Quiz 1

Question 1

What is the prostate gland?

Answer 1

Produces prostatic fluid, contributing to semen. Surrounds the urethra and plays a role in sperm activation.

Question 2

Cowper’s gland?

Answer 2

Small glands that produce clear, lubricating fluid. Released before ejaculation to neutralize activity in the urethra.

Question 3

Scrotum?

Answer 3

Pouch of skin and muscles that houses the testes. Helps regulate the temperature of the testes for optimal sperm count.

Question 4

Van deferens?

Answer 4

Muscular tube that transports sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct during ejaculation.

Question 5

Penis?

Answer 5

External male genital organ that serves as conduit for urine and sperm. It consists of cylindrical columns of erectile tissue.

Question 6

Testicle?

Answer 6

Paired oval organs. Produce sperm and testosterone.

Question 7

Epididymis?

Answer 7

Coiled tubes attached to the testes where sperm mature and gain the ability to move.

Question 8

What is the external female reproductive anatomy?

Answer 8

Mons pubis, labia majora, clitoris, vaginal opening, perinium

Question 9

What is the internal female reproductive anatomy?

Answer 9

Vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes

Question 10

What is the uterus?

Answer 10

Pear shaped organ where fertilized egg implants during pregnancy

Question 11

What is the vagina?

Answer 11

Muscular tube that connects the external genitals and the cervix. Serves as birth canal and site of menstrual flow

Question 12

Cervix?

Answer 12

Lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. Also the passageway of menstrual blood and where sperm enters the uterus.

Question 13

Fallopian tubes?

Answer 13

Extend from the uterus to the ovaries. Site of fertilization.

Question 14

Ovaries?

Answer 14

Produce eggs (ova) and hormones (estrogen and progesterone)

Question 15

Menstruation?

Answer 15

Monthly shedding of the uterine lining through the vagina in the absence of pregnancy

Question 16

Ovulation?

Answer 16

The release of a mature egg and the thickening of the uterine lining. The only period of fertility of the menstrual cycle

Question 17

Gametes?

Answer 17

Sex organs. Sperm and ova

Question 18

Oocyte?

Answer 18

Immature egg

Question 19

Fertilization?

Answer 19

Sperm enters and shares DNA with the ova. Together they form a zygote

Question 20

Zygote?

Answer 20

The initial cell formed after fertilization, contains genetic information from the gametes

Question 21

Cleavage?

Answer 21

A rapid cell division process the occurs after the formation of the zygote. The cell will split in half during each stage of cleavage

Question 22

Morula?

Answer 22

The cell at the 64th stage of cleavage

Question 23

Blastocyst?

Answer 23

The hollowed out zygote cell.

Question 24

Implantation?

Answer 24

Blastocyst travels down the fallopian tube and implants in the thickened uterine lining. If successful, the blastocyst forms the womb, embryonic sac and the placenta

Question 25

Break down the steps to get from ovulation to implantation?

Answer 25

1. Ova released
2. Sperm enters ova
3. Zygote formed
4. Cleavage begins
5. 64th stage. Morula formed
6. Morula hollows out. Blastocyst formed
7. Implantation in the uterine lining