Anatomy: Reproductive System

Question 1

a gamete is a _loid cell

Answer 1

hap

Question 2

male gamete

Answer 2

spermatozoa

Question 3

female gamete

Answer 3

oocyte/ovum

Question 4

gametes are produced by

Answer 4

gonads

Question 5

male gonad

Answer 5

testes

Question 6

female gonad

Answer 6

ovaries

Question 7

a _ cell is produced during fertilisation

Answer 7

diploid cell - zygote

Question 8

pelvic floor

Answer 8

internal wall of skeletal muscle

Question 9

the pelvic floor separates

Answer 9

pelvic cavity and perineum

Question 10

where is the perineum

Answer 10

between proximal parts of lower limbs

Question 11

what are the 3 openings in the pelvic floor

Answer 11

distal alimentary, reproductive and renal tracts

Question 12

what if the pelvic roof formed by

Answer 12

parietal peritoneum

Question 13

parietal peritoneum

Answer 13

lining of abdominal cavity

Question 14

rectouterine pouch (of Douglas)

Answer 14

most inferior part of the peritoneal cavity in an upright female

Question 15

female accessory reproductive organs

Answer 15

uterine tubes, uterus, vagina

Question 16

3 layers of the uterus wall

Answer 16

perimetrium (outer), myometrium (middle), endometrium (internal)

Question 17

describe normal menstruation

Answer 17

• ova develops in ovaries
• each menstrual cycle, 1 ovum released into peritoneal cavity
• ovum gathered by fimbriae into infundibulum
• moved along the uterine tube by cilia
• unfertilised ovum expelled by myometrium contractions

Question 18

fertilisation occurs in the

Answer 18

ampulla

Question 19

implantation occurs in the

Answer 19

body of the uterus

Question 20

ectopic pregnancy

Answer 20

fertilised ovum implants outwith the uterine cavity

Question 21

why is an ectopic pregnancy dangerous

Answer 21

danger of haemorrhage

Question 22

where can ectopic pregnancies occur

Answer 22

uterine tube, abdominal cavity

Question 23

what happens during female fertilisation

Answer 23

tubal ligation - tubes clipped, cut or cauterised blocking the lumen

Question 24

during development where do the testes originate

Answer 24

posterior wall of the abdominal cavity

Question 25

how do the testes move from point of origin to place by birth

Answer 25

from posterior abdominal cavity wall, and into the scrotum via the anterior abdominal wall (inguinal canal)

Question 26

vas deferens

Answer 26

tube sperm pass through

Question 27

what is the path of vas deferens during development

Answer 27

follow the testes into the scrotum

Question 28

the vas deferens connects the _ to almost the _

Answer 28

testes to urethra

Question 29

spermatic cord contains

Answer 29

vas deferens, testicular artery, pampiniform plexus of veins

Question 30

torsion of testes

Answer 30

twisting of spermatic cord

Question 31

why is torsion of testes dangerous

Answer 31

disrupts blood supply, danger of testicular necrosis

Question 32

function of prosthetic urethra

Answer 32

• drains urine from bladder

- passes semen in ejaculation

Question 33

during erection what fills with blood and at what pressure

Answer 33

3 cylinders of erectile tissue fill with blood at arterial pressure

Question 34

male accessory reproductive organs

Answer 34

vas deferens, seminal glands, prostate gland and penis

Question 35

function of testes

Answer 35

produce sperm

Question 36

semen is

Answer 36

sperm and seminal fluid

Question 37

describe the path of the spermatic cords

Answer 37

pass through the abdominal cavity wall within the inguinal canal to reach the pelvic cavity

Question 38

describe the route of the vas deferens in the pelvic cavity

Answer 38

connects with a duct from a seminal gland to form an ejaculatory duct containing semen

Question 39

describe the routes of the ejaculatory ducts

Answer 39

R and L ejaculatory ducts join with the prostate gland and drain into the urethra

Question 40

where is the prostate gland in relation to the bladder

Answer 40

immediately inferior

Question 41

where does the urethra open

Answer 41

at the external urethral meatus

Question 42

vasectomy

Answer 42

male sterilisation

Question 43

describe male sterilisation

Answer 43

vans deferens in transected and lumen is sutured closed bilaterally