BIOL 2404 Male and Female Reproduction Worksheet
Each worksheet is worth 25 points total. Point values are listed for each question.
Only answers with corresponding numbers are to be submitted as an email attachment in a MS Word document. See calendar for due date.
Anatomy Section 10 points
Male Reproduction
(0.5 points each)
Identify the following structures
__________1. sperm maturation site for spermiogenesis
__________2. hoods the glans penis
__________3. specific structure that produces sperm
__________4. specific structure that produces androgens
__________5. location of the testis in the adult male
__________6. a urine and semen conduit
__________7. duct conveying sperm to the ejaculatory duct
__________8. connective tissue structure containing blood vessels, nerves, & vas defrens
__________9. portion of the urethra between the prostate gland and the glans
__________10. Secretes 60% of the seminal fluid, contains fructose and antibodies
Female Reproduction
(0.5 points each)
Identify the following structures
__________11. site of fetal development
__________12. copulatory canal
__________13. produces oocytes, and hormones
__________14. finger like ends of the fallopian tube
__________15. specific tubular region where fertilization occurs
__________16. becomes erect during sexual excitement
__________17. Connective tissue that suspends most of the female organs
__________18. blind ended expanded region within the vagina
__________19. forms the connective tissue covering of the testes & ovaries
__________20. produces milk
Physiology Section 20 points total
Male and Female Reproduction
(0.5 points each)
21. What hormone is primarily produced by the corpus luteum?
22. What is the purpose of the sustentacular cells of the testes?
23. What hormone affects the myometrium?
24. What anterior pituitary hormone controls gamete formation?
25. What anterior pituitary hormone controls reproductive hormone release?
26. Explain why an enlarged prostate might affect urination.
27. What is an ovarian follicle?
28. Define capacitation
29. What is the purpose of the acrosome on the sperm head?
30. Define climax
31. Define spermiogenesis
32. Define mitosis
33. Define meiosis
34. Give the chromosome number present in spermatids
35. Define oogenesis
36. Define spermatogenesis
37. Give the PRIMARY source of testosterone and a function of this hormone.
38. Explain what is meant by a polar body.
39. and 40. Name an event in the ovarian cycle and an event in
the uterine cycle that are occur together.
Medical Terminology Section 3 points total
41. cryptorchidism
42. dysmennorrhagia
43. aspermia
44. endometriosis
45. vasectomy
46. mammogram
Essay Section 2 points total
47. Why do the testes in most mammals need to be outside the abdominal cavity?
48. Do any sperm enter the pelvic cavity of the female? Why or why not?
49. Why does the seminal fluid need to have an alkaline pH?
50. What role does the Hypothalamus play in reproduction?