Human Reproduction UnitReview

Where are sperm cells produced?

Testicles or Testes

Through what tube does urine exit the body in both the male and female?

Urethra

Fertilization is the union between what two cells?

Sperm and egg

Where is estrogen produced?

Ovaries

Where does fertilization take place?

Fallopian tubes

What is the shedding of the uterine lining called?

Menstruation

What is the hormone produced by the male sex gland?

Testosterone

What is the thin bit of tissue that partially covers the opening of the vagina?

Hymen

What is the tube that connects the epididymis to the seminal vesicles?

Vas Deferens

What is the lower narrow opening of the uterus called?

Cervix

The _______-like structure that contains the testes is called the scrotum.

Sac

The comma like tube on top of the testes that ________ the sperm is called the epididymis.

Stores

The ________ are the folds of skin surrounding the vagina.

Labia

The muscular canal which leads to the uterus is called the ________.

Vagina

___________ are the female sex glands.

Ovaries

Explain the menstruation process.

Beginning of flow is day # 1 - the lining breaks down

1st to 5th day is average menstrual flow

5th to 14th day – lining repairs itself

Around the 14th day – Ovulation.

16th to 28th day – Lining of uterus thickens with blood. (Last day begins the breakdown to start the next

cycle.)

Explain how the HIV virus destroys the body’s defense system.

Same as normal immune system, but HIV gets inside the T cell and reproduces rapidly

B cells produce antibodies, but they can’t attack the virus once it is in the T cell

HIV multiplies inside the T cell and the T cell explodes, releasing more viruses in bloodstream

Eventually, there are no T cells left to fight off the most common infections

Person dies of Opportunistic Infections such as:Pneumonia, meningitis, Kaposi’s sarcoma

Name two STI’s/STD’s that are caused by a bacteria and name two STI’s/STD’s that are caused by a virus.

Bacteria› Chlamydia› Gonorrhea

Virus› Genital Warts› Herpes› HIV/AIDS

True or False: Ejaculation occurs only in the male reproductive system.

TRUE

True or False: IV drug use cannot spread the AIDS virus.

FALSE

Diagrams A: Ovaries B: Fallopian Tubes C: Uterus D: Vagina

1: Testicle/Testes 2: Epididymis 3: Vas Deferens 4: Seminal Vesicles 5: Prostate 6: Urethra 7: Penis