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Human reproductive system

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is used to regulate many bodily processes?

a)

bile

b)

hormones

c)

blood vessels

d)

hydrochloric acid

2.

What is the function of the human female reproductive system?

a)

Produce ovum (egg cell)

b)

Produce ovum, protect offspring before and after birth

c)

Produce ovum, protect and nourish offspring before and after birth

d)

Produce ovum, nourish offspring before and after birth

3.

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

a)

Testes: Oestrogen

b)

Testes: Testosterone

c)

Ovaries: Oestrogen

d)

Ovaries: Testosterone

4.

What is the function of the human male reproductive system?

a)

grow and develop baby

b)

produce egg and deliver egg to female

c)

internal fertilization

d)

produce sperm and deliver sperm to female

5.

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

a)

Testes: Oestrogen

b)

Testes: Testosterone

c)

Ovaries: Oestrogen

d)

Ovaries: Testosterone

6.

What gland controls all of the other glands?

a)

Pituitary gland

b)

Adreanal gland

c)

Pineal gland

d)

Pancreas

7.

Which one here is not a hormone?

a)

luteinizing hormone

b)

testosterone

c)

ovary

d)

estrogen

8.

The mitochondrion of the sperm cell provides the energy needed by the sperm to swim through the female reproductive system.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which part of the female reproductive system is the site of fertilization?

a)

Uterus

b)

Fallopian tube

c)

Ovary

d)

Cervix

10.

The combining of a sperm cell and an egg cell creates

a)

Zygote

b)

Umbilial cord

c)

Uterus

d)

Embryo

11.

How many months does it typically take for a fetus to fully develop?

a)

9 months

b)

7 months

c)

10 months

d)

one year

12.

Which structure allows nutrients to pass to the embryo and takes wastes away from the embryo?

a)

Placenta

b)

Ovary

c)

Testes

d)

Fallopian tubes

13.

In an embryo, the process when the cells start becoming the many specialized types of tissues and organs it needs is known as

a)

Fertilization

b)

Differentiation

c)

Genetic recombination

d)

Meiosis

14.

When contractions begin during pregnancy, hormones are released to increase the rate of contractions. This is an example of

a)

positive feedback

b)

negative feedback

15.

What is the periodic shedding of tissues and blood from the inner lining of the

uterus?

a)

menopause

b)

ovulation

c)

pregnancy

d)

menstruation

16.

What is used to regulate many bodily processes?

a)

Endocrine System,

b)

hormones

c)

blood vessels

d)

homeostasis

17.

What gland controls all of the other glands?

a)

Pituitary gland

b)

Adreanal gland

c)

Pineal gland

d)

pancreas

18.

What decides how much sugar is in your blood?

a)

Pituitary gland

b)

Adreanal gland

c)

Thyroid gland

d)

pancreas

19.

What gland helps your body respond to danger?

a)

Pituitary gland

b)

Adreanal gland

c)

Thyroid gland

d)

pancreas

20.

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

a)

Testes: Estrogen

b)

Testes: Testosterone

c)

Ovaries: Estrogen

d)

Ovaries: Testosterone

21.

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

a)

Testes: Estrogen

b)

Testes: Testosterone

c)

Ovaries: Estrogen

d)

Ovaries: Testosterone

22.

The combining of a sperm cell and an egg cell creates

a)

Zygote

b)

Umbilial cord

c)

uterus

d)

embryo

23.

What is designed to cushion and protect the growing fetus?

a)

 placenta

b)

amniotic fluid

c)

overaries

d)

placenta

24.

How many months does it typically take for a fetus to fully develop?

a)

9 months

b)

7 months

c)

10 months

d)

one year

25.

What is the last organ to fully mature before birth?

a)

Lungs

b)

heart

c)

brain

d)

ovaries

26.

When contractions begin during pregnancy, hormones are released to increase the rate of contractions. This is an example of

a)

positive feedback

b)

negative feedback

27.

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

a)

Testes: Estrogen

b)

Testes: Testosterone

c)

Ovaries: Estrogen

d)

Ovaries: Testosterone

28.

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

a)

Testes: Estrogen

b)

Testes: Testosterone

c)

Ovaries: Estrogen

d)

Ovaries: Testosterone

29.

The combining of a sperm cell and an egg cell creates

a)

Zygote

b)

Umbilial cord

c)

uterus

d)

embryo

30.

What is designed to cushion and protect the growing fetus?

a)

fallopian tubes

b)

amniotic fluid

c)

overaries

d)

placenta

31.

How many months does it typically take for a fetus to fully develop?

a)

9 months

b)

7 months

c)

10 months

d)

one year

32.

What is used to regulate many bodily processes?

a)

Endocrine System,

b)

hormones

c)

blood vessels

d)

homeostasis

33.

What gland controls all of the other glands?

a)

Pituitary gland

b)

Adreanal gland

c)

Pineal gland

d)

pancreas

34.

 LH and FSH are produced only in the ovaries.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The hormone, testosterone, is produced by the testes.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

The process of fertilization commonly begins in the uterus.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

The mitochondrion of the sperm cell provides the energy needed by the sperm to swim through the female reproductive organ.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

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

a)

True

b)

False

39.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

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

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Which one here is not a hormone?

a)

luteinizing hormone

b)

testosterone

c)

ovary

d)

estrogen

42.

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

a)

estrogen

b)

progesterone

c)

testosterone

d)

inhibin

43.

It is the hormone secreted by the ovaries and responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics in females such as the widening of hips and development of breasts.

a)

estrogen

b)

progesterone

c)

testosterone

d)

inhibin

44.

In humans, fertilization normally occurs in the _____.

a)

cervix

b)

uterus

c)

fallopian tube

d)

ovary

45.

What is the periodic shedding of tissues and blood from the inner lining of the

uterus?

a)

menopause

b)

ovulation

c)

pregnancy

d)

menstruation

46.

Which hormone helps control the menstrual cycle and stimulates the growth of

eggs in the ovaries?

a)

follicle stimulating hormone

b)

progesterone

c)

estrogen

d)

testosterone

47.

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

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Identify the structure labeled "B".

a)

Fallopian Tubes

b)

Ovaries

c)

Uterus

d)

Placenta

49.

What is the function of A & B?

a)

A - transport gametes (eggs)

B - Produce eggs

b)

A - produce eggs

B - transport gametes (eggs)

c)

A - transport gametes (sperm)

B - produce sperm

d)

A - produce sperm

B - transport gametes (sperm)

50.

What is the function of the human male reproductive system?

a)

grow and develop baby

b)

produce egg and deliver egg to female

c)

internal fertilization

d)

produce sperm and deliver sperm to female

51.

Which structure allows nutrients to pass to the embryo and takes wastes away from the embryo?

a)

Placenta

b)

Ovary

c)

Testes

d)

Fallopian tubes

52.

In an embryo, the process when the cells start becoming the many specialized types of tissues and organs it needs is known as

a)

Fertilization

b)

Differentiation

c)

Genetic recombination

d)

Meiosis