Human Reproduction

Question 1

oviduct (Fallopian tube)

Answer 1

leads from ovary to uterus

Question 2

ovary

Answer 2

produces eggs, attached to back wall of the abdominal cavity below the kidney

Question 3

uterus (womb)

Answer 3

cavity with thick muscular walls where the baby develops

Question 4

cervix

Answer 4

neck of uterus

Question 5

vagina

Answer 5

muscular tube that opens to the outside

Question 6

clitoris

Answer 6

area very sensitive to stimulation

Question 7

labia

Answer 7

fleshy lobes that protect the opening of the vagina

Question 8

seminal vesicle

Answer 8

opens into the sperm duct and produces seminal fluid

Question 9

prostate gland

Answer 9

opens into the urethra and produces an alkaline fluid which neutralises urine

Question 10

sperm duct

Answer 10

from the testis opens into the urethra

Question 11

urethra

Answer 11

passes down the penis, both urine and sperm pass through it

Question 12

epididymus

Answer 12

leads to sperm duct

Question 13

foreskin

Answer 13

covers the glans

Question 14

glans

Answer 14

head of penis, very sensitive to stimulation

Question 15

testis

Answer 15

bundle of sperm-producing tubules which join and lead to the epididymus

Question 16

what’s the purpose of the scrotum in the male reproductive system?

Answer 16

strong sac of skin enclosing the TESTES

Question 17

what’s the purpose of the epididymus in the male reproductive system?

Answer 17

muscular tube in which SPERM stored and activated

Question 18

what’s the purpose of the testes in the male reproductive system?

Answer 18

site of sperm production- constant after PUBERTY

Question 19

what’s the purpose of the penis in the male reproductive system?

Answer 19

erectile organ- transfers sperm into the vagina of the female

Question 20

what’s the purpose of the urethra in the male reproductive system?

Answer 20

shared tube though which URINE and SEMEN leave body

Question 21

what’s the purpose of the sperm duct in the male reproductive system?

Answer 21

tube through which ejaculated sperm pass- URETHRA

Question 22

what’s the purpose of the prostate gland in the male reproductive system?

Answer 22

adds lubricating secretion to sperm to help form SEMEN

Question 23

what’s the purpose of the seminal vesicle in the male reproductive system?

Answer 23

adds nourishing secretion to sperm to help form SEMEN

Question 24

what’s the purpose of the pubic bone in the male reproductive system?

Answer 24

part of the PELVIC GIRDLE- provides protection

Question 25

what's the purpose of the bladder in the male reproductive system?

Answer 25

muscular storage sac for URINE

Question 26

what's the purpose of the ureter in the male reproductive system?

Answer 26

tube linking BLADDER to a KYDNEY- carries URINE

Question 27

what's the purpose of the rectum in the male reproductive system?

Answer 27

region of gut in which waste compacted into FAECES

Question 28

what's the purpose of the anus in the male reproductive system?

Answer 28

muscle opening though which FEACES EGESTED

Question 29

what's the purpose of the vulva in the female reproductive system?

Answer 29

opening to the REPRODUCTIVE and URINARY system

Question 30

what's the purpose of the urethra in the female reproductive system?

Answer 30

tube linking BLADDER to outside via VULVA- carries urine

Question 31

what's the purpose of the vagina in the female reproductive system?

Answer 31

muscular tube where SPERM deposited during INTERCOURSE

Question 32

what's the purpose of the bone in the female reproductive system?

Answer 32

part of the PELVIC GIRDLE provides protection for the PUBIC region

Question 33

what's the purpose of the bladder in the female reproductive system?

Answer 33

muscular storage sac for URINE

Question 34

what's the purpose of the cervix in the female reproductive system?

Answer 34

ring of muscle restricting opening into UTERUS- dilates for BIRTH

Question 35

what's the purpose of the uterus in the female reproductive system?

Answer 35

very muscular muscle in which EMBRYO implants and FOETUS grows

Question 36

what's the purpose of the oviduct in the female reproductive system?

Answer 36

route for EGG:OVARY->UTERUS-usual site for FERTILISATION

Question 37

what's the purpose of the ovary in the female reproductive system?

Answer 37

site for EGG(OVUM) production- about one very 56 days per ovary

Question 38

what's the purpose of the ureter in the female reproductive system?

Answer 38

tube linking the BLADDER to one of the KIDNEYS- carries URINE

Question 39

what's the purpose of the rectum in the female reproductive system?

Answer 39

region of the GUT in which waste compacted into FAECES

Question 40

what's the purpose of the anus in the female reproductive system?

Answer 40

muscular opening though which FAECES EGESTED