REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM REVIEW
NAME ________________________________
I. IDENTIRY THE FEMALE STRUCTURES DESCRIBED.
1. _______________ chamber that houses the developing fetus.
2. _________________ usual site of fertilization.
3. _______________ duct through which the ovum travels to reach the uterus.
4. ____________ Primary female reproductive organ.
II. MATCH THE FOLLOWING:
a. oogonium
b. priamary oocyte
c. secondary oocyte
d. ovum
1. _________ forming part of the primary follicle in the ovary.
2. ____________ in the uterine tube before fertilization.
3. ____________ in the Graafian follicle of the ovary.
4. _____________ in the uterine tube shortly after sperm penetration.
III. MATCH THE FOLLOWING:
a. mitosis
b. meiosis
c. both mitosis and meiosis
1. ____________ final product is two daughter cells, each with 46 chromosomes.
2. ____________ final product is four daughter cells, each with 23 chromosomes.
3. ______________ involves prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase.
4. ______________ Occurs only in gonads.
5. _______________ daughter cells have the same number and types of chromosomes
as the mother cell.
6. ___________ daughter cells are different from the mother cell in their chromosomal
makeup.
7. ____________ provides cells for the reproduction of offspring.
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IV. MATCH THE FOLLOWING:
a. amnion
e. fetus
b. chorionic villi
f. placenta
c. endometrium
g. umbilical cord
d. fertilization
h. zygote
1. _____________ the fertilized egg.
2. _____________ secretes estrogen and progesterone to maintain the pregnancy.
3. _______________helps form the placenta.
4. _____________ fluid-filled sac, surrounding the developing embryo/fetus.
5. ______________ attaches the embryo to the placenta.
6. _____________ fingerlike projections of the blastocyst.
7. _____________ The embryo after 8 weeks.
8. _____________ the organ that delivers nutrients to and disposes of wastes for the
fetus.
V. FILL IN THE BLANKS
1. Discharge of a secondary oocyte from the ovary about once each month is a process
referred to as ___________________
2. The inferior narrow portion of the uterus that opens into the vagina is the _________
3. The clusters of milk-secreting cells of the mammary glands are referred to as ______
4. The distal end of the penis is a slightly enlarged region called the ______________
5. Covering the slightly enlarged region of the penis is a loosely fitting skin called the
___________________
6. The circular pigmented area surrounding each nipple of the mammary glands is the
________________
7. After a secondary oocyte leaves the ovary, it enters the open, funnel-shaped distal
end of the uterine (fallopian) tube called the _____________
8. The portion of a sperm cell that contains the nucleus and acrosome is the ________
9. Vasectomy refers to removal of a portion of the _________________
10. The mass of erectile tissue in the penis that contains the spongy urethra is the
_________________
11. The superior dome-shaped portion of the uterus is called the ________________
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12. The passageway for menstrual flow and inferior portion of the birth canal is the
____________________
13. Two longitudinal folds of skin that extend inferiorly and posteriorly from the mons
pubis are covered with pubic hair are the ________________
14. The _________ is a small mass of erectile tissue at the anterior junction of the labia
minora.
15. The phase of the menstrual cycle between days 6 and 13 during which endometrial
repair occurs is the ___________________ phase.
16. During menstruation, the stratum ____________________ of the endometrium is
sloughed off.
17. The most immature spermatogenic cells are called ______________
18. The hypothalamic hormone that controls the uterine and ovarian cycles is
__________________
19. High levels of estrogens exert a positive feedback on LH and GnRH that cause
_____________________
20. The result of meiosis in spermatogenesis is that each primary spermatocyte
produces four ___________________
21. The stage of spermatogenesis that results in maturation of spermatids into sperm
cells is called ____________________
22. The clear, glycoprotein layer between the oocyte and granulosa cells is called the
_________________________
23. _________________ refers to the functional changes that sperm cells undergo in
the female reproductive tract that allow them to fertilize a secondary oocyte.
24. At the end of the _______________ month of development, the testes descend into
the scrotum.
25. The average amount of semen per ejaculation is ____________ ml.
26. The average range of number of sperm is _____________/ml. When the count falls
below _________________/ml, the male is likely to be sterile.
27. Most of the uterus consists of ___________-metrium which is made of ___________
28. The average duration of the menstrual cycle is _________ days. The menstrual
phase usually lasts about _________ days. Following the menstrual phase is the
_______________ phase. Following ovulation is the ____________ phase.
29. The trophoblast is composed of two layers known as the ______________________
and ________________________
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30. Implantation is likely to occur about ________ days after ovulation.
31. Upon fertilization, the secondary oocyte completes meiosis _____, forming the
fertilized ovum and releasing a ____________ body.
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