Reproductive System

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Reproductive System

• Anatomy and Physiology Flash Cards

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Directions

• The first slide asks a question.
• The second slide answers the questions.
• Use these slides like flash cards to test your
  core knowledge.

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Question

• The essential organs for the male reproductive
  system are ______.
• They produce sex cells called ______.

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Answer

• Gonads (testes)
• Sperm

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Question

• The male genitalia consists of what two organs?

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Answer

1. Penis
2. Scrotum

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Question

• The sac that houses the testes is the ______.

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Answer

• Scrotum

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Question

• Sperm production occurs is the
• Seminal vesicles
• Tunica albuginea
• Spermatic cord
• Seminiferous tubules

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Answer

1. Seminal vesicles
2. Tunica albuginea
3. Spermatic cord
4. Seminiferous tubules

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Question

• The following is a list of structures that the
  sperm passes through from the testes to the
  outside environment. List the correct order
• Ejaculatory duct
• Urethra
• Ductus deferens
• Epididymis

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Answer

• Epididymis
• Ductus deferens
• Ejaculatory duct
• Urethra

13
Question

• Testosterone is produced by the
• Scrotum
• Testes
• Penis
• Prostate

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Answer

1. Scrotum
2. Testes
3. Penis
4. Prostate

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Question

• Describe the function of testosterone.

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Answer

1. Testosterone is an essential hormone for puberty.
   It masculanizes a male. (Deepening the voice
   tone, for example.)
2. Promotes and maintains the development of the
   male accessory organs (i.e., prostate gland).
3. Has a stimulating effect on protein anabolism
   (i.e., it is responsible for greater muscular
   development).

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Question

• Sperm production is called
• Spermatogenesis
• Spermatids
• Seminiferous
• Spermatozoa

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Answer

1. Spermatogenesis
2. Spermatids
3. Seminiferous
4. Spermatozoa

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Question

• What organ is located just below the bladder?
  (Hint the urethra passes through its center.)

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Answer

• Prostate gland

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Question

• The essential organs for the female reproductive
  system are the ______.
• They produce sex cells known as the ______.

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Answer

• Gonads (ovaries)
• Ova (eggs)

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Question

• Where does the production of female gametes take
  place?

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Answer

• Ovaries

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Question

• The production of female gametes (sex cell) is
  called
• Folliclosys
• Oogenesis
• Estrogenesis
• Progesteronesis

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Answer

1. Folliclosys
2. Oogenesis
3. Estrogenesis
4. Progesteronesis

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Question

• The structure that transports the ovum to the
  uterus is called
• Vagina
• Cervix
• Lactiferous duct
• Uterine tube

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Answer

1. Vagina
2. Cervix
3. Lactiferous duct
4. Uterine tube

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Question

• Uterine tubes are also known as the ______.

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Answer

• Fallopian Tubes

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Question

• The luteinizing hormone during the middle of the
  ovarian cycle stimulates
• Ovulation
• Menstruation
• Dysmenorrhea
• Menopause

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Answer

1. Ovulation
2. Menstruation
3. Dysmenorrhea
4. Menopause

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Question

• The production of estrogen and progesterone
  occurs in the
• Uterus
• Ovaries
• Cervix
• Vagina

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Answer

1. Uterus
2. Ovaries
3. Cervix
4. Vagina

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Question

• This hormone causes the development and
  maintenance of secondary female sex
  characteristics (growth of pubic hair, breast
  development).
• Progesterone
• Testosterone
• Estrogen
• Follicle stimulating hormone

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Answer

• Progesterone
• Testosterone
• Estrogen
• Follicle stimulating hormone

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Question

• The uterus is composed of two parts. The upper
  portion known as the body, and the lower portion
  known as the _____.

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Answer

• Cervix

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Question

• Name the part of the female reproductive tract
  that opens to the external environment.

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Answer

• Vagina

41
Question

• The average menstrual cycle lasts for ______.

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Answer

• 28 days

43
Question

• What life cycle occurs in most woman around the
  age of 50?

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Answer

• Menopause

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Question

• True or False?
• The size of the breast determines the amount of
  milk produced?

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Answer

• False The size of the breast is determined by
  the amount of fat contained in the breast, not
  the amount of milk producing glands.

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Question

• In the mammary glands, the production of milk
  occurs in the
• Alveolus
• Lactiferous duct
• Areola
• Lobules

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Answer

1. Alveolus
2. Lactiferous duct
3. Areola
4. Lobules