Male Anatomy
Male Physiology
Female Anatomy
Female Physiology
Misc
100
What is the primary male gonad?
The testes
100
What is the process that creates sperm cells?
spermatogenesis
100
What is the primary female gonad?
The ovaries
100
What is the process that creates egg cells?
oogenesis
100
What is the most common form of [non-skin] cancer in males?
Prostate cancer
200
What are the two muscles that are capable of retracting the testes?
The dartos muscle and the cremaster muscle.
200
In what part of the reproductive tract are sperm produced?
In the seminiferous tubules.
200
What is the inner lining of the uterus called?
The endometrium
200
What is the term for the end of menstruation that occurs during midlife?
menopause
200
What is the surgical procedure that will sterilize a female?
Tubal ligation
300
Secretions from which gland contribute the greatest volume to semen?
The seminal vesicles
300
What cells in the testes produce testosterone?
The interstitial cells
300
List two purposes of the vagina.
Passageway for elimination of menstrual fluid; birth canal; sperm receptacle
300
What hormone stimulates ovulation?
LH
300
What hormone is produced by the corpus luteum?
Progesterone
400
What condition is caused by the failure of one or both testes to descend before birth?
Cryptorchidism
400
How long does it take a sperm cell to mature from a spermatogonium?
about nine weeks
400
Where is fertilization most likely to occur?
In the oviduct.
400
What is the term for when a female abnormally stops menstruating?
amenorrhea
400
Where in the breast is milk produced?
In the lobules
500
What are the three components of semen?
spermatozoa, enzymes, seminal fluid
500
List four structures, in order, that sperm travel through in the male reproductive tract.
seminiferous tubules, epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra
500
What female structure is analogous to the male penis?
The clitoris
500
What happens during the secretory phase of the uterine cycle, and why does it happen?
Secretory glands and blood vessels develop in the endometrium in order to support [the potential of] a growing embryo.
500
Explain how the function of estrogen changes during the follicular phase of the ovarian cycle.
Estrogen levels begin low and have a negative feedback relationship with LH and FSH, but once estrogen levels rise enough, it switches to having a positive feedback relationship with FSH and LH.
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