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Reproductive System

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The fluid that contains sperm in a male is called
a)
semen
b)
colostrum
c)
preejaculatory fluid
d)
mucous
2.
____ is responsible for the development and maintenance of male secondary sex characteristic
a)
testosterone
b)
ICSH
c)
FSH
d)
LH
3.
Spermatogenesis produces
a)
4 sperm
b)
1 sperm; 3 polar bodies
c)
3 sperm; 1 interstitial cells
4.
The purpose of the urethra in a male is to
a)
carry only urine 
b)
carry only semen
c)
carry a mixture of semen and urine
d)
carry both semen and urine but not at the same time. 
5.
 A sac shaped like an upside down pear with a thick lining and muscles in the pelvic area where a fertilized egg or zygote comes to grow into a baby.  Also called the womb.
a)
vagina
b)
cervix
c)
uterus
d)
urethra
6.
When menstruation ends in middle age.
a)
menopause
b)
gestation
c)
implantation
d)
death 
7.

The "main" male sex hormone

a)

estrogen

b)

testosterone

c)

progestrone

d)

prostate gland 

8.

The main female sex hormone

a)

estrogen

b)

testosterone

c)

vagina

d)

prostate gland

9.
Glands that produce the egg cells and hormones
a)
ovaries 
b)
testes
c)
fallopian tubes
d)
scrotum
10.
When the ovum travels through the fallopian tubes the female is ovulating (able to get pregnant)
a)
True
b)
False
11.
After the egg leave the fallopian tube, it enters the 
a)
vagina
b)
uterus
c)
ovaries
d)
ovum
12.
Which is a function of the female reproductive system?
a)
PRODUCE OVA
b)
LOCATION FOR FERTILIZATION
c)
NOURISH NEWBORN
d)
ALL OF THE ABOVE
13.
Which of the following hormones is secreted by the ovary?
a)
FSH
b)
ESTROGEN
c)
LH
d)
BOTH A AND C
14.
Uterine tubes connect the:
a)
UTERUS & CERVIX
b)
UTERUS & VAGINA
c)
OVARIES AND UTERUS
d)
OVARIES AND CERVIX
15.
The first menstrual period is called:
a)
MENOPAUSE
b)
PRIMIMENORRHEA
c)
MENSTRUATION
d)
MENARCHE
16.

The middle, muscular layer of the uterus is called the:

a)

MYOMETRIUM

b)

PERIMETRIUM

c)

ENDOMETRIUM

d)

MESOMETRIUM

17.
The pigmented area around the nipple of the breast is called the:
a)
LACTIFEROUS DUCT
b)
LACTIFEROUS GLAND
c)
AREOLA
d)
MAMMARY GLAND
18.
Just prior to the eighth week of gestation the infant is called a(n):
a)
NEONATE
b)
EMBRYO
c)
ZYGOTE
d)
FETUS
19.
The umbilical cord connects the fetus to the:
a)
AMNION
b)
CHORION
c)
ENDOMETRIUM
d)
PLACENTA
20.

The testes are located in the scrotum:

a)

FOR PROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE SPERMATIC CORD

b)

FOR PROPER TESTOSTERONE PRODUCTION

c)

FOR PROTECTION

d)

BECAUSE SPERMATOGENESIS REQUIRES A LOWER TEMPERATURE

21.
After spermatogenesis, sperm are stored in the:
a)
EPIDIDYMIS
b)
VAS DEFERENS
c)
URETHRA
d)
SEMINAL VESICLE
22.
The tip of the penis is called the:
a)
PREPUCE
b)
GLANS PENIS
c)
SHAFT OF THE PENIS
d)
PENILE GLAND
23.
The thin, watery fluid first secreted by the breast after birth is called:
a)
COLOSTRUM
b)
MECONIUM
c)
AMNIOTIC FLUID
d)
POSTPARTUM
24.
The first bowel movement of a newborn is called:
a)
CANDIDIASIS
b)
MECONIUM
c)
PLACENTA
d)
COLOSTRUM
25.

Menstrual flow occurs when the concentrations of

a)

estrogen & progesterone are high

b)

estrogen & progesterone are low

c)

estrogen is high; progesterone is low

d)

progesterone is high; estrogen is low

26.
Stoppage of the menstrual cycle
a)
amenorrhea
b)
oligomenorrhea
27.

The female gonad is the

a)

ovary

b)

vagina

c)

vestibule

d)

fallopian tube

28.

Interstitial cells produce

a)

sperm

b)

FSH

c)

testosterone

d)

estrogen

29.

During spermatogenesis, the unspecialized gametes that need to mature in the epididymis are called

a)

spermatids

b)

spermatogonium

c)

secondary spermatocytes

d)

primary spermatocytes

30.

When producing gametes, ___ cycles of meiosis occurs to produces cells that are ___.

a)

two; haploid

b)

four; haploid

c)

two; diploid

d)

four; diploid

31.

What gland produces a fluid high in fructose and prostaglandins?

a)

seminal vesicle

b)

prostate gland

c)

bulbourethral gland

32.

What gland secretes a lubricating fluid?

a)

bulbourethral gland

b)

prostate gland

c)

seminal vesicle

33.

What pituitary hormone stimulates spermatogenesis and oogenesis?

a)

FSH

b)

LH

c)

hCG

d)

ADH

34.

How many viable ovum/ova are produced during oogenesis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

35.

What hormone is produced by the corpus luteum and prepares the uterus for pregnancy?

a)

LH

b)

FSH

c)

progesterone

d)

estrogen

36.

During which trimester do the major organ systems form?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

37.

Cleavage is

a)

rapid cell division after fertilization

b)

when an animal cell splits during cytokinesis

c)

the separation of the scrotum into two cavities

d)

specialized cell division

38.

Muscle is formed from the

a)

mesoderm

b)

ectoderm

c)

endoderm

39.

When the blastocyst adheres to the uterine lining, ___ has occurred

a)

implantation

b)

placentation

c)

embryogenesis

d)

oocyte activation

40.

What hormone triggers the onset of labor?

a)

oxytocin

b)

ADH

c)

hCG

d)

progesterone

41.

The first stage of labor is the

a)

dilation stage

b)

expulsion stage

c)

placental stage

d)

neonate stage

42.

An egg contains a ___ chromosome while a sperm may contain a _____ chromosome

a)

X; X or Y

b)

X; Y

c)

Y; X

d)

Y; X or Y

43.

Neural tissues develop from the

a)

ectoderm

b)

endoderm

c)

mesoderm

44.

Undifferentiated spermatogenic stem cells are called

a)

spermatogonia

b)

primary spermatocytes

c)

secondary spermatocytes

d)

spermatids

45.

Interstitial cells produce

a)

testosterone.

b)

sperm.

c)

androgen-inhibiting protein.

d)

FSH.

46.

are produced at the end of the meiotic divisions in the seminiferous tubules.


(a)  
Choose from the below words
Spermatids
Primary spermatocytes
Spermatozoa
Secondary spermatocytes
47.

Oogenesis begins

a)

by age 10.

b)

by age 5.

c)

during embryonic development.

d)

at birth.

48.

A massive release, or surge, of _____ from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland triggers ovulation.

a)

estrogen

b)

progesterone

c)

FSH

d)

LH

49.

The ovary does not release a mature gamete. Instead, a ________ is released.

a)

oogonia

b)

oocyte

c)

secondary oocyte

d)

zygote

50.

The presence of ________ in blood or urine is a reliable indication of pregnancy.

a)

progesterone

b)

human chorionic gonadotropin

c)

relaxin

d)

human placental lactogen