Start Quiz: Anatomy & Physiology: The Reproductive System

Question: What is the function of the epididymis?

Choices:

sperm maturation and storage

produces the bulk of seminal fluid

provides nitric oxide needed for erections

spermatogenesis

Question: Spermatogenesis takes place in the ________.

Choices:

prostate gland

glans penis

seminiferous tubules

ejaculatory duct

Question: What are the female gonads called?

Choices:

oocytes

ova

oviducts

ovaries

Question: Why do estrogen levels fall after menopause?

Choices:

The ovaries degrade.

There are no follicles left to produce estrogen.

The pituitary secretes a menopause-specific hormone.

The cells of the endometrium degenerate.

Question: The vulva includes the ________.

Choices:

lactiferous duct, rugae, and hymen

lactiferous duct, endometrium, and bulbourethral glands

mons pubis, endometrium, and hymen

mons pubis, labia majora, and Bartholin's glands

Question: Which hypothalamic hormone contributes to the regulation of the male reproductive system?

Choices:

luteinizing hormone

gonadotropin-releasing hormone

follicle-stimulating hormone

androgens

Question: What are male gametes called?

Choices:

ova

sperm

testes

testosterone

Question: Where does fertilization of the egg by the sperm typically occur?

Choices:

vagina

uterus

uterine tube

ovary

Question: Leydig cells ________.

Choices:

secrete testosterone

activate the sperm flagellum

support spermatogenesis

secrete seminal fluid

Question: When do the oogonia undergo mitosis?

Choices:

before birth

at puberty

at the beginning of each menstrual cycle

during fertilization

Question: From what structure does the corpus luteum originate?

Choices:

uterine corpus

dominant follicle

fallopian tube

corpus albicans