Reproductive System Quiz Flashcards

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Process of egg pregnancy

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Fertilization in Fallopian tubes
Uterus, implants
Pregnancy
Placenta attached to umblical chords, nourishes embryo.

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2
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Sex cells are also known as

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Gametes

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3
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Functions of reproductive system

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Produce sex cells 
Transport sex cells in reproductive tract 
Produce offspring in fertilization 
Nurture offspring 
Produce hormones that aid in regulation
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4
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Main male structures of reproductive system

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Testes
Epididymis
Vas deferens
Prostate gland 
Penis
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5
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What is a function of male RS

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Produces sex hormones and gametes, delivers gametes to female

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6
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Testes

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Glands where sperm and testosterone are produced

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7
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Where are the testes held

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Scrotum

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8
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Why are testes outside the body

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Cause the sperm needs a colder environment to develop

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9
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Each testis contains a ____ where ___ are produced by ____

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Network of coiled tubes
Sperm
Meiosis

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10
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What are the tubes in sperm production called

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Seminiferous tubules

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11
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A sexually mature male can produce

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300 million sperm

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12
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How many days does it take for sperm to mature

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70 days

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13
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Process of spermicide maturing

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Spermatogenesis

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14
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Where is sperm stored

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In epididymis doe maturation

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15
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What is the epidisymus structure

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Coiled tube in scrotum where sperm completes development

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16
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What does sperm go once its matured and leaves epididymis

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Vas deferens, stored here

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17
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What is the vas deferens

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Tube that transports sperm from epididymis to ejaculatory duct and the urethra

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18
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What is the urethra used for

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Discharge Urine and semen from body

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19
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What produces a thin alkaline fluid that helps sperm move

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Prostate gland

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20
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From the prostate gland, where is the fluid secreted

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Into vas deferens, mixed w sperm

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21
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Most common type of cancer w men

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Prostate cancer

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22
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Cowpers gland

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2 Small glands, beneath prostate.

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23
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What does the Cowper’s gland do?

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Secretes fluid that helps sperm survive in vagina

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24
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Glands located under the bladder

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Seminal vesicles

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What gives sperm energy
Fructose
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What is semen made of
Sperm, fluids from prostate, cowpers, and seminal vesicles.
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Vasectomy
Permanent birth control in males Vas def is cut out Doesn’t have sperm cells
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FSH hormone in men
Stimulates sperm producing cells
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LH hormone in men
Stimulates testosterone production
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Testosterone
Sperm production
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Penis tissue
Corpus cavernosum and spongiosum
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What must happen for an erection to occur
Smooth muscle mist relax, allowing tissues to fill w blood
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Main structures in female
Ovaries Fallopian tubes Uterus Vagina
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Ovaries
Gland that produces egg cells | 2 of them
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Fallopian tubes
Connect ovaries to uterus, fertilization occurs
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Another name for Fallopian tube
Oviduct
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Vacuna
Internal muscle that serves as the birth canal
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What separates the vagina from the uterus
Cervix
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What’s rugae
Folds within walls
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What occurs in Uterus
I plantation and embryo development
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Lower part of uterus
Cervix
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What is the inner most lining or uterus
Endometrium and receives and nourished egg
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Where are eggs made
Ovaries
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What is a follicle
Fluid filled sac in ovaries that protect egg during its development
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What happens during ovulation
Follicles rupture at surface of ovary, releasing egg
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FH hormone in females
Stimulates | growth of follicle, helps regulate menstrual cycle
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LH hormone in females
Regulates when a mature egg is released from ovaries in ovulation
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LH stimulates what
Ovulation
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After ovulation the follicle becomes a
Corpus Lutem
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Corpus lutem stimulates release of
Progesterone
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What does progesterone do during implementing
Causes uterine lining to thicken
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Implantation can only occur if...
Fertilized
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What’s produced during period
Egg
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What does the period do
Uterus prepares for implantation
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How does the follicle change during period
Loses capsul and grows
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Hormones that effect period
FSH LH Progesterone
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What event separates the follicles phase in the corpus luteum phase
Ovulation
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Why are eggs larger than sperm
Needs more cytoplasm to hold energy in nourishing embryo
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How is egg fertilized
Sperm burrows in eggs outer layer. First one to reach inner membrane will fuse first
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States in order for pregnancy
Fertilization Implantation Conception Pregnancy
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What nourished embryo during pregnancy
Placenta
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Fraternal Twins occur if...
2 eggs released from ovaries
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Identical twins occur if...
One fertilized egg spontaneously splits into two