A&P of Reproductive System

Question 1

male gametes are sperm and female gametes are ______ (eggs).

Answer 1

ovum

Question 2

______ is a fertilized egg with full set of genetic material.

Answer 2

zygote

Question 3

Sperm mature in the _______, a tightly coiled tube on the back of each testis.

Answer 3

epididymis

Question 4

sperm travel from the epididymus through the duct system of the _________.

Answer 4

vas feferens

Question 5

nutrients and lubricating fluids are added by the the ______ gland, ______ vesicle, and _______ gland to create semen.

Answer 5

prostate gland, seminal vesicle, and bulbourethral gland

Question 6

_____ is also part of the urinary system.

Answer 6

urethra

Question 7

______ occurs in the fallopian tubes, where sperm and ovum meet.

Answer 7

fertilization

Question 8

______ is the normal site of implantation and fetal development.

Answer 8

uterus

Question 9

_____ weeks and the fetus is considered full-term.

Answer 9

40 weeks

Question 10

____ gland is the master control gland in the endocrine system.

Answer 10

pituitary

Question 11

pituitary gland secretes ____ and ____.

Answer 11

FSH and LH

Question 12

____ promotes the production of sperm, and ____ controls the production of tersturerone.

Answer 12

FSH

LH

Question 13

____ promotes the development of a follicle, triggering it to secrete estrogen. Spike in estrogen causes a surge in ____, which causes ovulation.

Answer 13

FSH

LH

Question 14

_______ is a rupturing of the egg from the follicle.

Answer 14

ovulation

Question 15

After ovulation, the empty Graafian follicle becomes known as the _________.

Answer 15

corpus luteum

Question 16

corpus letup secretes __________, which causes thickening of uterine lining to support pregnancy.

Answer 16

progesterone