reproductive systems

Question 1

endocrine system

Answer 1

internal organs that secrete hormones into the body

Question 2

what are the chemical messengers of the endocrine system?

Answer 2

hormones

Question 3

pineal gland

Answer 3

helps the body get ready to sleep

Question 4

pancreas gland

Answer 4

makes insulin to ensure proper sugar balance
produces digestive enzymes

Question 5

parathyroid gland

Answer 5

responsible for health of bones

Question 6

testes gland

Answer 6

develop secondary male sex characteristics
produces sperm

Question 7

adrenal gland

Answer 7

fight or flight response

Question 8

hypothalamus

Answer 8

tells the pituitary gland when to make hormones

Question 9

thymus

Answer 9

makes white blood cells
responsible for t-cells
crucial for a child’s immune system

Question 10

ovaries

Answer 10

produces the egg
develops secondary female sex characteristics

Question 11

thyroid

Answer 11

controls metabolism

Question 12

pituitary

Answer 12

controls all other endocrine glands
master glans

Question 13

reproduction

Answer 13

process of producing offspring

Question 14

main organ of the female reproductive system

Answer 14

ovaries

Question 15

main organ of the male reproductive system

Answer 15

testes

Question 16

primary female sex hormone

Answer 16

estrogen

Question 17

primary male sex hormone

Answer 17

testosterone

Question 18

spermatogenesis

Answer 18

sperm production beginning at puberty

Question 19

oogenesis

Answer 19

process of forming the ovum

Question 20

epididymis

Answer 20

storage area for sperm

Question 21

urethra

Answer 21

tube extending from the bladder to the outside of the body

Question 22

scrotum

Answer 22

sac containing and protecting the testes

Question 23

prostate gland

Answer 23

single gland producing fluid to help the sperm travel

Question 24

seminal vesicles

Answer 24

tube leading from the epididymis to the testes

Question 25

cowper gland

Answer 25

smaller glands helping the sperm travel

Question 26

penis

Answer 26

male sex organ

Question 27

vas deferens

Answer 27

tube leading from the epididymis to the prostate gland

Question 28

cervix

Answer 28

opening at the lower end of the uterus

Question 29

ovum

Answer 29

a mature egg

Question 30

fallopian tube

Answer 30

location where the egg and sperm unite

Question 31

labia

Answer 31

skin folds surrounding the urethral opening

Question 32

follicle

Answer 32

cluster of eggs located in the ovary

Question 33

myometrium

Answer 33

middle layer of the uterus wall where delivery contractions occur

Question 34

zygote

Answer 34

fertilized egg

Question 35

clitoris

Answer 35

organ located at the opening of the uterus

Question 36

endometrium

Answer 36

uterine lining where implantation occurs

Question 37

ovulation

Answer 37

follicle ruptures and releases a mature egg

Question 38

womb

Answer 38

common term for the uterus

Question 39

vagina

Answer 39

birth canal

Question 40

placenta

Answer 40

temporary organ providing nutrients and oxygen to the fetus

Question 41

pregnancy

Answer 41

carrying the unborn child within the body

Question 42

conception

Answer 42

occurs when the egg and sperm unite

Question 43

infertility

Answer 43

inability to reproduce

Question 44

implantation

Answer 44

fertilized egg attaches itself to the inner lining of the uterus

Question 45

mammary glands

Answer 45

produce milk for the unborn child

Question 46

abstinence

Answer 46

decision to not have sex

Question 47

meiosis

Answer 47

specialized cell division that occurs in the testes and ovaries

Question 48

another name for conception

Answer 48

fertilization

Question 49

fetus

Answer 49

unborn child from the third month of conception