Anatomy
Reproductive organ that produces the male hormone
Testes
How many eggs are released each month during ovulation?
1
Main male hormone
tesosterone
Name of the baby immediately after fertilization?
Zygote
Human gestation lasts how many weeks?
40 weeks
Reproductive organ that produces the female hormones.
Ovaries
The sperm are made where?
Testes
Two main female hormones
Estrogen and progesterone
Baby is called what from 2-8 weeks?
Embryo
What is the name of the sac that surrounds the baby in the womb?
Amniotic sac
Where implantation of the fertilized egg happens?
Uterus
During spermatogenesis how many sperm cells are created?
4
What hormone is detected when taking a pregnancy test?
HcG (Human chorionic gonadotropin)
From 8 weeks until birth, the baby is called what?
Fetus
How many chromosomes are in the gametes? (sperm and egg cells)
23 chromosomes
Where does fertilization of the egg and sperm happen?
Fallopian Tube
What is the fluid filled sac that surrounds and nurtures the developing egg cell?
Follicle
What hormone from the anterior pituitary signals the egg(s) in the ovary to mature?
FSH
At what week does the baby's heart begin beating?
5 weeks
Ovulation takes place around what day in the 28 day menstrual cycle?
Day 14
The inner layer of the uterus that is thick and vascular. Where the fertilized egg implants.
Endometrium
Where sperm is sent for maturation.
Epididymus
What hormone from the anterior pituitary stimulates a release of testosterone from the testes?
LH
What is the name of the organ that is attached to the uterus and provides the baby with nourishment and oxygen?
Placenta
What is the name of tail on the sperm?
Flagellum