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MCPHS Bio II Final Exam – Questions And Answers
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MCPHS Bio II Final Exam – Questions And AnswersRelease of a mature egg, occurs at midpoint of each reproductive cycle
Right Ans - ovulation
Union of sperm and egg Right Ans - fertilization
Organs that produce gametes Right Ans - gonads
Male gonads Right Ans - testes
Testes produce sperm in highly coiled tubes called Right Ans -
seminiferous tubules
Fold of the body wall to help maintain testis temperature about 2 degrees
below body temp Right Ans - scrotum
During ejaculation, sperm are propelled through _______________, a muscular
duct Right Ans - vas deferens
Sperm pass from seminiferous tubules into a coiled duct of _______________
Right Ans - epididymis
Two of these contribute significantly to the volume of semen Right Ans -
seminal vesicles
Secretes anticoagulant enzyme and sperm nutrient into urethra Right Ans -
prostate gland
The human penis contains urethra and _____ cylinders of spongy erectile tissue
Right Ans - three
Head of penis Right Ans - glans
Foreskin that surrounds human glans (is removed if male is circumsized)
Right Ans - prepuce
pair of female gonads on either side of uterus; outer layer consists of follicles,
each consisting of an oocyte Right Ans - ovaries
, fallopian tube extends from uterus toward a funnel like opening at each ovary
known as the ____ Right Ans - oviduct
during ovulation, cilia help egg move down oviduct into _____ Right Ans -
uterus
inner lining of uterus that is rich with blood vessels Right Ans -
endometrium
opening to the vagina (uterine neck) Right Ans - cervix
pair of thick ridges that enclose and protect vulva Right Ans - labia majora
slender skin folds that border labia majora and protect urethra Right Ans -
labia minora
consists of erectile tissue (female) Right Ans - clitoris
production of gametes Right Ans - gametogensis
formation and development of sperm Right Ans - spermatogenesis
spermatogenesis takes about ____ weeks from start to finish Right Ans -
seven
development of mature eggs Right Ans - oogenesis
hypothalamus secretes ____ which tells the anterior pituitary to secrete FSH
and LH Right Ans - GnRH
FSH and LH are gonadotropins because Right Ans - they act on both male
and female gonads
androgens Right Ans - testosterone
estrogens Right Ans - estradiol and progesterone
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