week 13

Question 1

Mitosis

Answer 1

Cells make exact copies of themselves

Question 2

Purpose of sexual reproduction

Answer 2

Needed for the perpetuation of the species

Question 3

Each gamete contains

Answer 3

23 chromosomes each ,
Together making 46 chromosomes

Question 4

Gametes

Answer 4

Are specialized cells that are needed for sexual reproduction. Females produce eggs and males produces sperm

Question 5

Ovaries

Answer 5

Female gonads

Question 6

Testes

Answer 6

Male gonads

Question 7

Fertilization

Answer 7

During sexual reproduction, the egg and sperm unite and the genetic material that is in both are combined

Question 8

Zygote

Answer 8

What a fertilized egg is called

Question 9

Embryo

Answer 9

When the zygote has implanted in the uterus

Question 10

Fetus

Answer 10

Starts as an embryo and a few weeks later it is a fetus

Question 11

The ovaries

Answer 11

(Two of them) Contains eggs and blood vessels

Question 12

Fallopian tubes

Answer 12

Are passageways for the egg to move from the ovary to the uterus

Question 13

The uterus

Answer 13

Sits in the pelvic cavity, posterior and superior to the bladder

Question 14

Cervix

Answer 14

Is the inferior portion that goes into the vagina

Question 15

Endometrium

Answer 15

Inside layer of the uterus
Sheds about every 28 days

Question 16

Vagina

Answer 16

Is a tube that serves multiple purposes

Question 17

Vulva

Answer 17

Consists of many different structures including the labia majors, labia minora, and clitoris

Question 18

Ovarian cycle

Answer 18

Part of the menstrule cycle
Takes place in one of the ovaries
Release of mature egg, reabsorption of the leftover follicle

Question 19

Uterine cycle

Answer 19

Part of the menstrual cycle
Takes place in the uterus
Builds up for implantation and then sheds

Question 20

Estrogen and progesterone

Answer 20

They are released from the ovaries and are needed for the menstrual cycle

Question 21

Luteinzinf hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone

Answer 21

Released by the pituitary gland and needed for menstrual cycle

Question 22

Human chorionic gonadotropin (Hcg)

Answer 22

The fertilized egg releases this hormone

Question 23

Ectopic pregnancy

Answer 23

Fertilized egg implants in the Fallopian tube causing bleeding. Must be surgically removed

Question 24

Vaginitis

Answer 24

Vagina becomes inflamed. Most often because bacteria or yeast or STI

Question 25

Cervical cancer

Answer 25

Cancer is when there is a mutation in the cells and these cells keep multiplying and take over

Question 26

Scrotum

Answer 26

Sac the testes glands sit in on the outside of the body

Question 27

Epididymis

Answer 27

Sits on testis where sperm mature

Question 28

Vas deferens

Answer 28

Is a tube that meets up with the other vas deferens at the seminal vesicles

Question 29

Ejaculatory duct

Answer 29

Comes off of the seminal vesicles and passes through the prostate towards the penis

Question 30

Accessory glands

Answer 30

Seminal vesicles Prostate gland Bulbourethral glands

Question 31

Penis

Answer 31

Delivers sperm to the outside and delivers urine to the outside

Question 32

Spermatogensis

Answer 32

Process to produce sperm

Question 33

Testosterone

Answer 33

Is a hormone that is released by the embryonic testes to make the fetus a male Responsible for the changes in puberty

Question 34

Benign prostatic hyperplasia

Answer 34

Enlargement of the prostate Enlargement blocks the passage of urine

Question 35

It is controlled by

Answer 35

Negative feedback

Question 36

Bulbourethral gland

Answer 36

Two pea-shaped glands in the man

Question 37

Estrogen

Answer 37

Steroid hormones female characteristics

Question 38

Seminal vesicles

Answer 38

Secrete a fluid that is rich in nutrients called seminal fluid Transports the sperm out of the body Male

Question 39

Gonadotropin releasing hormone

Answer 39

Causes the pituitary gland in the brain to make and secrete the hormones LH and FSH

Question 40

Luteinizing hormone

Answer 40

Helps control the menstrual cycle

Question 41

Oogensis

Answer 41

further develop when fertilized Egg production

Question 42

Ovulation

Answer 42

Releasing of the mature egg

Question 43

Progesterone

Answer 43

Regulating menstruation and supporting pregnancy