Reproductive System (AP)

Question 1

Female gametes

Answer 1

Ova (Eggs)

Question 2

The fusion of the egg and sperm

Answer 2

Fertilization

Question 3

The female gonads. Organs in which eggs are produced for reproduction

Answer 3

Ovaries

Question 4

Tubes that carry eggs from the ovaries to the uterus

Answer 4

Fallopian Tubes

Question 5

The womb

Answer 5

Uterus

Question 6

The canal that connects the external genitals to the cervix in the female

Answer 6

Vagina

Question 7

A chemical messenger produced by a gland and transported by the bloodstream that regulates specific processes in the body

Answer 7

Hormone

Question 8

Saclike structure that contains and allows for maturation of the female ovum (egg) within the ovary​​​​​​

Answer 8

Follicle

Question 9

Fertilized egg with full set of genetic material resulting from merging of egg and sperm nuclei

Answer 9

zygote

Question 10

A location in the brain that integrates the endocrine and nervous systems

Answer 10

Hypoathalmus

Question 11

A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary that stimulates development of eggs in ovaries and sperm in testes

Answer 11

FSH - Follicle Stimulating Hormone

Question 12

A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary that is responsible for triggering ovulation in ovaries and the production of testosterone by testes

Answer 12

luteinizing hormone

Question 13

The hormone that stimulates male secondary sexual characteristics

Answer 13

Testosterone

Question 14

A female sex hormone released by the ovaries

Answer 14

Estrogen

Question 15

Which organs produce female gametes?​​​​​​​

Answer 15

Ovaries

Question 16

Which is the location where fertilization typically takes place?​​​​​​​

Answer 16

Fallopian tubes​​​​​​​

Question 17

Estrogen does what to eggs?

Answer 17

Maturation

Question 18

What does LH do?

Answer 18

Hair Growth, Testosterones production and Sperm production

Question 19

Describe the difference between male and female gametes

Answer 19

Male gametes, or sperm, are produced by the testes, whereas female gametes, or eggs, are produced by the ovaries. Sperm are constantly produced, but eggs are developed and matured cyclically. Eggs are typically released one at a time, but many sperm can be released at once during ejaculation.