SEXUAL SELF (A)

Question 1

puberty begin when the brain’s ________ and the ____________ get together

Answer 1

hypothalamus
pituatary gland

Question 2

special hormones that activate the sexual glands

Answer 2

Gonadotropins

Question 3

sexual gland in males

Answer 3

testes

Question 4

sexual gland in females

Answer 4

ovaries

Question 5

occurs during puberty and includes many changes such as physical, emotional and social changes

Answer 5

Adolescent Sexual Development

Question 6

body structure directly concerned with reproduction

Answer 6

primary sexual characteristics

Question 7

features which appear at puberty (though they later become equally prominent)

Answer 7

secondary sexual characteristics

Question 8

hormones released by the male testes are called

Answer 8

androgen

Question 9

hormones released by the female ovaries are called

Answer 9

estrogen

Question 10

girls may experience puberty at any time between the ages of

Answer 10

8 - 15 yo

Question 11

boys may experience puberty at any time between the ages of

Answer 11

9 - 17 yo

Question 12

refer to sexual organs

Answer 12

Primary sexual characteristics

Question 13

refer to other visible changes that mark adult maturation

Answer 13

Secondary sexual characteristics

Question 14

Primary sex characteristic changes in boys involves the increase in the size of the ____,____, ____, and ______

Answer 14

prostate gland, testes, seminal vesicles, and penis

Question 15

The uterus begins to build a lining, and the vagina starts to produce discharge.

Answer 15

Primary sex characteristic changes in girls

Question 16

this lining is shed about every ____ days

Answer 16

28

Question 17

male organ used in sexual intercourse

Answer 17

penis

Question 18

The ________ also called the head of the penis, is covered with a loose layer of skin called foreskin

Answer 18

glans

Question 19

3 parts of the penis

Answer 19

root, shaft, glans

Question 20

loose pouch-like sac of skin that hangs behind and below the penis and acts as a “climate control system” for the testes.

Answer 20

scrotum

Question 21

responsible for making testosterone, the primary male sex hormone, and for generating sperm

Answer 21

Testes

Question 22

tubes are responsible for producing sperm cells

Answer 22

Seminiferous tubules

Question 23

It transports and stores sperm cells that are produced in the testes.

Answer 23

Epididymis

Question 24

transports mature sperm to the urethra, the tube that carries urine or sperm to outside of the body, in preparation for ejaculation.

Answer 24

Vas deferens

Question 25

formed by the fusion of the vas deferens and the seminal vesicles and empties into the urethra

Answer 25

Ejaculatory ducts

Question 26

tube that carries urine from the bladder to outside of the body

Answer 26

urethra

Question 27

produces a sugar-rich fluid (fructose) that provides sperm with a source of energy to help them move

Answer 27

seminal vesicles

Question 28

contributes additional fluid to the ejaculate and also helps to nourish the sperm.

Answer 28

prostate gland

Question 29

Also called Cowper’s glands; the fluid it produces serves to lubricate the urethra and to neutralize any acidity

Answer 29

Bulbourethral glands

Question 30

enclose and protect the other external reproductive organs. Literally translated as “large lips.”

Answer 30

Labia majora

Question 31

Literally translated as “small lips” and surround the openings to the vagina

Answer 31

Labia minora

Question 32

located beside the vaginal opening and produce a fluid (mucus) secretion

Answer 32

Bartholin’s Glands

Question 33

where the two labia minora meets; a small, sensitive protrusion that is comparable to the penis in males

Answer 33

Clitoris

Question 34

The clitoris is covered by a fold of skin, called the ________, which is similar to the foreskin at the end of the penis.

Answer 34

prepuce

Question 35

a canal that joins the cervix (the lower part of uterus) to the outside of the body.

Answer 35

vagina

Question 36

a hollow, pear-shaped organ that is the home to a developing fetus

Answer 36

uterus

Question 37

2 parts of uterus

Answer 37

cervix & corpus

Question 38

small, oval-shaped glands that are located on either side of the uterus

Answer 38

Ovaries

Question 39

narrow tubes that are attached to the upper part of the uterus and serve as tunnels for the ova (egg cells) to travel

Answer 39

fallopian tubes

Question 40

“menstru” means

Answer 40

monthly

Question 41

The average menstrual cycle takes about 28 days and occurs in (3) phases which are _____

Answer 41

follicular phase, ovulatory phase (ovulation), and luteal phase