Exam 21: Reproductive System

The most common form of cancer in males over the age of 50 is ____________________ cancer.

Benign growths that occur in the wall of the uterus are called _________________________.

Which of the following methods of contraception, when used correctly, is generally the most effective?

Some sexually transmitted infections can be passed from the mother to her child during the birth process.

Match each condition or infection to its description. -excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding

When an ovum is fertilized outside the female's body and then transferred to her uterus, this is called _____.

The changes experienced during menopause are strictly physical in nature.

Match each condition or infection to its description. -common STD that presents no symptoms for most women and many men

Human somatic cells contain _____ chromosomes.

The male sex hormone is called _____.

An important role of progesterone in the reproductive process is to _____.

A zygote is a(n) _____.

____________________, also called conception, occurs when the sperm and egg nuclei combine.

The contraction of the prostate gland during ejaculation serves the purpose of _____.

It is relatively easy to surgically correct the condition in which the testes have not properly descended to the outside of the body.

A male is considered to be sterile if he produces less than how many spermatozoa in one ml of seminal fluid?

Pituitary hormones play a significant role in the reproductive process.

____________________ means the absence of a menstrual cycle.

Syphilis is a potentially life-threatening STD.

During which stage of human development is it most likely that life changes will require emotional and social adjustments?