A&P III- Reproductive system book questions
Questions and Verified Answers
Where do the testes originate in a fetus? Correct Answer: Retroperitoneal space
When do the testes begin to descend? Correct Answer: 2 months prior to birth
descent may not be complete until after birth
Failure of the testes to descend? Correct Answer: Cryptorchidism
Spermatogenesis is a function of the? Correct Answer: Seminiferous tubule
Process of capacitation usually occurs in the? Correct Answer: Vagina
The male urethra passes through this. Correct Answer: The corpora spongiosum
What hormone initiates the changes in puberty? Correct Answer: GnRH
What female structure corresponds to the scrotum in the male? Correct Answer: The labia major
What is the space between the labia minor? Correct Answer: The vestibule
The clitoris is analog to the penis, but it does not contain the urethra and? Correct Answer: Corpus
spongiosum
The female Bartholin glands correspond to the male? Correct Answer: Cowper's
This hormone is a gonadotropin that targets the ovary to produce its steroids. . Correct Answer: FSH
These hormones are steroids. Correct Answer: -Testosterone
-Estrogen
-Progesterone
, This hormone thickens the lining of the uterus. It stimulates the mitosis & growth of the endometrium.
Correct Answer: Estrogen
This hormone causes the uterus to increase glycogen. It stimulates the increase in lipids & glycogen in
the endometrium necessary to insure implantation of the embryo. Correct Answer: Progesterone
The shedding & bleeding of the decidua during menses is directly caused by low levels of? Correct
Answer: Sex steroids (estrogen & progesterone)
This causes the decidua or uterine lining to die from lack of stimulation, resulting in menses or bleeding
Results of Menopause? Correct Answer: -Loss of hormones
-Reduction in breast mass
-Decrease of bone calcium
-Psychological changes
Sperm cells are formed in the testes. What part specifically? Correct Answer: Within the seminiferous
tubules
What is the source of the male sex hormones? Correct Answer: Interstitial cells
Testicular cancer usually arises from the? Correct Answer: Seminiferous tubules
Where do sperm cells attain fertilization competence and motility; where do they mature? Correct
Answer: Epididymis
Where does the epididymis direct sperm cells into? Correct Answer: Vas deferens
The end of the vas deferens is a dilated sac called the? Correct Answer: Ampulla
The ejaculatory duct is the union of the vas deferens and the? Correct Answer: Seminal vesicle
The substrate used for sperm metabolism is produced by the? Correct Answer: Seminal vesicle
What is the main production of the prostate gland? Correct Answer: The secretion of alkaline mucus.
The "neutralizes" the acidic environment of the vagina which could kill the sperm.
Questions and Verified Answers
Where do the testes originate in a fetus? Correct Answer: Retroperitoneal space
When do the testes begin to descend? Correct Answer: 2 months prior to birth
descent may not be complete until after birth
Failure of the testes to descend? Correct Answer: Cryptorchidism
Spermatogenesis is a function of the? Correct Answer: Seminiferous tubule
Process of capacitation usually occurs in the? Correct Answer: Vagina
The male urethra passes through this. Correct Answer: The corpora spongiosum
What hormone initiates the changes in puberty? Correct Answer: GnRH
What female structure corresponds to the scrotum in the male? Correct Answer: The labia major
What is the space between the labia minor? Correct Answer: The vestibule
The clitoris is analog to the penis, but it does not contain the urethra and? Correct Answer: Corpus
spongiosum
The female Bartholin glands correspond to the male? Correct Answer: Cowper's
This hormone is a gonadotropin that targets the ovary to produce its steroids. . Correct Answer: FSH
These hormones are steroids. Correct Answer: -Testosterone
-Estrogen
-Progesterone
, This hormone thickens the lining of the uterus. It stimulates the mitosis & growth of the endometrium.
Correct Answer: Estrogen
This hormone causes the uterus to increase glycogen. It stimulates the increase in lipids & glycogen in
the endometrium necessary to insure implantation of the embryo. Correct Answer: Progesterone
The shedding & bleeding of the decidua during menses is directly caused by low levels of? Correct
Answer: Sex steroids (estrogen & progesterone)
This causes the decidua or uterine lining to die from lack of stimulation, resulting in menses or bleeding
Results of Menopause? Correct Answer: -Loss of hormones
-Reduction in breast mass
-Decrease of bone calcium
-Psychological changes
Sperm cells are formed in the testes. What part specifically? Correct Answer: Within the seminiferous
tubules
What is the source of the male sex hormones? Correct Answer: Interstitial cells
Testicular cancer usually arises from the? Correct Answer: Seminiferous tubules
Where do sperm cells attain fertilization competence and motility; where do they mature? Correct
Answer: Epididymis
Where does the epididymis direct sperm cells into? Correct Answer: Vas deferens
The end of the vas deferens is a dilated sac called the? Correct Answer: Ampulla
The ejaculatory duct is the union of the vas deferens and the? Correct Answer: Seminal vesicle
The substrate used for sperm metabolism is produced by the? Correct Answer: Seminal vesicle
What is the main production of the prostate gland? Correct Answer: The secretion of alkaline mucus.
The "neutralizes" the acidic environment of the vagina which could kill the sperm.
