Unit 9: Reproductive System

Question 1

Testes

Answer 1

where sperm are produced

Question 2

vas deferens

Answer 2

the tube connecting the testes to the prostate

Question 3

prostate

Answer 3

the organ which regulates whether urine or semen flows through the urethra

Question 4

urethra

Answer 4

the tube from the bladder to the outside (in both men and women)

Question 5

scrotum

Answer 5

the skin and muscles which raise and lower the testes to keep them at an appropriate temperature for sperm production

Question 6

vagina

Answer 6

the birth canal where the penis goes during intercourse

Question 7

cervix

Answer 7

the opening of the uterus holds the baby inside the uterus during pregnancy

Question 8

uterus

Answer 8

the womb where the embryo implants and where the baby develops

Question 9

fallopian tubes

Answer 9

The passageway between the ovary and the uterus Where fertilization takes place.

Question 10

ovaries

Answer 10

create the egg cells release hormones which cause the menstrual cycle

Question 11

puberty

Answer 11

the onset of fertility hormones change the body to make it fertile

Question 12

Path of the egg cell (unfertilized)

Answer 12

ovaries, Fallopian tube, uterus, cervix, vagina

Question 13

Path of sperm from production to fertilization

Answer 13

testes, vas deferens, prostate, urethra, vagina, cervix, uterus, Fallopian tube

Question 14

Why don’t women have a prostate?

Answer 14

Women’s bodies have two openings (the urethra and vagina) so our passageways are not connected. Men have only one opening (the penis) so their passageways are connected and the prostate regulates which fluid flows through.

Question 15

Women have _____ which produce _____, while men have _____ which produce ____.

Answer 15

ovaries, eggs

testes, sperm

Question 16

The tubes which get cut and “tied” when a man or woman wants to ensure infertility. (also done to pets when they are spade or neutered)

Answer 16

Fallopian tubes

vas deferens

Question 17

Pap smear

Answer 17

a test your gynecologist will do, scraping some cells from the cervix and uterus and examining them in a microscope. This is done to test for STIs and cancer.