Human Reproductive System

Question 1

thin walled chambers that are repository for sperm during copulation; also known as the birth canal

Answer 1

vagina

Question 2

opening of the vagina; protects the opening of the urethra and vagina

Answer 2

vulva

Question 3

what are the 4 parts that make up the vulva?

Answer 3

labia majora, labia minora, hymen, clitoris

Question 4

provides milk; not a part of the reproductive system but is important in reproduction

Answer 4

mammary glands

Question 5

consist of highly coiled tubes surrounded by connective tissue; produces sperm cells

Answer 5

testes

Question 6

in the testes; site of sperm formation

Answer 6

seminiferous tubules

Question 7

scattered between tubules and produces hormones

Answer 7

leydig cells

Question 8

allows for maturation of sperm cells; pathway of ejaculation

Answer 8

epididymis

Question 9

contribute to about 60% of volume to semen;

Answer 9

seminal vesicles

Question 10

secretes its products through the urethra; produces most of the liquid that makes up semen

Answer 10

prostate gland

Question 11

allows passage of urine and semen

Answer 11

urethra (within the penis shaft)

Question 12

provides sensation because of its numerous nerve endings; most sensitive part of the penis

Answer 12

glans

Question 13

thin layer of skin that protects the glans; removed during circumcision

Answer 13

prepuce

Question 14

holds the testes and controls the temperature

Answer 14

scrotum

Question 15

suspends the testes, carries blood to it, and carries sperm cells from the testes

Answer 15

spermatic cord

Question 16

provides storage for sperm

Answer 16

vas deferens

Question 17

contributes fructose to semen to nourish the sperm; provides about 60% to the volume of the semen

Answer 17

seminal vesicle

Question 18

produces pre-ejaculatory fluid that cleans and neutralizes the urethra before ejaculation

Answer 18

cowper’s gland or bulbourethral gland

Question 19

composed of 3 cylinders of erectile tissue

Answer 19

penis

Question 20

production of gametes

Answer 20

gametogenesis

Question 21

gametogenesis of males

Answer 21

spermatogenesis

Question 22

gametogenesis of females

Answer 22

oogenesis

Question 23

occurs in most mammals in place of the menstrual cycle; endometrium is reabsorbed by the uterus

Answer 23

estrous cycle

Question 24

fertilization of an egg by a sperm

Answer 24

conception

Question 25

phase in mitosis wherein a zygote begins to divide

Answer 25

cleavage

Question 26

a ball of cells with a cavity

Answer 26

blastocyst

Question 27

external reproductive parts in females

Answer 27

labia majora, labia minora, clitoris

Question 28

external reproductive parts in males

Answer 28

scrotum, penis

Question 29

what is the path of sperm during ejaculation?

Answer 29

testes, vas deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra

Question 30

for every spermatogonium, how many spermatocytes are produced?

Answer 30

4

Question 31

for every oogonium, how many oocytes are produced?

Answer 31

1

Question 32

approximately how many cycles before a female undergoes menopause?

Answer 32

500 cycles

Question 33

houses, protects, and nourishes the embryo/fetus; known as womb

Answer 33

uterus

Question 34

gateway between the vagina and uterus

Answer 34

cervix

Question 35

provides storage and allows maturation of egg cells

Answer 35

ovary

Question 36

allows passage of the egg to the uterus

Answer 36

oviduct or fallopian tube

Question 37

guides a mature egg released by the ovary into the fallopian tube

Answer 37

fimbria

Question 38

fertilized eggs are laid outside the female’s body and develops there

Answer 38

oviparity