Reproductive Systems

Question 1

Testes

Answer 1

Produce sperm cells and the male sex hormone testosterone.

Question 2

Seminiferous tubules

Answer 2

Hollow tubes in the testes in which spermatogenesis occurs

Question 3

Interstitial cells

Answer 3

Surround seminiferous tubules, secrete testosterone.

Question 4

Sertoli cells

Answer 4

Support the development of spermatozoa

Question 5

Epididymides

Answer 5

Cap of coiled tubes on the testes in which sperm cells mature and are stored until ejaculation

Question 6

Vas deferens (ductus deferentia)

Answer 6

Smooth muscle tube; carries sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct.

Question 7

Cowper’s gland

Answer 7

Secretes mucus into the semen.

Question 8

Seminal vesicles

Answer 8

Secrete fructose sugar into the semen to improve sperm motility

Question 9

Ejaculatory duct

Answer 9

Formed at the joining of the vas deferens and seminal vesicles, which conducts semen to the urethra

Question 10

Urethra

Answer 10

Carries semen during ejaculation and urine at other times, open at the end of the penis.

Question 11

Penis

Answer 11

Deposits semen into the female vagina during ejaculation; consists of the glans and shaft.

Question 12

Ovaries

Answer 12

Site of ovum development, ovulation, and the secretion of estrogen and progesterone from follicles.

Question 13

Fallopian tubes (oviducts)

Answer 13

Lead from ovaries to the uterus, carry ova to the uterus, usual site of fertilization

Question 14

Uterus

Answer 14

Muscular organ in which the embryo and fetus develop

Question 15

Endometrium

Answer 15

Inner lining of the uterus, develops monthly, embryo implants here, shed in menstruation.

Question 16

Cervix

Answer 16

Tightly closed bottom of uterus, dilates during birth

Question 17

Vagina

Answer 17

Leads from the cervix to the exterior of the body, functions as a passageway for semen, as the birth canal during delivery, and as an outlet for menstrual blood.