Exam 17: Reproductive Systems

________ is a hormone produced by the seminiferous tubules that inhibits FSH from stimulating the production of sperm cells.

Match each definition in the first column to the correct term in the second column. -A region located at the tip of the penis that has a high concentration of nerves for sexual arousal.

How many chromosomes are provided to a zygote from each gamete?

Describe the "path" of a sperm cell from its production until it leaves the male body.

A bacterial infection of the pelvic organs is known as ________.

The anterior pituitary gland secretes ________ in men,which causes the cells that will become sperm to be more sensitive to the effects of testosterone.

The ________ secretes both estrogen and progesterone,and if fertilization does not occur,this structure degenerates.

Which contraceptive device is inserted into the uterus by a physician and is highly successful at preventing pregnancy or at dislodging the embryo if implanted?

Match each definition in the first column to the correct term in the second column. -The male organ that delivers sperm to the female's reproductive tract.

Match each definition in the first column to the correct term in the second column. -A muscular tube in females used for sexual reproduction that receives the penis during sexual intercourse and serves as the birth canal.

Sperm become mature and capable of fertilizing an egg in the ________.

Which one of the following occurs toward the end of spermatogenesis?

A pregnant woman (first trimester)is concerned that she has been exposed to a chemical that blocks estrogen and progesterone receptors so that the body does not recognize these hormones.The most important reason she should be worried about this is because ________.

Match each definition in the first column to the correct term in the second column. -The pear-shaped organ in females that houses and nourishes the developing fetus.

A 25-year-old female has just had the Implanon system inserted for contraception.Six months later,she is concerned because she is not menstruating.This is ________ and the reason is because she has an increased level of ________.

The ________ contains enzymes that spill out from the sperm and digest through the layers surrounding the secondary oocyte to assist fertilization.

The structure that is shared between the male reproductive and urinary systems is the ________.

The midpiece of the mature sperm contains mitochondria that provide metabolic energy for the trip to the egg.Fructose (simple sugar)is used as fuel by the sperm.From where is this fructose secreted?

What do the cells that form the outer sphere of the mature Graafian follicle become once luteinizing hormone transforms the cells?

The tubes that extend from the uterus and function to transport the immature egg from the ovary to the uterus are known as ________.