Endocrine and Reproductive Systems

Which of the following is NOT a function of hormones?

• maintain homeostasis

• influence metabolism

• influence growth and development

• breaking down nutrients

Identify a hormone that increases metabolic rate.

• thyroid hormone

• calcitonin

• aldosterone

• parathyroid hormone

The testes don’t begin producing sperm and the ovaries do not begin releasing eggs until_________.

• birth

• fertilization

• puberty

• death

In which structure in Figure 34–2 is fertilization occurring?

• ovary

• uterus

• Fallopian tube

• uterine wall

The diagram shows the female reproductive system. The part labelled B is called  

• sperm 
• the egg  
• the womb  
• the ovary 

What carries urine and sperm to the outside of the body, but never at the same time?

• Prostate gland
• Epididymis
• Urethra
• Vas deferens

Male hormone is...

• testosterone
• estrogen
• progesterone

The 3 functions of the MALE reproductive system:

• produce sex hormones, produce eggs, provide nourishing environment for the baby
  
• produce sex hormones, produce/store sperm. deliver sperm to female reproductive system
• produce hormones, urination, cleansing of reproductive organs

The 3 functions of the FEMALE reproductive system:

• produce sex hormones, produce eggs, provide nourishing environment for baby
• produce sex hormones, produce/store sperm. deliver sperm to female reproductive system
• produce hormones, urination, cleansing of reproductive organs

The body's hormones, and the glands that produce them, make up the endocrine system?

• True
• false