Reproductive system

Question 1

Where is sperm produced and where is it stored?

Answer 1

Produced in the lining of the seminiferous tubules, stored in the epididymus

Question 2

What are the 3 roles of progesterone in women?

Answer 2

1. Regulate development of the endometrium
2. Prepare suitable environment for embryo nourishment
3. Allow the breasts to produce milk

Question 3

Name and describe the 3 layers of the uterine wall

Answer 3

1. Para/perimetrium - visceral peritoneum
2. Myometrium - interwoven smooth muscle
3. Endometrium - the epithelial layer

Question 4

Name the 4 parts of the uterine tube

Answer 4

1. Infundibulum
2. Ampulla
3. Isthmus
4. Intramural

Question 5

What is the corpus luteum?

Answer 5

The yellow body, a temporary structure made by the follicle after ovulation, after the egg leaves. It produced progesterone and some oestrogen.

Question 6

What is the corpus albicans?

Answer 6

The white body, the corpus luteum forms the corpus albicans if fertilisation does not occur.
The cells are replaced by collagen scarring

Question 7

Name and describe the 3 kinds of fertilisation

Answer 7

1. Oviparous - egg laid outside the female body
2. Ovoviviparous - eggs are produced and hatched within the body of the parent
3. Viviparous - development within the female followed by a live birth