1.1

Question 0

The testes are in a sac called the

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Scrotum

Question 1

Male gametes or sperm are produced in the

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Testes

Question 2

The scrotum keeps the testes at about

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35 degrees

Question 3

The testes are kept 2 degrees lower than normal body temperature as it is the

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Optimum temperature for sperm development

Question 4

The testis is divided internally into several lobules. Each lobule contains many long tubules called…

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seminiferous tubules

Question 5

Sperm are produced in the

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Seminiferous tubules

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Between the seminiferous tubules are

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Interstitial cells

Question 7

Interstitial cells secrete…

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Testosterone

Question 8

The seminiferous tubule join together to form larger tubes called the

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Vasa efferentia

Question 9

The vasa efferentia join together to form a long coiled tube calls the

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Epididymis

Question 10

The sperm are stored in the

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Epididymis

Question 11

The epididymis leads into another tube called the

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Vas deferens

Question 12

The vas deferens carries the sperm towards the

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Urethra

Question 13

As sperm pass along the vasa deferentia, secretions are added from the

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Seminal vesicles

Question 14

The seminal vesicles produce mucus which makes the sperm more

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Motile

Question 15

The prostate gland produces an alkaline fluid that also helps sperm motility as well as

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Neutralising any acid urine that remains in the urethra

Question 16

The mixture of sperm and secretions is called

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Semen

Question 17

The female gametes (ova) are produced in the

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Ovaries

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A woman releases one ovum approximately every month from the age of puberty until

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Menopause

Question 19

the ovum is fertilised by a sperm in the oviduct which is lined with

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Mucus-secreting ciliated epithelial cells

Question 20

Fertilised ovum is a

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Zygote

Question 21

As the zygote travels down the oviduct, it divides to form a hollow ball of cells called the

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Blastocyst

Question 22

The blastocyst reaches the uterus after about a week. Here it implants into the lining of the uterus called the

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Endometrium

Question 23

Some of the cells in the blastocyst form the embryo and the rest form the

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Placenta

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The embryo develops into a foetus within the

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Uterus