Reproductive System

Question 1

Production of sperm

Answer 1

Testis

Question 2

Accessory ducts for storage, maturation, and transport of sperm

Answer 2

Epidymis, ductus deferens, and urethra

Question 3

Accessory glands that secrete the fluid portion of semen

Answer 3

Prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and bulbourethral glands

Question 4

The external genitalia

Answer 4

Penis and scrotum

Question 5

sequence of events that lead to
sexual maturity

Answer 5

Puberty

Question 6

Production and transport of gametes

Answer 6

sperm
and ova

Question 7

a reproductive cell of an animal or plant

Answer 7

Gametes

Question 8

The ____ delivers sperm

Answer 8

Penis

Question 9

The ____ receives sperm

Answer 9

Vagina

Question 10

The ___ houses the fertilized egg and
allows it to develop within the female body

Answer 10

Uterus

Question 11

The ___ provide ___ after birth

Answer 11

Breast, breastmilk

Question 12

The ____ produce sex
hormones

Answer 12

Testes and ovaries

Question 13

chromosome
number is reduced from 46 (2n, diploid)
to 23 (n, haploid)

Answer 13

Reduction Division

Question 14

Takes place in the testes of males and the
ovaries of females

Answer 14

Meiosis

Question 15

____ results in a zygote

Answer 15

Fertilization

Question 16

A diploid, a combination of the egg’s DNA and
the sperm’s DNA

Answer 16

Zygote

Question 17

primary sex organs suspended
in the scrotum; produces sperm and male
sex hormones

Answer 17

Testes

Question 18

epididymis, vas
deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra

Answer 18

Accessory ducts

Question 19

seminal vesicles,
prostate gland, bulbourethral glands

Answer 19

Accessory glands

Question 20

carries the sperm during
ejaculation

Answer 20

Seminal fluid

Question 21

when the testes fail
to descend; causes infertility

Answer 21

Cryptorchidism

Question 22

Production of sperm

Answer 22

Spermatogenesis

Question 23

Necessary for the normal development,
maturation and function of the male sex
organs

Answer 23

Testosterone

Question 24

Blood vessels in the vaginal wall and
mucus-secreting glands, secrete fluid that serves as lubrication.

Answer 24

Bartholin glands

Question 25

vesicular follicle bursts and
releases the secondary follicle

Answer 25

Ovulation

Question 26

An ____ occurs if the
embryo becomes imbedded in the wall of a
uterine tube

Answer 26

Ectopic pregnancy

Question 27

Tube that serves as the birth canal

Answer 27

Vagina

Question 28

Produce androgens (testosterone)

Answer 28

Interstitial (Leydig) Cells

Question 29

support, nourish, and regulate the development of cells undergoing spermatogenesis

Answer 29

Sustentacular (Sertoli) Cells

Question 30

Secrete an alkaline fluid that contains
fructose (energy for sperm) and
prostaglandins (promotes muscular
contractions in the female reproductive
tract)

Answer 30

Seminal Vesicles

Question 31

• Secrete a mucus-like fluid that lubricates
  the end of the penis
• Neutralizes acidic urine in the urethra

Answer 31

Bulbourethral gland

Question 32

Secretes an alkaline fluid that helps adjust
the pH of seminal fluid and enhances the
motility of sperm

Answer 32

Prostate

Question 33

skin and muscle to house the testes;
controls temperature

Answer 33

Scrotum