Q3: Lesson 1 | Reproductive System

Question 1

it is responsible for producing gametes

Answer 1

ovaries and testes

Question 2

is the tube that passes through the penis to the outside of the body which carries urine and sperm

Answer 2

urethra

Question 3

soft, tubular organ that hangs in front of the body and is the external sexual organ of the male

Answer 3

penis

Question 4

made up of coiled tubules in which the sperms are produced

Answer 4

testes

Question 5

coiled J-shaped tube located on the back of each testicle

Answer 5

epididymis

Question 6

is the tube that receives sperm from the epididymis of each testicle

Answer 6

vas deferens

Question 7

a pouch of skin that hangs from the penis which houses the testes and it protects the sperm by keeping the temperature of the testes slightly lower than the normal body temperature in order for the sperm to survive

Answer 7

scrotum

Question 8

a tube that is about 18 in (45 cm) long that loops over the urinary bladder

Answer 8

vas deferens

Question 9

a common tube where urine and semen passes; the valve within the urethra prevents the mixing of urine and sperm

Answer 9

urethra

Question 10

a pair of seminal vesicles at the base of the urinary bladder that secretes a thick fluid that nourishes the sperm

Answer 10

seminal vesicles

Question 11

the ejaculatory ducts are the tubes that are lined with muscles. these muscles contract to force the semen out of the body

Answer 11

ejaculatory ducts

Question 12

semen ejaculation order

Answer 12

testes - epididymis - vas deferens - urethra - out the penis

Question 13

are small and almond-shaped organs located inside the female

Answer 13

ovaries

Question 14

what hormones does the ovaries secrete

Answer 14

estrogen and progesterone

Question 15

every when does the ovaries produce and release one ripened egg

Answer 15

every 28 days

Question 16

what is the process where the ovaries secrete an egg

Answer 16

ovulation

Question 17

is a hollow, muscles, pear-shaped organ located between the two ovaries

Answer 17

uterus or womb

Question 18

it is where fertilized egg develop and grow into offspring

Answer 18

uterus or womb

Question 19

a narrow structure within an inch-long canal connecting the lower end of the uterus to the upper portion of the vagina

Answer 19

cervix

Question 20

the vagina or birth canal is the hollow tube leading from the cervix to the outside of the body

Answer 20

vagina or birth canal

Question 21

the vulva contains

Answer 21

• mons veneris
• labia minora
• labia majora
• clitoris
• vaginal orifice

Question 22

is the hairy skin-covered pad of fat over the pubic bone

Answer 22

mons veneris

Question 23

is the small lips covered with modified skin

Answer 23

labia minora

Question 24

is the large lips covered with pubic hair

Answer 24

labia majora

Question 25

is the small almond-shaped erectile tissue below the junction of two minora

Answer 25

clitoris

Question 26

is the opening into the vagina

Answer 26

vaginal orifice

Question 27

play an important role the regulate the function of the entire body or just a specific organ of the body

Answer 27

hormones

Question 28

these are regulating and complex chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands that are carried through the bloodstream to the target organ in many areas of the body

Answer 28

hormones

Question 29

the reproductive glands are controlled by the _____________________

Answer 29

pituitary glands

Question 30

the pituitary gland is controlled by the ________________

Answer 30

hypothalamus

Question 31

a stage when a child's body starts to develop and change as he/she becomes an adult

Answer 31

puberty

Question 32

the hypothalamus releases chemical signals to the pituitary gland, among others, to start producing two hormones responsible for reproduction- the _______________________ and __________________

Answer 32

FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) and LH (luteinizing hormone)

Question 33

these hormones are responsible for producing ova or mature egg cells

Answer 33

LH AND FSH

Question 34

it regulates the development of the male sex organs while still an embryo. it also controls sex drive and secondary sex characteristics at puberty

Answer 34

testosterone