Reproductive System Test

Question 1

What is the function of the scrotum?

Answer 1

Hold the testicles outside of the body for temperature regulation

Question 2

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

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Where are the seminiferous tubeless located?

Answer 3

Testes

Question 4

What do the seminiferous tubules produce?

Answer 4

Produce sperm cells

Question 5

Where are the interstitial cells located?

Answer 5

Testes

Question 6

What do the interstitial cells produce?

Answer 6

Male sex hormones

Question 7

What are the three parts of the sperm cell?

Answer 7

Head, body, tail

Question 8

This part of the sperm cell contains the chromosomes

Answer 8

Head (23, haploid)

Question 9

This part of the sperm cell contains many mitochondria for energy

Answer 9

Body

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Tail

Question 11

Where is the epididymis?

Answer 11

Posterior surface of the testes

Question 12

What is the function of the epididymis?

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Tube that leads from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct

Answer 13

Vas deferens

Question 14

List the 3 organs that secrete materials into the semen

Answer 14

1. Prostate
2. Seminal vehicle
3. Bulbourethral

Question 15

How many sperm cells are produced in 24 hours?

Answer 15

Millions

Question 16

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

Answer 16

• penile = in the penis

- prostatic = in the prostate

Question 17

What are the 2 functions of the urethra

Answer 17

1. Takes semen out of the body

2. Takes urine out of the body

Question 18

Where are the corpora cavernosa and the corpus spongiosum layers?

Answer 18

In the penis

Question 19

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

Answer 19

They are erectile tissue

Question 20

Where is the glans penis

Answer 20

The distal end of the penis

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Prepuce

Question 22

Where are the ovaries?

Answer 22

Abdomen

Question 23

What do the ovaries produce?

Answer 23

Eggs

Question 24

Oocytes is another word for

Answer 24

Eggs

Question 25

What is oogenesis

Answer 25

Egg cell formation

Question 26

Egg cell formation is called

Answer 26

Oogenesis

Question 27

What is produced when the primary oocyte undergoes meiosis?

Answer 27

Secondary oocyte

Question 28

When an ovary releases an egg into the uterine tube

Answer 28

Ovulation

Question 29

Trace the path of a secondary oocyte during ovulation

Answer 29

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

Question 30

Where are the uterine tubes

Answer 30

Abdomen

Question 31

What is the function of uterine tubes

Answer 31

Lead from the ovary into the uterus

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Fimbriae

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Infundibulum

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Uterus

Question 35

Body of the uterus is the _______

Answer 35

Top 1/3

Question 36

Cervix of the uterus is the ________

Answer 36

Bottom 1/3

Question 37

The bottom 1/3 of the uterus is called

Answer 37

The cervix

Question 38

The top 1/3 of the uterus is called

Answer 38

The body

Question 39

What test checks for cervical cancer

Answer 39

Pap smear

Question 40

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

Answer 40

1. Endometrium 2. Myometrium 3. Perimetrium

Question 41

The function of this body part is to receive the penis during sexual intercourse, and is the birth canal during labor and delivery

Answer 41

Vagina

Question 42

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

Answer 42

- Majora: are larger outer folds of skin; muscle and tissue around the vaginal orifice - minora: smaller inner folds of skin, muscle and tissue

Question 43

When a woman stops ovulating, and thus stops menstruating

Answer 43

Ovulation

Question 44

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

Answer 44

Trisomy 13

Question 45

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

Answer 45

Bloom's syndrome

Question 46

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.

Answer 46

Cri-du-chat syndrome

Question 47

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Answer 47

Down syndrome (trisomy 21)

Question 48

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.

Answer 48

Turner syndrome

Question 49

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.

Answer 49

Tay-Sachs disease

Question 50

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

Answer 50

PKU

Question 51

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.

Answer 51

Kleinfelter syndrome

Question 52

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

Answer 52

Trisomy 18

Question 53

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

Answer 53

Amniocentesis

Question 54

DIAGRAMS

Answer 54

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