Exam 23: The Reproductive Systems

What is dysfunctional uterine bleeding and how can it be treated?

Another name for the female external genitalia is the vulva.

Match each term with its corresponding description or definition. -benign enlargements on one or both ovaries

Both follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone are secreted by the pituitary gland.

Inflammation of the ovaries is called

The part of the uterus that lies above the point where the uterine tubes attach is called the

It is important for human gametes to have only 23 chromosomes so that the zygote will have the correct number of chromosomes.

Explain the steps in the formation and release of an ovum.

List,describe,and explain the functions of the accessory or supportive sex glands of the male reproductive system.

The corpus spongiosum and cavernosum are erectile tissue in the penis.

Match each term with its corresponding description or definition. -condition that occurs when the testes do not descend from the abdominal cavity to the scrotum

Which of the following is the hormone most responsible for stimulating immature ovarian follicles to start growing?

MATCHING Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -the male gamete

Match each term with its corresponding description or definition. -benign tumors of the uterine fibrous or smooth muscle tissue

What is impotence? How can it be treated?

Viagra would have its greatest effect on the

Another name for the seminal vesicles is the Cowper glands.

MATCHING Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -a tightly coiled,comma-shaped tube that lies along the top of and behind the testes

The hormone progesterone

What is benign prostatic hypertrophy? How can it lead to urinary retention?