reproductive system

Question 1

testes

Answer 1

secretes male sex hormones, produces sperm

Question 2

epididymis

Answer 2

stores sperm, located on top of the testes in the scrotum

Question 3

vas deferens

Answer 3

carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra

Question 4

seminal vesicle

Answer 4

male organ that produces seminal fluid for sperm cells

Question 5

ejaculatory duct

Answer 5

tube through which semen enters the male urethra

Question 6

prostate gland

Answer 6

a gland in males that contributes to the seminal fluid

Question 7

bulbourethral glands

Answer 7

pair of exocrine glands near the male urethra

Question 8

urethra

Answer 8

duct through which urine is discharged

Question 9

penis

Answer 9

male reproductive organ

Question 10

corpus cavernosum

Answer 10

two columns of erectile tissue in the shaft of the penis

Question 11

corpus spongiosum

Answer 11

surrounds the urethra

Question 12

glans penis

Answer 12

bulging structure at the distal end of the penis (glands = acorn)

Question 13

prepuce – removed during circumcision

Answer 13

skin at the tip of the penis

Question 14

scrotum

Answer 14

the external sac that contains the testes

Question 15

urinary bladder male

Answer 15

Question 16

ovary

Answer 16

stores eggs & site of ovulation

Question 17

fallopian tubes

Answer 17

where fertilization takes place, the tube that delivers the egg to the uterus

Question 18

fimbria of fallopian tubes

Answer 18

finger-like structures that help guide the egg to the fallopian tube

Question 19

uterus

Answer 19

structures with implantation of the fertilized egg, growth of the embryo, sheds lining (endometrium) monthly (if no pregnancy)

Question 20

cervix of uterus

Answer 20

opening & closure of the uterus to the vagina

Question 21

fundus of the uterus

Answer 21

upper curve of the uterus

Question 22

vagina

Answer 22

birth canal (comes down from the cervix of the uterus)

Question 23

vaginal orifice

Answer 23

end of vagina (opening)

Question 24

labia minora

Answer 24

the lesser lip of the vulva (under the vaginal orifice)

Question 25

labia majora

Answer 25

greater lip of vulva (under labia minora)

Question 26

urethra female

Answer 26

carries urine out of the body

Question 27

ovarian ligament

Answer 27

attaches the ovary to the uterus

Question 28

male reproductive system function

Answer 28

produce sperm & deposits sperm into female reproductive tract

Question 29

female reproductive system function

Answer 29

production & release of eggs, recieves sperm, provides location for fertilization, houses & nourishes embryo, birth