ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY OF M/F REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS

Question 1

refers to the organ in which gametogenesis occurs.

A body organ that produces sex cells

Answer 1

GONADS

Question 2

female gonad

Answer 2

OVARY

Question 3

male gonad

Answer 3

TESTIS

Question 4

At approximately week __ of intrauterine life, primitive gonadal tissue is already formed.
Male and female gonads appear as gonadal ridges

Answer 4

WEEK 5

Question 5

In both sexes, two undifferentiated ducts are present:

Answer 5

mesonephric (wolffian) and paramesonephric (müllerian) ducts

Question 6

in chromosomal males, this early gonadal tissue differentiates into primitive testes and begins formation of testosterone.

Under the influence of testosterone, the mesonephric duct begins to develop into the male reproductive organs, and the paramesonephric duct regresses.

Answer 6

WEEK 7-8

Question 7

If testosterone is not present by week ____ the gonadal tissue differentiates into ovaries, and the paramesonephric duct develops into female reproductive organs.

Answer 7

WEEK 10

Question 8

At about week ___ , the external genitals develop.

Answer 8

week 12

Question 9

Puberty is initiated by

Answer 9

hypothalamic pituitary – gonad complex.

Question 10

is the stage of life at which secondary sex changes begin

Answer 10

Puberty

Question 11

Responsible for muscular development, physical growth.
An increase in sebaceous gland secretions causing typical acne in both boys & girls.
Produced by adrenal cortex & testes (males)

Answer 11

ANDROGENIC HORMONES

Question 12

enables union of the oocyte by the sperm

Answer 12

FERTILIZATION

Question 13

Saclike structure containing the testes

Answer 13

SCROTUM

Question 14

series of ducts, accessory glands, and supporting structures

Answer 14

TESTES

Question 15

regulates the temperature in the testes

Answer 15

dartos and cremaster muscles

Question 15

regulates the temperature in the testes

Answer 15

dartos and cremaster muscles

Question 16

where sperm cells develop

Answer 16

SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES

Question 17

pudendum; external female genitalia

Answer 17

VULVA

Question 18

small, erectile structure; well supplied with sensory receptors, made up of erectile tissue

Answer 18

CLITORIS

Question 19

region bet. The vagina and the anus

Answer 19

Clinical perineum

Question 20

series of changes that occur in sexually mature, non-pregnant females, and that culminate in menses

Answer 20

Menstrual cycle

Question 20

a condition in which the entire uterus is tipped far forward

Answer 20

ANTEVERSION

Question 20

bent sharply forward at the junction with the cervix

Answer 20

ANTEFLEXION

Question 21

a condition in which the entire uterus is tipped backward

Answer 21

RETROVERSION

Question 22

a condition in which the body is bent sharply back just above the cervix

Answer 22

RETROFLEXION

Question 23

occurs when the breasts of a male become permanently enlarged; results from hormonal
imbalance and the abuse of anabolic steroids
▪ caused by male estrogen levels that
are too high

Answer 23

GYNECOMASTIA

Question 23

occurs when the breasts of a male become permanently enlarged; results from hormonal
imbalance and the abuse of anabolic steroids
▪ caused by male estrogen levels that
are too high

Answer 23

GYNECOMASTIA

Question 24

▪ stimulates labor
▪ Increased uterine contractions
▪ increased milk expulsion from mammary
glands

Answer 24

OXYTOCIN