Ch 39 Introduction To The Reprodutive System

Question 1

Andropause

Answer 1

Decrease in gonadal function in males associated with advancing age, analogous female menopause

Question 2

Corpus luteum

Answer 2

Remains of a follicle that releases mature ovum at ovulation; becomes an endocrine gland producing estrogen and progesterone

Question 3

Estrogen

Answer 3

Hormone produced by the ovaries, placenta, and adrenal gland; stimulates development of female characteristics and prepares the body for pregnancy

Question 4

Follicle

Answer 4

Storage site of each ovum in the ovary; allows the ovum to grow and develop; produces estrogen and progesterone

Question 5

Inhibin

Answer 5

Estrogen like substance produced by seminiferous tubules during sperm production; acts as a negative feedback stimulus to decrease release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Question 6

Interstitial or Leydig cells

Answer 6

Part of the testes that produce testosterone in response to stimulation by Luteinizing hormone (LH)

Question 7

Menarche

Answer 7

The onset of the menstrual cycle

Question 8

Menopause

Answer 8

Depletion of the female ova; results in lack of estrogen and progesterone

Question 9

Menstrual cycle

Answer 9

Cycling of female sex hormones in interaction with the hypothalamus and anterior pituitary feedback systems

Question 10

Menstruation

Answer 10

Expulsion of the uterine lining occurring approximately every 28 to 32 days

Question 11

Ova

Answer 11

Eggs, the female gamete, contain half of the information needed in a human nucleus

Question 12

Ovaries

Answer 12

Female sexual glands that store ova and produce estrogen and progesterone

Question 13

Ovulation

Answer 13

Release of the ovum from the follicle into the abdomen

Question 14

Progesterone

Answer 14

Hormone produced by the ovaries, placenta, and adrenal gland; promotes maintenance of pregnancy

Question 15

Puberty

Answer 15

 point at which the hypothalamus starts releasing gonadotropin releasing factor (GnRF) To stimulate the release FSH and LH and begin sexual development

Question 16

Seminiferous tubules

Answer 16

Part of the testes that produce sperm in response to stimulation by FSH

Question 17

Sperm

Answer 17

Male gamete; contains half of the information needed for a human cell nucleus

Question 18

Testes

Answer 18

Male sexual gland that produces sperm and testosterone

Question 19

Testosterone

Answer 19

Male sex hormone; produced by the interstitial or Leydig cells of the testes

Question 20

Uterus

Answer 20

The womb; site of growth and development of the embryo and fetus