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Reproductive System Test Flashcards

1
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What is the function of the scrotum?

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Hold the testicles outside of the body for temperature regulation

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2
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T/F: 98.6 is ideal for maximum sperm cell production

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False

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3
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Where are the seminiferous tubeless located?

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Testes

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4
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What do the seminiferous tubules produce?

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Produce sperm cells

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5
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Where are the interstitial cells located?

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Testes

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6
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What do the interstitial cells produce?

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Male sex hormones

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7
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What are the three parts of the sperm cell?

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Head, body, tail

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8
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This part of the sperm cell contains the chromosomes

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Head (23, haploid)

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9
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This part of the sperm cell contains many mitochondria for energy

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Body

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10
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This part of the sperm cells propels the sperm through the fluid to find the egg

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Tail

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11
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Where is the epididymis?

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Posterior surface of the testes

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12
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What is the function of the epididymis?

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Connects the seminiferous tubules to the vas deferences; sperm cells are contained there

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13
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Tube that leads from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct

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Vas deferens

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14
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List the 3 organs that secrete materials into the semen

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  1. Prostate
  2. Seminal vehicle
  3. Bulbourethral
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15
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How many sperm cells are produced in 24 hours?

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Millions

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16
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What is the difference between the penile urethral and the prostatic urethral

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  • penile = in the penis

- prostatic = in the prostate

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17
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What are the 2 functions of the urethra

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  1. Takes semen out of the body

2. Takes urine out of the body

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18
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Where are the corpora cavernosa and the corpus spongiosum layers?

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In the penis

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19
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What are the functions of both the corpora cavernosa and the corpus spongiosum layers?

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They are erectile tissue

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20
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Where is the glans penis

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The distal end of the penis

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21
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The flap of skin that covers the glans; removed during circumcision

A

Prepuce

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22
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Where are the ovaries?

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Abdomen

23
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What do the ovaries produce?

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Eggs

24
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Oocytes is another word for

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Eggs

25
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What is oogenesis

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Egg cell formation

26
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Egg cell formation is called

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Oogenesis

27
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What is produced when the primary oocyte undergoes meiosis?

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Secondary oocyte

28
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When an ovary releases an egg into the uterine tube

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Ovulation

29
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Trace the path of a secondary oocyte during ovulation

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Ovary > uterine tube > degenerates if it does not get fertilized, moves to uterus if it does get fertilized

30
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Where are the uterine tubes

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Abdomen

31
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What is the function of uterine tubes

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Lead from the ovary into the uterus

32
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Finger-like projections of the uterine tube that wrap around that ovary to receive the egg during ovulation

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Fimbriae

33
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Wide funnel-like region of the uterine tube that helps the tube wrap around the ovary

A

Infundibulum

34
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This part of the body is the womb - it holds the baby during pregnancy

A

Uterus

35
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Body of the uterus is the _______

A

Top 1/3

36
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Cervix of the uterus is the ________

A

Bottom 1/3

37
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The bottom 1/3 of the uterus is called

A

The cervix

38
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The top 1/3 of the uterus is called

A

The body

39
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What test checks for cervical cancer

A

Pap smear

40
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List the 3 layers of the uterus from the inner to the outer part

A
  1. Endometrium
  2. Myometrium
  3. Perimetrium
41
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The function of this body part is to receive the penis during sexual intercourse, and is the birth canal during labor and delivery

A

Vagina

42
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What is the difference between that labia majora and the labia minora?

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  • Majora: are larger outer folds of skin; muscle and tissue around the vaginal orifice
  • minora: smaller inner folds of skin, muscle and tissue
43
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When a woman stops ovulating, and thus stops menstruating

A

Ovulation

44
Q

13th chromosome has 3 copies instead of two. Chromosomal condition, severe intellectual disabilities and physical abnormalities. Paraguay syndrome

A

Trisomy 13

45
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Genetic mutation that results in decreased production of protein. Causes the increased risk of cancer. Includes distinctive facial features, increased sensitivity to the sun.

A

Bloom’s syndrome

46
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Genetic condition that is caused by the deletion of genetic material on chromosome 5. Symptoms are intellectual disabilities, delayed development - the severity of the individuals defects depend on the size of the deletion of the chromosome.

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Cri-du-chat syndrome

47
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.

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Down syndrome (trisomy 21)

48
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24th X chromosome is partially or fully missing - only in females. Fluid around the neck, heart / kidney abnormalities, slow growth, weblike neck, receding or small jawline, failure to develop.

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Turner syndrome

49
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Creates a deficiency an enzyme that breaks down fat in enzymes. Progressive loss in motor skills and mental function, schizophrenia, difficulty speaking or swallowing. Hereditary, autosomal recessive disease.

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Tay-Sachs disease

50
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Inhereted metabolic disease, PAH gene fails to produce an enzyme which breaks down phenylalanine, causes an excess of the protein phenylalanine. Autosomal recessive genes. Treated if caught early on by changing diet

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PKU

51
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During conception, nucleus makes an extra copy of X chromosomes. Caused by unhealthy sperm or egg cell. A chromosomal disorder, 2+ X chromosomes (XXY) in the gene pool. Symptoms = weaker muscles, less body hair, smaller testes, larger breasts in males. No cure.

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Kleinfelter syndrome

52
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3 copies of chromosome 18. Full, partial, mosaic. Cleft palate, low birth weight, clenched hands, low birth weight. No cure

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Trisomy 18

53
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Prenatal disorder test, sampled amniotic fluid. Syringe extracts amniotic fluid and analyzes DNA to see if the child has a disorder.

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Amniocentesis

54
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DIAGRAMS

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