Anatomy: Reproductive System

Question 1

what are gametes?

Answer 1

haploid sex cells

Question 2

what is the male gamete?

Answer 2

spermatozoa

Question 3

what is the female gamete?

Answer 3

oocyte/ovum

Question 4

what produces gametes?

Answer 4

gonads

Question 5

what are the male gonads?

Answer 5

testes

Question 6

what are the female gonads?

Answer 6

ovaries

Question 7

what is produced during fertilisation?

Answer 7

a diploid zygote

Question 8

where does normal fertilisation take place?

Answer 8

the ampulla of the uterine tube

Question 9

where is the pelvic cavity found?

Answer 9

the bony pelvis

Question 10

what is the pelvic inlet?

Answer 10

the way into the pelvic cavity from the abdominal cavity

Question 11

what is the pelvic outlet?

Answer 11

the way out of the perineum from the pelvis

Question 12

what is the pelvic floor?

Answer 12

an internal wall made from skeletal muscle

Question 13

what does the pelvic floor separate?

Answer 13

the pelvic cavity and the perineum

Question 14

where is the perineum found?

Answer 14

inferior to the pelvic floor, between the proximal parts of the lower limbs

Question 15

what forms the pelvic roof?

Answer 15

the parietal peritoneum

Question 16

what is the parietal peritoneum?

Answer 16

the lining of the abdominal cavity

Question 17

what is the most inferior part of the peritobeal cavity in an upright female patient?

Answer 17

the rectouterine pouch

Question 18

what is another name for the rectouterine pouch?

Answer 18

the pouch of douglas

Question 19

what are the female reproductive organs?

Answer 19

the ovaries

Question 20

what are the female accessory reproductive organs?

Answer 20

the uterine tubes, uterus and vagina

Question 21

what are the three layers of the body of the uterus, from inside to outside?

Answer 21

endometrium
myometrium
perimetrium

Question 22

where does an ova develop?

Answer 22

in the ovaries

Question 23

where is a mature ova released into at the beginning of a menstrual cycle?

Answer 23

the peritoneal cavity

Question 24

how does an ovum get into the infundibulum of the uterine tube?

Answer 24

the fimbriae gather it and put it in

Question 25

what moves the ovum along the uterine tube?

Answer 25

cilia

Question 26

what happens during menstruation?

Answer 26

an unfertilised ovum is expelled by contractions of the myometrium

Question 27

where does implantation of the fertilised ovum implant?

Answer 27

the body of the uterus

Question 28

what is an ectopic pregnancy?

Answer 28

when a fertilised ovum implants outside of the uterine cavity

Question 29

state two examples of where an ectopic pregnancy coukd implant?

Answer 29

uterine tube | abdominal cavity

Question 30

why is an ectopic pregnancy a potential emergency?

Answer 30

there is danger of haemorrhage

Question 31

how can a female be sterilised?

Answer 31

tubal ligation of both uterine tubes, preventing an egg passing through and being fertilised

Question 32

where do the testes originate during development?

Answer 32

on the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity

Question 33

where do the testes descend to by birth?

Answer 33

the scrotum

Question 34

how do the testes move to the scrotum?

Answer 34

passing through the inguinal canal in the anterior abdominal wall

Question 35

what is the tube that sperm passes through called?

Answer 35

the vas deferens

Question 36

what connects the testes to the urethra?

Answer 36

the vas deferens

Question 37

what produces sperm?

Answer 37

the seminiferous tubules

Question 38

what controls temperature in the seminiferous tubules?

Answer 38

dartos muscle

Question 39

how long does it take for sperm to mature?

Answer 39

64 days

Question 40

where does sperm pass through when it exits the seminiferous tubules?

Answer 40

the rete testes and then the head of the epididymis

Question 41

what does the epididymis become?

Answer 41

the vas deferens

Question 42

what three things does the spermatic cord contain?

Answer 42

vas deferens testicular artery pampiniform plexus of veins

Question 43

what is torsion of the testis?

Answer 43

twisting of the spermatic cord

Question 44

what is there a risk of in patients with torsion of the testis?

Answer 44

testicular necrosis

Question 45

what are the two functions of the prostatic urethra?

Answer 45

drains urine from the bladder | passes semen in ejaculation

Question 46

what does the seminal gland produce?

Answer 46

seminal fluid

Question 47

what are the two types of urethra?

Answer 47

spongy and prostatic

Question 48

what are the male reproductive organs?

Answer 48

the testes

Question 49

what are the four male accessory reproductive organs?

Answer 49

vas deferens seminal glands prostate gland penis

Question 50

how can males be sterilised?

Answer 50

via vasectomy, the transection and closing of the vas deferens bilaterally