Reproductive System

Question 1

testes

Answer 1

make sperm via meiosis. The testes also produce testosterone, the male hormone. They are enclosed in the scrotum

Question 2

van deferens

Answer 2

sperm travel through this tube, joins with urethra

Question 3

prostate

Answer 3

Gland that produces a fluid that carries sperm during ejaculation. It surrounds the urethra

Question 4

penis

Answer 4

men’s genitalia

Question 5

epididymis

Answer 5

collects mature sperm which is eventually propelled through the vas deferens

Question 6

vasectomy

Answer 6

the tube is cut to prevent sperm leaving (and fertilizing an egg)

Question 7

circumcision

Answer 7

the foreskin is surgically removed, exposing the end of the penis.

Question 8

ovary

Answer 8

This is where the eggs are produced through cell division (MEIOSIS)

Question 9

uterus

Answer 9

The uterus consists of a body and a cervix. The cervix protrudes into the vagina. It maintains an environment for accepting a fertilized egg

Question 10

fallopian tubes

Answer 10

tubes that transport the egg from the ovary to the uterus

Question 11

vagina

Answer 11

women’s genitalia

Question 12

cervix

Answer 12

The cervix is a cylinder-shaped neck of tissue that connects the vagina and uterus. Located at the lowermost portion of the uterus, the cervix is composed primarily of fibromuscular tissue.

Question 13

fraternal twins

Answer 13

develop from the fertilization of two individual eggs.

They do not look the same

Question 14

zygote

Answer 14

A fertilized egg is called a zygote