Reproductive System

Question 1

Changes at puberty are due to the production of…

Answer 1

FHS and LH by the pituitary gland

Question 2

What is FSH stand for?

Answer 2

Follicle-stimulating hormone

Question 3

What does LH stand for?

Answer 3

Lutenizing hormone

Question 4

Testes–produce sperm inside…

Answer 4

Seminiferous tubules; also produce testosterone.

Question 5

Epididymis–site of…

Answer 5

sperm maturation

Question 6

Vas Deferens–duct that transports…

Answer 6

sperm from the epididymis towards the urethara.

Question 7

Urethra–transports both…

Answer 7

semen and urine

Question 8

Semen–sperm +…

Answer 8

the fluids secreted by the seminal vesicles prostate gland.

Question 9

Seminal vesicles–glands that secrete sugar rich fluid that…

Answer 9

nourishes sperm cells

Question 10

Prostate gland–secretes alkaline fluid that protects sperm by…

Answer 10

neutralizing the acidic environment of the vagina

Question 11

Bulbourethral glands-neutralize traces of acidic urine in the…

Answer 11

urethra and lubricate the path for sperm.

Question 12

Ovaries–produce eggs inside…

Answer 12

ovarian follicles, also produce estrogen and progesterone.

Question 13

Ovarian follicle–cluster of cells that provides egg with…

Answer 13

nutrience.

Question 14

Corpus luteum–remnant of a mature follicle after…

Answer 14

egg is released; produces estrogen and progesterone.

Question 15

Oviduct (fallopian tube)–transports…

Answer 15

egg from the ovary to the uterus.

Question 16

Uterus–triangle-shaped organ in which…

Answer 16

the embryo/fetus develops.

Question 17

Endomentrium–inner lining of the…

Answer 17

uterus.

Question 18

Cervix–lower end of…

Answer 18

the uterus.

Question 19

Vagina–muscular tube that leads to…

Answer 19

the uterus.

Question 20

Female reproductive cycles prepare the female body for…

Answer 20

pregnancy.

Question 21

Ovarian cycle–cyclic events that occur in the…

Answer 21

ovaries.

Question 22

Menstrual (uterine) cycle–cyclic events that occur in the…

Answer 22

uterus.

Question 23

The typical menstrual cycle lasts how many days?

Answer 23

28 days

Question 24

The menstrual cycle is influenced by which hormones secreted by the pituitary gland?

Answer 24

FSH and LH

Question 25

The menstrual cycle is influenced by which hormones secreted by the ovary?

Answer 25

estrogen and progesterone

Question 26

Follicular phase–prior to ovulation:

*One ovarian follicle becomes the dominant follicle and begins to mature when the pituitary gland…

Answer 26

releases FSH.

Question 27

Follicular phase–prior to ovulation:

*Maturing follicles releases estrogen and causes the pituitary gland to release LH. This is an example of…

Answer 27

positive feedback

*an increase in one hormone results in increase of another hormone.

Question 28

Ovulation typically occurs around what day of the cycle?

Answer 28

Day 14

Question 29

Ovulation

*levels of LH reach its peak and initiate…

Answer 29

ovulation.

Question 30

Ovulation–egg is released from the…

Answer 30

dominant follicle.

Question 31

Luteal phase–after ovulation:

*ruptured follicle becomes corpus luteum and secretes…

Answer 31

estrogen and progesterone.

Question 32

Luteal phase–after ovulation:

*High levels of estrogen and progesterone inhibit FSH and LH. This is an example of…

Answer 32

negative feedback.

*increase in one hormone results in decrease of another hormone.

Question 33

If the egg does not become fertilized, levels of estrogen and progesterone fall and cause endometrium to be shed. This occurs through…

Answer 33

menstrual flow or menstruation (days 1-5)

Question 34

Starting with day 6, increasing levels of estrogen cause endometrium to thicken and prepare uterus for possible…

Answer 34

implantation of a fertilized egg.