Reproductive System Lab

Question 1

What are the gametes of the male?

Answer 1

Sperm

Question 2

What organ produces sperm?

Answer 2

Testes

Question 3

Which structures are found completely outside the body cavity, in the scrotum?

Answer 3

Testes
Seminiferous tubules
Epididymus
Interstitial cells

Question 4

List the glands that contribute to seminal fluid

Answer 4

Seminal vesicles
Bulbourethral glands
Prostate glands

Question 5

What do seminal vesicles secrete?

Answer 5

Sugar (fructose)
Vitamin C
Prostaglandins
Other stuff

Question 6

What do Bulbourethral glands secrete?

Answer 6

Clear mucus that drains into penile urethra

Question 7

What do prostate glands secrete?

Answer 7

Milky substance that plays a roll in activating sperm

Question 8

What are the gametes of the female?

Answer 8

Egg (oocyte)

Question 9

What organ produces oocytes?

Answer 9

Ovary

Question 10

List arrangement of external structures from anterior to posterior:

Answer 10

Clitoris
Urethra
Vagina
Anus

Question 11

Describe position of the urinary bladder/urethra in relation to the uterus and vagina

Answer 11

Both are anterior and inferior to uterus

Anterior to vagina

Question 12

Pathway step 1: Ovaries

Answer 12

Produces female gametes

Question 13

Pathway step 2: Fallopian/uterine tubes

Answer 13

Receive ovulated egg & provide site for fertilization

Question 14

Pathway step 3: Uterus

Answer 14

Site of embryonic/fetal development

Question 15

Pathway step 4: Cervix

Answer 15

Inferior opening to uterus

Question 16

Pathway step 5: Vagina

Answer 16

Birth canal

Passageway for baby and menstrual flow