Reproductive System

Question 1

Testes

Answer 1

make sperm via meiosis. The testes also produce testosterone, the male hormone

Question 2

Vas 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

Epididymis

Answer 4

collects mature sperm which is eventually propelled through the vas deferens

Question 5

Vasectomy

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Circumcision

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Ovary

Answer 7

where the eggs are produced through cell division

Question 8

Uterus

Answer 8

maintains an environment for accepting a fertilized egg

Question 9

Fallopian Tubes

Answer 9

a pair of tubes along which eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus

Question 10

Vagina

Answer 10

elastic, muscular canal with a soft, flexible lining that provides lubrication and sensation

Question 11

Cervix

Answer 11

the lower end of the womb (uterus)

Question 12

Fraternal Twins

Answer 12

develop from the fertilization of two individual eggs.

The babies do not look the same.

Question 13

Zygote

Answer 13

fertilized egg

Question 14

Penis

Answer 14

the male genital organ of higher vertebrates, carrying the duct for the transfer of sperm during copulation