Reproductive Systems

Question 1

What structure does the reproductive system share parts with?

Answer 1

The urinary system

Question 2

What Hormone causes the release of the ovum from the follicle?

Answer 2

Luteinising hormone

Question 3

What is an embryo known as after implants?

Answer 3

A foetus

Question 4

What is the correct term for the process of giving birth?

Answer 4

Parturition

Question 5

What is the correct term for the offspring of a rabbit?

Answer 5

Kits

Question 6

What is the correct term for a female ferret?

Answer 6

A Jill

Question 7

What is the correct term for a male guinea pig?

Answer 7

A Boar

Question 8

What are spermatids?

Answer 8

Immature sperm

Question 9

By what structure do the testicles descend from the abdominal cavity into the scrotum?

Answer 9

The inguinal canal

Question 10

What does the dartos muscle do?

Answer 10

Contracts and thickens the scrotal skin in cold weather

Question 11

What structure do sperm move into after the epididymis?

Answer 11

Deferent duct

Question 12

What is the cremaster muscle responsible for?

Answer 12

Raising and lowering the testicles depending on the temperature

Question 13

Where is the cremaster muscle located?

Answer 13

The spermatic cord

Question 14

What is terminal part of the penis known as?

Answer 14

The glans penis

Question 15

What is the function of the ovaries?

Answer 15

To produce ova ready for fertilisation

Question 16

What is the highly vascular in a layer of the uterus called?

Answer 16

The endometrium

Question 17

What is the external opening to the female reproductive tract called?

Answer 17

The vulva

Question 18

What other system does the reproductive system share structures with?

Answer 18

The urinary system

Question 19

Name all five structures of the male reproductive system

Answer 19

• Testes
• Penis
• Prostate gland
• Bulbourethral gland
• Vesicular gland

Question 20

What two structures in male reproductive system only presents and cats and horses?

Answer 20

• Bulbourethral glands

- Vesicular glands

Question 21

Name the six structures in the female reproductive system

Answer 21

• Ovaries
• Oviducts
• Uterus
• Cervix
• Vagina
• Vulva

Question 22

Where reproductive hormone is released from?

Answer 22

The anterior pituitary gland in the brain

Question 23

What hormone is only found in males?

Answer 23

Interstitial Cell Stimulating hormone

Question 24

What hormone is only found in females?

Answer 24

Luteinising hormone

Question 25

What does interstitial Cell Stimulating hormone do?

Answer 25

Stimulates the testes to produce sperm

Question 26

What does luteinising hormone do?

Answer 26

Stimulates the ovaries to develop and release eggs

Question 27

Where is testosterone release from?

Answer 27

The testicles

Question 28

Where is oestrogen released from?

Answer 28

The ovaries

Question 29

Where is progesterone released from?

Answer 29

The ovaries

Question 30

What to germ cells use in the fallopian tubes to form a single celled zygote?

Answer 30

Spermatozoa and ova

Question 31

How long does it take for a foetus to implant in the wall of the uterus in cats and dogs?

Answer 31

Two weeks

Question 32

How long does it take for a foetus to implant in the wall of the uterus in horses?

Answer 32

40 days

Question 33

What is the gestation period in cats and dogs?

Answer 33

63 days

Question 34

What is the gestation period in horses?

Answer 34

330 days

Question 35

Where does the foetus receive nutrients and oxygen from?

Answer 35

The placenta

Question 36

How is foetus attached to the placenta?

Answer 36

The umbilical cord

Question 37

What are the three stages of parturition?

Answer 37

-Cervical dilation
-Delivery of the foetus
-Expulsion of the placenta