REPRODUCTIVE
During tubal ligation in a female, what structure is actually cut?
Fallopian or Uterine Tubes
Which hormone is the necessary trigger for ovulation to occur?
LH
Formation of new cells for growth, repair, or replacement OR Process by which new individuals are produced.
Reproduction
The soft mucosal lining of the uterus is the endometrium.
TRUE
General term for sex organs on the outside of the body of male or female.
accessory glands and structures
A type of apocrine gland in the female breast that are the function units of milk secretion.
alveolar glands
Normally menstruation occurs when ________.
blood levels of estrogen and progesterone decrease
Glands which are inferior to the prostate gland. Secrete mucus-like fluid, released in response to sexual stimulation.
bulbourethral glands
Which accessory gland secretes a thin, milky fluid that washes the urethra of urine?
bulbourethral landed
Removal of all or a portion of the foreskin. Usually done for cultural reasons.
circumcision
The duct system of the male reproductive system includes all but which of the following?
corpus spongiosum
Smooth muscle in the scrotum. Assists in temperature regulation.
dartos muscle
Term which refers to the movement of semen out of the urethra.
ejaculation
Tightly coiled tube that connects testicles to the vas deferens.
epididymus
Fertilization generally occurs in the ________.
fallopian tubes
The structures that receive the ovulated oocyte, providing a site for fertilization, are called the ________.
fallopian tubes
The primary function of the testes is to produce testosterone.
false
The prostate atrophies as a man ages, and it usually causes no health problems.
false
Term for primary sex organs in male or female: testes and ovaries.
gonads
Effects of estrogen include ________.
growth of the breasts at puberty
A thin tissue that partially closes the vaginal orifice.
hymen
The basic difference between spermatogenesis and oogenesis is that ________.
in oogenesis, one mature ovum is produced, and in spermatogenesis four mature sperm are produced from the parent cell
Term that refers to milk secretion and ejection
lactation
Primary hormone produced by the follicles within the ovary.
luteinizing hormone
Period in which the female reproductive cycles stop. Estrogen and progesterone production declines.
menopause
The midpiece of the sperm tail contains mostly ________.
mitochondria
In females, term used to refer to the release of an ovum from a follicle.
ovulation
The ________ plexus of testicular veins assists in cooling the testis.
pampiniform
The ability of sperm cells to move along the vas deferens is due to ________.
peristaltic contractions
Primary hormone produced by the corpus luteum within the ovary.
progestins
The femal hormone that maintais pregnancy and stops the menstrual cycle.
progestins
Gland in males that surrounds and opens into the urethra. Secretes a thin, milky, alkaline fluid.
prostate gland
Glands attached near base of bladder in males. Secretes seminal fluid into the ejaculatory duct.
seminal vesicles
Which of the choices below is not a function of the vagina?
serves as a passageway for the primary oocyte
Network of vessels in the scrotum which reduces temperature of blood as it approaches the testicles.
spermatic plexus
Process that produces sperm.
spermatogenesis
Which of the choices below is not a function of testosterone?
stimulates mammary gland development
Human egg and sperm are similar in that ________.
they have the same number of chromosomes
It is necessary for the testes to be kept below body temperature for abundant, viable sperm formation.
true
Part of the fallopian tube in which fertilization most often occurs.
uterine tube
Female structure that is part of the birh canal, a passageway for mestrual flow, and a copulatory organ.
vagina
Muscular tube about 45 cm long. Extends from epididymis to ejaculatory duct.
vas deferens
Surgical cutting of the vas deferens as a form of birth control is called a(n) ________.
vasectomy