Science W1B - Female Reproductive System

Question 1

All living things, like human beings, are able to to breed offspring through this process.

Answer 1

reproduction

Question 2

Role of Female Reproductive System

Answer 2

to produce egg cells and for child-bearing

Question 3

These are small and almond-shaped organs located inside the female, just a few inches below the waist. It secrets hormones: estrogen & progesterone to produce mature egg.

Answer 3

ovaries

Question 4

ovaries produce and release ripined egg every __ days

Answer 4

28

Question 5

two very fine tubes which extend from each ovary into the uterus which contains egg until fertilization takes place and provide a passageway leading the sperm to the egg

Answer 5

fallopian tubes or oviducts

Question 6

a hollow, muscular, pear-shaped organ located between the two ovaries where the fertilized egg will develop and grow into a baby

Answer 6

uterus or womb

Question 7

If the eggs remain unfertilized, the uterus sheds and passes through the vagina, through this process.

Answer 7

menstrual discharge

Question 8

a narrow structure within an inch-long canal connecting the lower end of the uterus to the upper portion of the vagina

Answer 8

cervix

Question 9

a hollow tube leading to the cervix to the outside of the body with an elastic wall which allows it to expand during childbirth and sexual intercourse

Answer 9

vagina or birth canal

Question 10

vulva, parts of the external genitalia

Answer 10

mons veneris, labia minora, labia majora, clitoris, vaginal orifice

Question 11

controls sex drive and regulates the development of female secondary sex characteristics at puberty

Answer 11

estrogen (gland: ovaries)

Question 12

induces mitosis in the cells of the uterus

Answer 12

estrogen (gland: ovaries)

Question 13

controls the development of endometrium (mucus membrane lining womb) during menstrual cycle and maintenance of uterus during pregnancy

Answer 13

progesterone (gland: ovaries)

Question 14

stimulates the production of milk in the mammary glands

Answer 14

prolactin (gland: ovaries)

Question 15

stimulates ovulation, maturation of egg cell, and progesterone production

Answer 15

luteinizing hormone (gland: pituitary)

Question 16

stimulates the maturation of egg cell in the ovary and estrogen and progesterone production

Answer 16

follicle-stimulating hormone (gland: pituitary)

Question 17

causes one follicle in the ovary to grow and reach maturity

Answer 17

follicle-stimulating hormone (gland: pituitary)