MCPHS BIO II FINAL EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
release of a mature egg, occurs at midpoint of each reproductive cycle -
....ANSWER ...-ovulation
union of sperm and egg - ....ANSWER ...-fertilization
organs that produce gametes - ....ANSWER ...-gonads
male gonads - ....ANSWER ...-testes
testes produce sperm in highly coiled tubes called - ....ANSWER ...-
seminiferous tubules
fold of the body wall to help maintain testis temperature about 2 degrees below
body temp - ....ANSWER ...-scrotum
during ejaculation, sperm are propelled through _______________, a muscular
duct - ....ANSWER ...-vas deferens
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,sperm pass from seminiferous tubules into a coiled duct of _______________ -
....ANSWER ...-epididymis
two of these contribute significantly to the volume of semen -
....ANSWER ...-seminal vesicles
secretes anticoagulant enzyme and sperm nutrient into urethra -
....ANSWER ...-prostate gland
the human penis contains urethra and _____ cylinders of spongy erectile tissue -
....ANSWER ...-three
head of penis - ....ANSWER ...-glans
foreskin that surrounds human glans (is removed if male is circumsized) -
....ANSWER ...-prepuce
pair of female gonads on either side of uterus; outer layer consists of follicles, each
consisting of an oocyte - ....ANSWER ...-ovaries
fallopian tube extends from uterus toward a funnel like opening at each ovary
known as the ____ - ....ANSWER ...-oviduct
during ovulation, cilia help egg move down oviduct into _____ -
....ANSWER ...-uterus
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, inner lining of uterus that is rich with blood vessels - ....ANSWER ...-
endometrium
opening to the vagina (uterine neck) - ....ANSWER ...-cervix
pair of thick ridges that enclose and protect vulva - ....ANSWER ...-labia
majora
slender skin folds that border labia majora and protect urethra -
....ANSWER ...-labia minora
consists of erectile tissue (female) - ....ANSWER ...-clitoris
production of gametes - ....ANSWER ...-gametogensis
formation and development of sperm - ....ANSWER ...-spermatogenesis
spermatogenesis takes about ____ weeks from start to finish -
....ANSWER ...-seven
development of mature eggs - ....ANSWER ...-oogenesis
hypothalamus secretes ____ which tells the anterior pituitary to secrete FSH and
LH - ....ANSWER ...-GnRH
FSH and LH are gonadotropins because - ....ANSWER ...-they act on both
male and female gonads
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
release of a mature egg, occurs at midpoint of each reproductive cycle -
....ANSWER ...-ovulation
union of sperm and egg - ....ANSWER ...-fertilization
organs that produce gametes - ....ANSWER ...-gonads
male gonads - ....ANSWER ...-testes
testes produce sperm in highly coiled tubes called - ....ANSWER ...-
seminiferous tubules
fold of the body wall to help maintain testis temperature about 2 degrees below
body temp - ....ANSWER ...-scrotum
during ejaculation, sperm are propelled through _______________, a muscular
duct - ....ANSWER ...-vas deferens
....COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 1
,sperm pass from seminiferous tubules into a coiled duct of _______________ -
....ANSWER ...-epididymis
two of these contribute significantly to the volume of semen -
....ANSWER ...-seminal vesicles
secretes anticoagulant enzyme and sperm nutrient into urethra -
....ANSWER ...-prostate gland
the human penis contains urethra and _____ cylinders of spongy erectile tissue -
....ANSWER ...-three
head of penis - ....ANSWER ...-glans
foreskin that surrounds human glans (is removed if male is circumsized) -
....ANSWER ...-prepuce
pair of female gonads on either side of uterus; outer layer consists of follicles, each
consisting of an oocyte - ....ANSWER ...-ovaries
fallopian tube extends from uterus toward a funnel like opening at each ovary
known as the ____ - ....ANSWER ...-oviduct
during ovulation, cilia help egg move down oviduct into _____ -
....ANSWER ...-uterus
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, inner lining of uterus that is rich with blood vessels - ....ANSWER ...-
endometrium
opening to the vagina (uterine neck) - ....ANSWER ...-cervix
pair of thick ridges that enclose and protect vulva - ....ANSWER ...-labia
majora
slender skin folds that border labia majora and protect urethra -
....ANSWER ...-labia minora
consists of erectile tissue (female) - ....ANSWER ...-clitoris
production of gametes - ....ANSWER ...-gametogensis
formation and development of sperm - ....ANSWER ...-spermatogenesis
spermatogenesis takes about ____ weeks from start to finish -
....ANSWER ...-seven
development of mature eggs - ....ANSWER ...-oogenesis
hypothalamus secretes ____ which tells the anterior pituitary to secrete FSH and
LH - ....ANSWER ...-GnRH
FSH and LH are gonadotropins because - ....ANSWER ...-they act on both
male and female gonads
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