 13

Sperm, male gamete

Question 14

Wha is the primary 3 functions of the reproductive system?

Answer 14

Perpetuate life
Secrete hormones
Sexual gratification

Question 15

What is spermatogenesis?

Answer 15

Formation of sperm in testis p

Question 16

What is the epididymis?

Answer 16

Coiled tube where sperm go to mature

Question 17

What are the major male sex organs?

Answer 17

Testis
Seminal vesicle
Prostate gland 
Bulbourethral gland/Cowper's gland 
Urethra
Epididymis

Question 18

Sperm are formed in the _____ and mature in the ______.

Answer 18

Testis

Epididymis

Question 19

What is the uterus?

Answer 19

A pear shaped muscular organ

Question 20

What is the cervix?

Answer 20

Narrow lower portion, neck

Question 21

What is the upper rounded portion of the uterus?

Answer 21

Fundus

Question 22

What are the 3 layers of the uterus?

Answer 22

Perimetrium (outer)
Myometrium (middle)
Endometrium (inner)

Question 23

What is another name for the Fallopian tubes?

Answer 23

Oviduct

Question 24

What contains immature ova or eggs?

Answer 24

Ovaries

Question 25

What is the birth canal?

Answer 25

Vagina

Question 26

What is the menstrual cycle?

Answer 26

Cyclical release of the uterine lining about every 28 days.

Question 27

What are the three phases of the menstrual cycle?

Answer 27

Secretory (hormones released) Proliferative (endometrium forms) Menses (if egg isn't fertilized, shedding of lining)

Question 28

What is ovulation?

Answer 28

If sperm is present when egg has been released, fertilization can occur

Question 29

What is the gestation of pregnancy?

Answer 29

38-40 weeks

Question 30

Where does the egg implant after fertilization?

Answer 30

Endometrial lining

Question 31

What is the fertilized egg called during the first 8 weeks of gestation?

Answer 31

Embryo

Question 32

What is the baby called from the eighth week until birth?

Answer 32

Fetus

Question 33

What is the placenta?

Answer 33

Provides nourishment to fetus

Question 34

What surrounds the fetus?

Answer 34

Amniotic sac

Question 35

What is Gavida?

Answer 35

Number of times pregnant

Question 36

What is para?

Answer 36

Number of births after 20 weeks

Question 37

What is abortus?

Answer 37

Lost pregnancy for any reason

Question 38

What is ectopic?

Answer 38

Any pregnancy that occurs outside of the uterus

Question 39

What is anteversion?

Answer 39

Forward tilt of the uterus

Question 40

What is anteflexion?

Answer 40

Uterus is bending forward

Question 41

What is retroversion?

Answer 41

Backward tilt of uterus

Question 42

What is retroflexion?

Answer 42

Backwards bending of uterus

Question 43

Is -version or -flexion more extreme?

Answer 43

-flexion

Question 44

What is a prolapsed uterus?

Answer 44

The uterus has fallen into vagina

Question 45

What is amniocentesis?

Answer 45

Draw fluid

Question 46

Colposcopy?

Answer 46

Checks uterus

Question 47

What is a Pap smear?

Answer 47

Papanicolaou

Question 48

What is dilation and curretage (d&c)?

Answer 48

Clean cervix

Question 49

What's GYN?

Answer 49

Gynecology

Question 50

What is IVF?

Answer 50

In vitro fertilization, test tube baby

Question 51

Hat is OB?

Answer 51

Obstetrics

Question 52

What is PID?

Answer 52

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 53

What is BPH?

Answer 53

Benign prostatic hypertrophy (enlarged prostate that isn't cancer)

Question 54

Amni/o?

Answer 54

Amnion

Question 55

Balan/o?

Answer 55

Glans penis

Question 56

Cervi/o?

Answer 56

Cervix

Question 57

Colp/o?

Answer 57

Vagina

Question 58

Gonad/o?

Answer 58

Gonads

Question 59

Gynec/o?

Answer 59

Woman, female

Question 60

Lact/o?

Answer 60

Milk

Question 61

Mast/o, Mamm/o?

Answer 61

Breast

Question 62

Men/o?

Answer 62

Menses, menstruation

Question 63

Nat/o?

Answer 63

Birth

Question 64

Oophor/o?

Answer 64

Ovary, egg

Question 65

Orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o?

Answer 65

Testes

Question 66

Salping/o?

Answer 66

Tube, Fallopian tube

Question 67

Hyster/o, metr/o?

Answer 67

Uterus

Question 68

Vas/o?

Answer 68

Vessel, vas deferens

Question 69

Vulv/o?

Answer 69

Vulva

Question 70

What is the course of spermatogenesis?

Answer 70

Begins in testes Initiated by secretion Of androgens/testosterone Meiosis