Reproduction quiz Flashcards
What holds the Testes outside of the body do they have a lower temp than the rest of the body, which helps sperm production?
The Scortum
What is the comma-shaped structure along the rear surface of the testes where the sperm mature for 64 days?
The epididymis
What are the two long tubes that act as a passageway for sperm and a place for sperm storage.
The Vas Deference
What extends from the epididymis in the scrotum up into the abdomen to link up with the seminal vesicles?
The Vas Deference (male)
What are the two glands that secrete a fluid rich in sugar that nourishes and helps the sperm move?
The Seminal Vesicles
Which duct is a short straight tube that passes into the prostate gland and opens in the urethra, and that makes a fluid that keeps the sperm alive?
The Ejaculatory duct
What is the gland that produces a fluid that keeps the sperm alive. Its an alkaline fluid whose primary function is to help neutralize the acidity of the vagina
Cowper’s Gland
What is the female reproductive gland that produce ova (female sex cell) and estrogen?
The ovaries
How many immature ova is a person born with?
200,000-400,000 in her ovaries
Which tube is 4 inches long, and connects an ovary to the uterus, where fertilization takes place?
The Fallopian tube
Where does fertilization take place?
The Fallopian tube
Which muscular organ receives and supports the egg during pregnancy and contracts during childbirth?
The uterus
What is the lowest part of the uterus? It connects to the vagina, and is a lower opening that allows the passage of menstruation sperm, and babies?
The cervix
What is the fatty tissue that covers the front of the pubic bone and serves as a protective cushion for the internal reproduction organs?
The Mons Pubis
What is the heavy, outer folds of skin that surround the external genitalia?
The Labia Majora
What are the 2 outer folds of skin that are located within the outer folds?
The Labia Minora
What are the male reproductive glands that produce sperm cells, and the testosterone?
The Testes
What is the thin membrane that stretches across the opening of the vagina?
The estrogen
What is the small, highly sensitive structure located above the opening of the urethra. It’s richly supplied with blood vessels and nerve endings
Clitoris
What is the release of a mature ovum from one of the two ovaries which then enters the Fallopian tube
Ovulation
What is it called when the ovum and sperm unite. (This occurs in the Fallopian tube)
Fertilization
What is the inner lining of the uterus where fertilization ovum will implant. This lining is also released from the uterus during menstration.
Endometrium
Menstruation
The period in the menstrual cycle in which an underutilized egg and the lining of the uterus leave the body in a menstrual flow
Estrogen
The harp one that stimulates the development of an immature ovum form the ovary
Which hormone helps thicken the lining of the uterus to prepare it for a fertilization ovum to implant.
Progesterone
