Reproductive system

What is the main reproductive organ in females? What hormone does it secrete?

• Testes: Estrogen

• Testes: Testosterone

• Ovaries: Estrogen

• Ovaries: Testosterone

What is the main reproductive organ in males? What hormone does it secrete?

• Testes: Estrogen

• Testes: Testosterone

• Ovaries: Estrogen

• Ovaries: Testosterone

The combining of a sperm cell and an egg cell creates

• Zygote

• Umbilial cord

• uterus

• embryo

What is designed to cushion and protect the growing fetus?

• fallopian tubes

• amniotic fluid

• overaries

• placenta

 LH and FSH are produced only in the ovaries.

• True

• False

The process of fertilization commonly begins in the uterus.

• True

• False

The female reproductive system is responsible for the production of the egg cell, estrogen, and progesterone.

• True

• False

The mature egg cell goes into the fallopian tube where it waits for a sperm cell. Thus, the fallopian tube serves as the site of fertilization.

• True

• False

The fertilized egg, also known as zygote, implants itself to the uterus where it will grow and develop.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

It is the primary sex hormone in males that gives rise to secondary male characteristics such as deeper voice, facial hair, and muscle development.

• estrogen

• progesterone

• testosterone

• inhibin