B11.5

Question 1

function of testes

Answer 1

production of sperm and testosterone

Question 2

function of scrotum

Answer 2

the sac which holds the testes to maintain them at a cooler temperature

Question 3

function of sperm ducts

Answer 3

these are the tubes that carry the sperm from the testes to the urethra

Question 4

function of prostate gland

Answer 4

stores and releases an alkaline liquid that makes up 30% of the sperm released

Question 5

function of urethra

Answer 5

a tube that carries semen from the sperm duct through the penis and out. It also can transport urine

Question 6

function of penis

Answer 6

the organ that helps deliver semen from the male to female

Question 7

function of ovaries

Answer 7

produces eggs and oestrogen

Question 8

function of oviducts

Answer 8

tubes that transfer the egg from the uterus

Question 9

function of uterus

Answer 9

holds the embryo and uterus during pregnancy

Question 10

function of cervix

Answer 10

this is the neck of the uterus through which the foetus exists in birth

Question 11

function of vagina

Answer 11

this is the tube that holds the penis during sexual intercourse and also the passage through which the foetus exists

Question 12

what happens in puberty?

Answer 12

the reproductive organs become active and the body takes on its adult form

Question 13

what is the main female hormone?

Answer 13

oestrogen

Question 14

what happens on day 1 of menstruation?

Answer 14

menstruation begins, the walls of the uterus break down and leaves through the vagina in the form of blood

Question 15

what happens on day 5 menstruation?

Answer 15

menstruation ends

Question 16

what happens on days 6-14 in menstruation?

Answer 16

lining of the uterus is being built up in preparation for the implantation of the zygote. Ovaries prepare several eggs.

Question 17

what happens on day 14 of menstruation?

Answer 17

ovulation occurs

Question 18

what happens on days 15-28 in menstruation?

Answer 18

the lining of the uterus continues to be built up. The empty sac in the ovary releases progesterone which aids the build up of the lining of the uterus

Question 19

what does FSH do?

Answer 19

causes eggs in ovary to mature and stimulates secretion of oestrogen

Question 20

what does LH do?

Answer 20

stimulates release of egg at ovulation

Question 21

what does oestrogen and progesterone do?

Answer 21

both cause a build-up and maintenance of the lining of the uterus