The Reproductive System: Replacement And Repair

Question 1

Mitosis is____ cellular reproduction?

Answer 1

Asexual

Question 2

Growth is accomplished through ?

Answer 2

Mitosis

Question 3

females produce eggs, males produce sperm, and these special cells are called?

Answer 3

Gametes

Question 4

In humans, the total number of chromosomes needed is ____ form the mother and father

Answer 4

[ 46 ]
23 from mother
23 from father

Question 5

The 23rd is the sex chromosome, so named because they determine the ?

Answer 5

Sex of the baby

Question 6

XX is female, XY is male, thus the ______ because the mother can only contribute X chromosomes

Answer 6

Father determines the sex of the baby

Question 7

Down syndrome is a relatively common birth defect that causes ?

Answer 7

Short stature, heart defects, increased risk of leukemia and Alzheimer’s disease, and mental retardation

Question 8

Down syndrome is caused by the presence of an extra chromosome 21 in a patient’s cells because of?

Answer 8

In the mother, the chromosome fails to separate

Question 9

Reproductive organs are called?

Answer 9

Genitalia

Question 10

Primary genitalia are?

Answer 10

Gonads that produce gametes

Question 11

Secondary genitalia are ?

Answer 11

Other structures that aid in the reproductive process

Question 12

In the females the primary genitalia are the ?

Answer 12

Ovaries

Question 13

In females, the secondary genitalia are the ?

Answer 13

Fallopian tubes, the uterus, the vagina, and the external genitalia (vulva)

Question 14

The ovaries are paired structures and there is ___?

Answer 14

One ovary on either side of the uterus.

Question 15

The uterine tubes, also known as the oviducts or fallopian tubes, are the_____?

Answer 15

Passageway for the egg to get to the uterus

Question 16

The uterine tubes are connected to the___?

Answer 16

Superior portion of the uterus where fertilization normally occurs

Question 17

The uterus consist of how may layers?

Answer 17

3 layers:
Perimetrium
Myometrium
Endometrium

Question 18

The perimetrium is the ?

Answer 18

Outermost layer, the visceral peritoneum

Question 19

The myometrium consist of?

Answer 19

smooth muscle

Question 20

The endometrium is an?

Answer 20

Inner lining that has a mucosa layer of columnar epithelium and secretory cells with two divisions

Question 21

The functional layer sheds about ____?

Answer 21

Every 28 days when a women has her period

Question 22

The basal layer is responsible for?

Answer 22

Regenerating the uterine lining each month

Question 23

Many women with endometriosis have no symptoms while others experience ?

Answer 23

Severe abdominal and back pain around the time of their period.

Question 24

Untreated endometriosis can cause adhesions on the intestines and urinary bladder requiring surgical correction. It is most common cause of?

Answer 24

Infertility because it blocks the uterine tubes

Question 25

The external genitalia is known as?

Answer 25

Vulva

Question 26

Each glandular lobe houses sacs called?

Answer 26

Alveoli that produces milk when a women is lactating

Question 27

Milk production is controlled by the hormone ?

Answer 27

Prolactin

Question 28

This cycle takes approximately 28 days, and involves the ovaries and uterus ?

Answer 28

Menstrual cycle

Question 29

If pregnancy doesn’t result, the uterine lining will?

Answer 29

Shed and the cycle will begin again

Question 30

When does the menstrual cycle begin ?

Answer 30

With the first day of menses

Question 31

Menstruation is the term referring to the actual ?

Answer 31

Shedding of the endometrium, the “period” itself

Question 32

Menses refers to the time during ?

Answer 32

Which a women is menstruating, the time when a women is having her “period”

Question 33

Once menses is over the endometrium begin to proliferate, readying itself for?

Answer 33

The egg about to be released from the ovary (ovulation)

Question 34

The release of a mature egg from the ovary is ?

Answer 34

Ovulation

Question 35

The time between the end of menses and ovulation is known as?

Answer 35

Follicular or proliferative phase

Question 36

The time between the ovulation and menses is known as ?

Answer 36

The literal or secretory phase

Question 37

The process of egg production is called?

Answer 37

Oogenesis

Question 38

Oogenesis begins with the birth of ?

Answer 38

Oogonia or egg stem cells in the ovary

Question 39

Control of sperm production is called?

Answer 39

Spermatogenesis

Question 40

When the penis is unable to achieve a full erection it is called?

Answer 40

Erectile dysfunction disorder (EDD)

Question 41

The failure of testes to desend into the scrotal sac; resulting in infertility is called?

Answer 41

Cryptorchidism

Question 42

Enlargement of the prostate gland commonly seen in males over the age of 50 is called?

Answer 42

Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)

Question 43

Egg and sperm are?

Answer 43

Gametes

Question 44

The 23rd “pair” chromosome is the ?

Answer 44

Sex chromosome

Question 45

The fertilized egg is the ?

Answer 45

Zygote

Question 46

The gonads in females is/are?

Answer 46

Ovaries