Gamete Production And Fertilisation

Question 1

What do the testes produce?

Answer 1

• sperm in the seminiferous tubles

- testosterone in the interstitial cells

Question 2

What do the prostate gland and seminal vesicles do?

Answer 2

• secrete fluids which maintain the mobility and viability of sperm

Question 3

What do the ovaries contain?

Answer 3

• immature ova in various stages of development

Question 4

What does a developing follicle do?

Answer 4

• surrounds each ovum (egg) protecting it

- secretes oestrogen

Question 5

Site of fertilisation

Answer 5

• mature ova are released into the oviduct where they may be fertilised by sperm

Question 6

What is a fertilised egg known as?

Answer 6

• a fertilised egg is called a zygote