Reproductive Unit Quiz #1

Question 1

What is the (1) name of one reproductive disease, (2) what kind of pathogen is it, and (3) what animal does it affect?

Answer 1

HIV, virus, apes, chimpanzees, humans, ect.

Question 2

Why does the scrotum retract and descend from the abdomen?

Answer 2

Thermoregulation

Question 3

The spermatic cord suspends the testes from the abdomen and contains:

Answer 3

Vas Deferes

Question 4

What is the pampiniform plexus and what is the function?

Answer 4

Are veins that take away heat

Question 5

The name for the formation of sperm is

Answer 5

spermatogenesis

Question 6

Where is sperm and testosterone produced and what is the name of the two cells that make these cells and hormones?

Answer 6

Testies, lydio and sertoil cells

Question 7

Bilateral and Unilateral cryptorchidism know the difference between the two.

Answer 7

Bilateral = both testies are in the stomach and no sperm in produced, Unilateral = sperm is produced (testasterone is produced in both)

Question 8

Where is sperm stored in the testes to mature?

Answer 8

Epididymis

Question 9

Know at least 2 secondary male sex characteristics

Answer 9

increased muscle size and dominant behavior

Question 10

What does semen provide for sperm?

Answer 10

mobility

Question 11

Estrous vs Estrus

Answer 11

Estrous is the entire cycle that occurs between heat and ovulation. Estrus is the period of standing heat

Question 12

What are the 4 stages of estrous?

Answer 12

Proestrus, estrus, medesrtus, diestrus

Question 13

The quick release of this hormone causes the release of the egg from the follicle.

Answer 13

Progesterone

Question 14

What does the follicle turn into when the egg is released?

Answer 14

Corpus luteum

Question 15

What are two behavioral signs of estrus?

Answer 15

allowing animals to mount them and vocalizations

Question 16

Name the three types of estrous cycles and describe them

Answer 16

polyestrus, seasonal polyestrus, monestrus

Question 17

what is evaluated when looking at sperm?.. The two M’s

Answer 17

Morphology and Mobility

Question 18

What are the three parts of the sperm cell and why are they important?

Answer 18

Head (contains DNA), neck (makes energy), tail (propels)

Question 19

What are three abnormalities that sperm can have?

Answer 19

Large/ Small head, no neck, bent tail ect.

Question 20

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH):

Answer 20

Causes the follicle to grow in ovary

Question 21

Estrogen:

Answer 21

Produced by cells surrounding the follicle (brings on heat)

Question 22

Luteinizing Hormone (LH):

Answer 22

causes the follicle to release the egg

Question 23

Progesterone:

Answer 23

Produced by the corpus luteum to support pregnancy

Question 24

Prostaglandin:

Answer 24

produced by the uterus to stop progesterone