Exam 20: The Reproductive Systems

The menstrual cycle requires the hormones ____________________ and ____________________ from the anterior pituitary gland, and ____________________ and ____________________ from the ovary.

The lowermost part of the uterus is the ____________________, which opens into the ____________________.

The sustentacular cells of the testes produce ____________________.

In women, the secretion of estrogen is stimulated by:

A sperm cell contains ____ of chromosomes.

The secretions of the male reproductive glands have an ____________________ pH to counteract the ____________________ pH of the ____________________.

The vagina is ____ to the urethra and ____ to the rectum.

In the menstrual cycle, which hormone stimulates the ruptured ovarian follicle to become the corpus luteum?

The ovaries are located ____ to the uterus in the ____ cavity.

Which of the following statements are true of the uterus? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

The part of a sperm cell that contains enzymes to digest the membrane of the egg cell is the:

In the testes, testosterone is produced by the:

The hormones that are directly necessary for the growth of blood vessels in the uterine lining are ____________________ and ____________________.

For men, the hormone that initiates sperm production is:

In the mammary glands, the hormone ____________________ stimulates growth of the duct system, and the hormone ____________________ stimulates growth of the secretory cells.

The male reproductive gland(s) with smooth muscle that contributes to ejaculation is (are) the:

Spermatogenesis takes place in the ____________________, and each cell that undergoes meiosis produces ____________________ functional sperm cell(s).

Oogenesis takes place in the ____________________, and each cell that undergoes meiosis produces ____________________ functional egg cell(s).

The uterus is ____ to the urinary bladder and ____ to the ovaries.

Human milk contains the carbohydrate ____________________ as a nutrient for the newborn.