Reproductive System

The lining of the uterus which becomes thicken for possible pregnancy?

• placenta

• endometrium

• cervix

• epididymis

A hollow, muscular, pear shaped located between the two ovaries where the fertilized egg develop.

• uterus

• cervix

• vagina

• c. vulva

Located at the base of the bladder that secrete a thick fluid that nourishes the sperm.

• Vas deferens

• urethra

• seminal vesicles

• ejaculatory ducts

When a sperm cell successfully penetrates their nuclei fuse, a fertilized egg called_____ is formed.

• embryo

• fetus

• gamete

• zygote

The tube that passes through the penis to the outside of the body, which carries urine and sperm.

• vas deferens

• urethra

• testes

• epididymis

About 7 days after fertilization, implantation occurs where the embryo attaches to the____

• cervix

• endometrium

• fallopian tube

• vagina

During labor in childbirth, more oxytocin is released in the uterus to intensify and speed up contractions. This demonstrates

• negative feedback mechanism

• hormonal imbalance

• positive feedback mechanism

• overproduction of hormones

The hormone that builds up the lining of the uterus in preparation of the fertilized ovum.

The hormone that stimulates the production of milk in the mammary glands.

The uterus ____________________

• is connected to both the oviducts and the vagina

• is not an endocrine gland

• contributes to the development of the placenta

• all of these are correct