study guide for reproductive and urinary 2

Question 1

Glands that secrete a thick, yellow substance to nourish the sperm cells

Answer 1

Seminal Vesicles

Question 2

Location of sperm formation

Answer 2

Seminiferous Tubules

Question 3

The male gametes

reproductive cells

Answer 3

Sperm

Question 4

The most common cancer in American males between the ages of 15 and 34 years

Answer 4

Testicular Cancer

Question 5

A pear-shaped organ with muscular walls and a mucous membrane lining filled with a rich supply of blood vessels

Answer 5

Uterus

Question 6

The muscular tube lined with mucosa that extends from the cervix to the outside of the body

Answer 6

Vagina

Question 7

The liquid that protects the fetus and makes possible its floating movements

Answer 7

Amniotic Fluid

Question 8

An organ of sensitive, erectile tissue located anterior to the urethral meatus and the vaginal orifice

Answer 8

Clitoris

Question 9

Secretes the hormone progesterone during the second half of the menstrual cycle

Answer 9

Corpus Luteum

Question 10

Tubes which extend from the upper end of the uterus to a point near, but not attached to, an ovary

Answer 10

Fallopian Tubes

Question 11

Result from the fertilization of separate ova by separate sperm cells

Answer 11

Fraternal Twins

Question 12

Formed by the fertilization of a single egg cell by a single sperm that divides to form two embryos

Answer 12

Identical Twins

Question 13

The milk-producing glands that develop during puberty

Answer 13

Mammary Glands

Question 14

The muscular middle layer of uterine tissue

Answer 14

Myometrium

Question 15

The thin muscle that covers the testis.

Its function is to lower and raise the scrotum, which helps to control the temperature of the testis and avoids overheating

The muscle often contracts when a man is sexually aroused in order to protect the testis during intercourse

Answer 15

Cremaster Muscle

Question 16

Is a layer of smooth muscular fiber that lies beneath the skin of the scrotum.
Regulates the temperature of the testicles.
It expands or contracts to wrinkle the scrotal skin.
Contraction-reduces surface area available for heat loss.
Expansion-increases the surface area and cools testicles.
Works in conjunction with Cremaster
Muscle, but Dartos is slower acting.

Answer 16

Dartos Muscle

Question 17

Facts about Estrogen

Answer 17

1. Estrogen hormones are responsible for the growth and development of female sexual characteristics and reproduction
2. Estrogen is produced in the ovaries, adrenal glands and fat tissues
3. In women, estrogen circulates in the bloodstream and binds to estrogen receptors on cells
4. It controls growth of the uterine lining during the first part of the menstrual cycle
5. Causes changes in the breasts during adolescence and pregnancy
6. Regulates various other metabolic processes-bone growth and cholesterol levels
7. Estrogen is present in men and women. Higher in women.

Question 18

Main Function of Estrogen

Answer 18

Development of Female Secondary Sexual Characteristics: Include-Breasts, Endometrium, Regulation of Menstrual Cycle
In males-Estrogen helps in maturation of the sperm and maintenance of a healthy libido

Question 19

In the kidney-Passage of liquid through the capillary wall from the glomerulus into the glomerular capsule

Passage through a filter or other material that prevents passage of certain molecules, particles, or substances

Answer 19

Filtration

Question 20

An accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter

Answer 20

Hydronephrosis

Question 21

An enzyme secreted by and stored in the kidneys that promotes the production of the protein angiotensin. It regulates the body’s balance of fluids and electrolytes.

Answer 21

Renin

This Hormone assists with blood pressure regulation

Question 22

A testis that fails to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops

Answer 22

Undescended Testes

Undescended testicles have an increased risk for cancer

Question 23

One of the two tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

Answer 23

Ureters

Each ureter arises from a kidney, descends, and ends in the bladder

Question 24

Are used to drain the bladder

Answer 24

Urinary Catheter

Question 25

A triangular region of the wall of the urinary bladder
Area in which the muscle fibers are closely adherent to the mucosa
Triangle formed by 3 openings within the bladder

Answer 25

Trigone of Bladder

Question 26

A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex

Answer 26

Testosterone

Question 27

Facts about Testosterone:

Answer 27

1. A hormone responsible for the normal growth and development of the male sex organs and maintenance of other sexual characteristics
2. In men, testosterone is produced in the testes
3. The amount of testosterone produced by the testes is regulated by the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland
4. Testosterone helps maintain reproductive tissues
5. Helps stimulate sperm production
6. Helps stimulate and maintain sexual function
7. Helps increase muscle mass and strength
8. Helps maintain bone strength

Question 28

THESE TWO ARE CALLED WHAT:

1. Tunica Albugina-Fibrous capsule of the testis
2. Tunica Vaginalis-outpocketing of the peritoneum

Answer 28

Septal Extensions of Tunica

Question 29

A vessel into which urine is passed

An external plastic or metal receptacle for collecting urine

Answer 29

Urinal

Question 30

Any of the external physical characteristics of sexual maturity secondary to hormonal stimulation that develop in the maturing individual.

These characteristics include adult distribution of hair and development of the penis or breasts and the labia

Physical characteristics of sexual maturity that distinguishes one gender from the other-such as the distribution of hair and voice changes

Answer 30

Secondary Sex Characteristics