Reproduction and Development

Question 1

What are the testes?

Answer 1

.the male gonads, or primary reproductive organs; male sex hormones and sperm are produced in the testes

Question 2

What are the ovaries?

Answer 2

.the female gonad, or reproductive organ; female sex hormones and egg cells are produced in the ovary

Question 3

Define fertilization

Answer 3

-fusion of the male and female sex cell

Question 4

What are the zygote, embryo, and the fetus?

Answer 4

Zygote: cell resulting from the union of a male and female sex cell
Embryo: the early stages of an animal’s development
Fetus: the later stages of and unborn offspring’s development

Question 5

What is the scrotum?

Answer 5

.the sac that contains the testes

Question 6

What is the vas deferens?

Answer 6

.tube that conducts sperm toward the urethra

Question 7

What is the ejaculatory duct?

Answer 7

.a tubule formed at the union of the vasa deferentia and the seminal vesicle ducts and opening into the urethra

Question 8

What is semen?

Answer 8

.(seminal fluid) a secretion of the male reproductive organs that is comprised of sperm and fluids

Question 9

What are the seminiferous tubules?

Answer 9

.coiled ducts found within the testes, where immature sperm cells divide and deferentiate

Question 10

What is a Sertoli cell?

Answer 10

.a cell that provides metabolic and mechanical support to developing sperm cells

Question 11

What is the epididymis?

Answer 11

.structure located along the posterior border of the testes, consisting of coiled tubules that store sperm cells (the boot camp)

Question 12

What is the acrosome?

Answer 12

.the cap found on sperm cells, containing enzymes that permit the sperm cell to move through the outer layers that surround the egg

Question 13

Where are parts of the seminal fluid produced?

Answer 13

The seminal vesicle, prostate gland, and the Cowper’s (bulbourethral) gland