Reproductive Systems

Question 1

4 components and functions of the male reproductive system

Answer 1

Testes: produce spermatozoa and testosterone
Ductal System: carries spermatozoa to the exterior
Secretory Glands: prostate and bulbourethral glands
Penis: organ of copulation

Question 2

male germ cell

Answer 2

spermatozoa

Question 3

route of travel for the male germ cell

Answer 3

seminiferous tubules>rete testis>efferent ductules>epididymis>vas deferens>ejaculatory duct>urethra

Question 4

location of the prostate gland

Answer 4

surrounds the urethra directly below the neck of the bladder

Question 5

type of epithelium in the tubuloalveolar glands of the prostate

Answer 5

pseudostratified columnar epithelium

Question 6

location of the vas deferens

Answer 6

extends from the tail of the epididymis to prostate where it joins the seminal vesicle duct to form the ejaculatory duct

Question 7

3 components of the vas deferens wall

Answer 7

mucosa, muscularis, and adventitia

Question 8

type of epithelium in the lumen of the vas deferens

Answer 8

pseudostratified cilliated columnar

Question 9

describe the tunica albuginea (testis)

Answer 9

tough fibrous capsule, dense irregular connective tissue of the testis

Question 10

location of the epididymis

Answer 10

posterior of the testis

Question 11

3 parts of the epididymis

Answer 11

head, body, tail

Pseudostratified columnar epithelium

Question 12

type of epithelium in the testes

Answer 12

complex epithelium made of sertoli cells (simple columnar) and germ cells

Question 13

corpus cavernosa (pen)

Answer 13

two dorsal cylinders of erectile tissue

Question 14

corpus spongiosum (pen)

Answer 14

central ventral cylinder of erectile tissue containing the urethra

Question 15

tunica albuginea (pen)

Answer 15

dense fibrocollagenous sheath that holds the cavernosa and spongiosum together

Question 16

4 components of the female reproductive system

Answer 16

ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina

Question 17

epithelium of the endocervical canal

Answer 17

tall columnar epithelium

Question 18

epithelium of the ectocervix

Answer 18

stratified squamous epithelium

Question 19

amount of oocytes in the ovaries

Answer 19

400,000

Question 20

ovary cortex

Answer 20

outer region of the ovary, includes all the ovarian follicles

Question 21

ovary medulla

Answer 21

inner region of the ovary, contains the larger blood vessels

Question 22

ovary tunica albuginea

Answer 22

basement membrane which separates surface cells from underlying ovarian tissue

Question 23

4 types of follicles

Answer 23

primordial follicle: primary oocyte in outer cortex, squamous epithelium
Primary follicle (maturing), squamous becoming cuboidal
Secondary follicle (maturing)
Graffian follicle (mature)

Question 24

epithelium of the fallopian tube lumen

Answer 24

cilliated columnar epithelium

Question 25

leiomyoma

Answer 25

fibroids; a benign smooth muscle tumor common in the uterus