Endocrine System & Reproductive System Vocab Review

Endocrine Glands are

• Ductless or tubeless organs or groups of cells that release hormones directly into the bloodstream

• Chemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different body cells

• produces hormones that regulate metabolism, body heat, and bone growth

• none of the above

Hormones are

• produces hormones that regulate metabolism, body heat, and bone growth

• Chemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different body cells

• Regulates the level of sugar in the blood

• "Master Gland" that regulates how other glands operate.

gonads are name for

• testes only

• ovaries only

• testes and ovaries

• sperm

Adrenal Glands are responsible for

• help the body recover from stress and respond to emergencies

• produce sperm

• produce eggs

• female reproductive organ

ovaries are

• system of organs involved in producing offspring

• responsible for producing sperm

• The male sex glands that store the ova and produce female sex hormones

• The female sex glands that store the ova and produce female sex hormones

Testosterone is

• the female sex hormone

• External sac that contains the testes

• the male sex hormone

• Male reproductive organ

The uterus is

• Male organ of reproduction used to house the developing fetus.

• Female organ of reproduction used to house the developing fetus.

• A thick fluid containing sperm and other secretions from the male reproductive system

• system of organs involved in producing offspring

Ovulation is

• A pair of tubes with fingerlike projections that draw in the ovum

• The process of releasing a mature ovum into the fallopian tube each month

• A muscular, elastic passageway that extends from the uterus to the outside of the body

• The opening to the uterus

Process in sexual reproduction in which male and female reproductive cells join to form a new cell is called

• fertilization

• menstruation

• embryo

• penis

the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth is

• amniotic sac

• fetus

• vagina

• testes