The Reproductive System

Question 1

produces reproductive cells in both males (sperm) and females (eggs)

Answer 1

reproductive system

Question 2

sites of sperm production in a process called spermatogenesis
located outside of the body for temperature regulation

Answer 2

testes

Question 3

where sperm matures (about 14 days)

Answer 3

epididymus

Question 4

duct where mature sperm are transported to the urethra

Answer 4

vas deferens

Question 5

made as sperm travel past the seminal vesicle (fructose), prostate gland (basic substance) and cowper’s gland (mucous)

Answer 5

semen

Question 6

transports sperm out of the male body

Answer 6

urethra

Question 7

contains enzymes which penetrate through the egg cell wall

Answer 7

acrosome

Question 8

contains the chromosomes

Answer 8

nucleus

Question 9

energy source to move the sperm

Answer 9

mitochondrion

Question 10

a flagellum to aid in movement

Answer 10

tail

Question 11

streamlined so it can move quickly

Answer 11

shape

Question 12

contains about 400000 follicles at puberty
each month about 20 follicles will begin maturation
one follivle will fully mature and release an egg

Answer 12

ovaries

Question 13

receive the egg from the ovary and sweep it toward the fallopian tubes

Answer 13

fimbriae

Question 14

tube connecting ovaries to the uterus
where fertilization occurs

Answer 14

fallopian tubes / oviducts

Question 15

when fertilized egg implants into the fallopian tube

Answer 15

tubal pregnancy/ectopic pregnancy

Question 16

fertilized egg implants into the uterine wall in the endometrium. it provides nourishment for the developing fetus

Answer 16

uterus

Question 17

when there is no fertilized egg to implant, the endometrium is shed

Answer 17

menstruation

Question 18

opening to the uterus
dilates during labour

Answer 18

cervix

Question 19

canal leading to the uterus

Answer 19

vagina

Question 20

low levels of hormones cause the endometrium to be shed

Answer 20

menstrual phase (days 1-5)

Question 21

hormones are released like follicle stimulating hormone

Answer 21

follicular phase (days 1-13)

Question 22

release by the pituitary to act on the ovaries

Answer 22

gonadotropic hormone

Question 23

promotes development of about 20 follicles of which 1 will release an egg

Answer 23

follicle stimulating hormone

Question 24

ovarian hormone
promotes thretaening of the endometrium

Answer 24

estrogen

Question 25

where luitenizing hormone is released

Answer 25

ovulatory phase (day 14)

Question 26

released by the pituitary to act on the ovaries

Answer 26

gonadotropic hormone

Question 27

stimulates ovulation which releases the egg from the ovary

Answer 27

luteinizing hormone

Question 28

where luteinizing and corpus luteum and progesterone is released

Answer 28

luteal phase (days 15 - 28)

Question 29

promotes development of the corpus luteum

Answer 29

luteinizing hormone

Question 30

made from the follicle that released the mature egg. this structure starts to form as soon as a mature egg released from the follicle. it ensures proper hormone production to maintain a pregnancy

Answer 30

corpus luteum

Question 31

ovarian hormone
continues the thickening of the endometrium

Answer 31

progesterone

Question 32

barriers a sperm cell have in order to fertilize an egg cell

Answer 32

acidic vagina
cervical mucous
female immune system response

Question 33

after fertilization divides as it travels to the uterus which has been thickened while the endometrium

Answer 33

zygote

Question 34

when zygote reaches uterus

Answer 34

blastocyst

Question 35

developing blastocyst forms a hormone which maintains the corpus luteum which produces progesterone and estrogen

Answer 35

human chorionic gonadotropin

Question 36

connects the fetus to the placenta

Answer 36

umbilical cord

Question 37

how long is gestation

Answer 37

280 days

Question 38

how does labor begin

Answer 38

when the amniotic membrane breaks, cervix dilates and uterine contractions begin to move baby through baby canal