Reproductive System

Question 1

The changes you experience upon reaching puberty are driven by the coordinated functions of which body systems?

Answer 1

Reproductive System
Endocrine System
Nervous System

Question 2

What are the main functions of the male reproductive system?

Answer 2

to produce and deliver sperm

Question 3

It is responsible for making sperm and testosterone secretion.

Answer 3

Testes (Testicles)

Question 4

It is the site of spermatogenesis.

Answer 4

Seminiferous Tubules

Question 5

It stores the sperm cells produced by the testes.

Answer 5

Epididymis

Question 6

It transports the mature sperm to the urethra.

Answer 6

Vas Deferens

Question 7

It is the process done by the vas deferens; transporting the mature sperm to the urethra.

Answer 7

Peristalsis

Question 8

It secretes a fluid rich in sugar that sperm cells use for energy.

Answer 8

Seminal Vesicle

Question 9

It secretes alkaline fluid that neutralizes the acids in the female reproductive system.

Answer 9

Prostate Gland

Question 10

It secretes alkaline fluid that neutralizes traces of acidic urine in the urethra.

Answer 10

Bulbourethral Gland

Question 11

It carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body.

Answer 11

Urethra

Question 12

It is an external sac of skin that contains the testes outside the body for lower temperature.

Answer 12

Scrotum

Question 13

It is an external organ that leads the fluid and sperm outside of the body.

Answer 13

Penis

Question 14

What is the main function of the female reproductive system?

Answer 14

to produce egg, receive sperm, and prepare the body for nourishing a developing embryo

Question 15

It produces mature egg cells, estrogen & testosterone.

Answer 15

Ovaries

Question 16

What is the process that the ovaries undergo when producing mature egg cells?

Answer 16

Ovulation

Question 17

It serves as the passageway where an ovum moves from the ovary to the uterus.

Answer 17

Fallopian Tube

Question 18

It provides the appropriate environment and nutrients for the fetus.

Answer 18

Uterus

Question 19

Which part of the uterus is the inner layer where the embryo is planted?

Answer 19

Endometrium

Question 20

Which part of the uterus induces uterine contractions?

Answer 20

Myometrium

Question 21

Which part of the uterus hosts a fertilized embryo as it grows into a baby?

Answer 21

Fundus

Question 22

A cylinder-shaped neck of tissue that connects the uterus and the vagina.

Answer 22

Cervix

Question 23

Birth control; it joins the cervix to the outside of the body.

Answer 23

Vagina

Question 24

What hormone does the hypothalamus release?

Answer 24

Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH)

Question 25

What hormones does the pituitary gland release?

Answer 25

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Luteinizing hormone (LH)

Question 26

Which hormone is responsible for secondary male characteristics such as:
- Growth of body hair
- Increase in muscular development
- Deepening of voice
- Development of broad shoulders and narrow pelvis

Answer 26

Testosterone

Question 27

Which hormone develops the secondary female characteristics such as:
- Development of mammary glands and breast
- Broad pelvis
- Increase in fat distribution (breasts, thighs, buttocks)
- Growth of body hair

Answer 27

Estrogen

Question 28

Testosterones are only seen in males, while estrogens are only seen in females. True or false?

Answer 28

FALSE (Testosterones and estrogens are not exclusive to males only or females only)