2.1 The Structure And Function Of Reproductive Organs And Gametes

Question 1

Cellular structure that implants and becomes the embryo and the placenta

Answer 1

Blastocyst

Question 2

Formed from a follicle after ovulation; produced progesterone

Answer 2

Corpus luteum

Question 3

Inner lining of the uterus

Answer 3

Endometrium

Question 4

Cluster of cells in the ovary that matures to release an ovum

Answer 4

Follicle

Question 5

Sex cell containing the haploid chromosome number

Answer 5

Gamete

Question 6

Cells in testes found between the seminiferous tubules; product ICSH

Answer 6

Interstitial cells

Question 7

Hormone produced by the ovary that helps in the repair and thickening of the endometrium after menstruation

Answer 7

Oestrogen

Question 8

Female sex organs in which ova are produced

Answer 8

Ovaries

Question 9

Fine tube connecting an ovary to the uterus; location of fertilisation

Answer 9

Oviduct

Question 10

Hormone produced by the ovary that thickens and vascularises the endometrium

Answer 10

Progesterone

Question 11

Produced fluid that makes up past of the semen

Answer 11

Prostate gland

Question 12

Very narrow tubes in the testes in which sperm cells are produced

Answer 12

Seminiferous tubules

Question 13

Male sex organs responsible for the production of sperm

Answer 13

Testes

Question 14

Steroid hormone produced by interstitial cells

Answer 14

Testosterone

Question 15

Fertilised egg cell

Answer 15

Zygote