HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE ANATOMY QUIZ

What is produced in the ovaries?

eggs and hormones

What is a mature egg cell called?

Ovum, Ova

What term describes the release of the mature egg from the ovary?

Ovulation

In what part of the system will the egg be fertilized by the sperm cell?

Fallopian Tube

What structure sweeps the egg into the fallopian tube?

Fimbria

In what part of the system does the baby grow?

Uterus

Why does the fertilized egg attach to the uterine lining?

To gain nutrients and oxygen

What happens to an egg that doesn't get fertilized?

It leaves the body through menstruation

What role does the cervix play in childbirth?

Dilates and holds the baby

What is another term used for the vagina?

birth canal

Sperm is the male

reproductive cell

Where is sperm is produced?

In the testes

What is the male urethra responsible for?

Removes urine and semen from the body.

Semen

The fluid that carries and nourishes sperm on it's path out of the body.

Testes

An external structure that produces sperm. There are two.

Scrotum

The external sack that contains the testes.

Epididymis

area in the testes were sperm is stored and matures

Vas Deferens

A tube that starts at the testes and carries sperm to the prostate glad.

Prostate gland

A structure that produces fluids that make up semen

Seminal vesicle

A structure that produces fluids that make up semen. Located near the prostate gland.

Urethra

Tube that runs through the penis. It removes urine from the body and is the passageway for semen out of the body.

Penis

Structure outside the body that contains the urethra. Inserted into the vagina during sexual intercourse.

Erection

When sexually aroused the penis arteries in the penis fill with blood. The penis becomes erect (straight) and hard.

Ejaculation

The discharge of semen out of the male body

responsible for producing offspring and is different in men and women.

reproductive system

Ovum

mature egg and has the ability to become a baby.

Toxic Shock Syndrome

bacterial infection caused by the misuse of tampons

Ovaries

release eggs into the fallopian tubes (via fimbria) and also produce hormones.

uterus

womb

uterine lining is responsible for

provides oxygen and nutrients to the growing baby; sheds each month pregnancy doesn't occur

The menstruation period lasts

3-5 days

Sperm is produced in

the testes.

Birth canal

organ for sexual intercourse; where baby will come out of the body

Pituitary gland (where is it located?)

Gland in the brain that releases hormones that are responsible

for puberty

Primary function of the fimbria

sweeps eggs from ovary into fallopian tubes

When sperm fertilize an egg

Zygote

"STI" (letter S = T = I =)

Sexually Transmitted Infection

Menstrual Cycle

Approximately a 28-day cycle that prepares a women's body

for pregnancy.

Pregnancy

Condition in a female of having a developing embryo and fetus in her uterus for about 40 weeks/9 months

Gynecologist

The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women