Terms And Defs

Question 1

Spermatogenesis

Answer 1

The process by which sperm form in the seminiferous tubules of the testes.

Question 2

Erection

Answer 2

The enlarged, fim state of the penis, which results as the erectile tissues fill with blood.

Question 3

Coitus

Answer 3

Sexual intercourse (the process in which the erect penis enters the vagina.)

Question 4

Emission

Answer 4

Movement of the male reproductive secretions towards the urethra.

Question 5

Ejaculation

Answer 5

The movement of sperm out of the urethra.

Question 6

Semen

Answer 6

A mixture of sperm and the secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and bulbourethral glands.

Question 7

Secondary sex characteristics

Answer 7

The characteristics that appear at puberty and tend to distinguish men from women.

Question 8

Puberty

Answer 8

A series of events that transforms a child into a sexually mature adult

Question 9

Anabolism

Answer 9

All the synthesis reactions that occur in the body.

Question 10

Catabolism

Answer 10

All of the decomposition reactions that occur in the body.

Question 11

Oogenesis

Answer 11

The production of haploid germ cells by the ovary.

Question 12

Ovulation

Answer 12

The release of a secondary oocyte from a mature follicle.

Question 13

Menopause

Answer 13

The last menstruation; the time of life after which a woman no longer ovulates, around age 50

Question 14

Lactation

Answer 14

The process by which a female mammal produces and secretes milk to feed her Young

Question 15

Menses

Answer 15

Periodic shedding of the uterine endometrium that results in blood loss from the vagina

Question 16

Implantation

Answer 16

Burrowing of the blastocyte in the endometrium.

Question 17

Organogenesis

Answer 17

The formation of organs in a developing fetus.