QUIZ 10

Question 1

Gonads produce

Answer 1

gametes and secrete sex hormones; Ducts store and transport gametes; Accessory glands produce substances that protect the gametes and facilitate their movement.

Question 2

The vestibular gland is NOT

Answer 2

part of the male reproductive system.

Question 3

The scrotum regulates the

Answer 3

temperature of the testes.

Question 4

The testes produce sperm in their

Answer 4

seminiferous tubules.

Question 5

Sertoli (sustentacular) cells do all of the following EXCEPT

Answer 5

mediate the effects of testosterone and LH.

Question 6

Spermatogonium cells

Answer 6

develops first.

Question 7

Sperm production takes over

Answer 7

two months to complete; yields about 300 million sperm per day; occurs in response to FSH; and yields cells that a head capped by an acrosome, a middle piece full of mitochondria, and a tail.

Question 8

Testosterone and dihydrotestosterone do each of the following EXCEPT

Answer 8

bind to the different receptors

Question 9

The epididymis is the site where

Answer 9

sperm become capable of fertilizing an ovum.

Question 10

The ductus deferens can

Answer 10

store sperm for a month or more.

Question 11

NOT part of the spermatic cord.

Answer 11

The dartos muscle

Question 12

The male urethra serves both

Answer 12

reproductive and urinary functions and consists of prostatic, membranous and penile (spongy) regions

Question 13

The bulbourethral glands secrete

Answer 13

an alkaline mucous.

Question 14

The ovaries are the

Answer 14

female gonads; they produce gametes called secondary oocytes; they produce estrogens and progesterone; and they are homologous to the testes.

Question 15

The ovarian follicles consist of

Answer 15

oocytes in various stages of development.

Question 16

Oogenesis is completed only after the

Answer 16

secondary oocyte has been fertilized.

Question 17

The uterine tubes transport

Answer 17

sperm, secondary oocytes and zygotes.

Question 18

The uterus serves as part of the pathway for

Answer 18

sperm; is the site of implantation of a fertilized ovum;is the site development of the fetus during pregnancy; and is the source of menstrual flow.

Question 19

The uterus has a

Answer 19

cervix that opens into the vagina.

Question 20

The endometrium is the inner layer of the

Answer 20

uterus; has a layer called the stratum functionalis that sloughs off during menstruation; has a layer called the stratum basalis that persists and gives riseto the stratum functionalis; and is highly vascular.

Question 21

Cervical mucus can

Answer 21

physically prevent sperm from entering the uterus.

Question 22

The vagina is the outlet for

Answer 22

menstrual flow.

Question 23

The vulva is also called the

Answer 23

pudendum.

Question 24

The perineum is bounded
anteriorly by the _______ _____ and
posteriorly by ________

Answer 24

anteriorly by the pubic symphysis

posteriorly by the coccyx.

Question 25

The mammary glands produce

Answer 25

milk.