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BIOS 135 Reproductive System
1. Which of the following organs is/are classified as a primary sex organ?:
Answer Ovaries
- Beginning at puberty, primary oocytes continue meiosis. The resulting cells are secondary
oocytes (future egg cells) in which the original chromosome number is .:
Answer Halved (23 paired chromosomes)
- At puberty, FSH levels increase and the ovaries enlarge. With each repro- ductive cycle
primordial follicles mature into follicles.:
Answer Primary
4. The release of a secondary oocyte from the ovary is known as .: -
Answer Ovulation
5. Accessory female sex organs:
Answer Uterine tubes, cervix, uterus, and vagina
- The solid, almond-shaped organs of the female reproductive system, locat- ed in upper
lateral portion of the pelvic cavity are called the :
Answer Ovaries
- The production of the female gamete (ovum) by the process of meiosis is called :
Answer Oogenesis
8. What are primary oocytes?:
Answer Reproductive diploid stem cells of females
- With each reproductive cycle, some primordial follicles mature into
follicles.:
Answer Primary
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10. What is ovulation?:
Answer The release of a secondary oocyte from the ovary
11. Identify the female internal reproductive organs.:
Answer Vagina, uterus, and uterine tubes
12. What are functions of the organs of the female reproductive system?:
Answer Pro- duce female sex hormones, facilitate the development of the offspring, and produce and maintain female sex cells
13. The diploid stem cells found in the ovaries are called .:
Answer Primary oocytes
- The or oviducts extend between the ovary and the
uterus.:
Answer Fallopian tubes
15. Conveys secondary oocyte toward uterus; site of fertilization:
Answer Uterine tube
16. Form margins of vestibule; protect openings of vagina and urethra:
Answer abia minora
- Produces feelings of pleasure during sexual stimulation due to abundant sensory nerve
endings in glans:
Answer Clitoris
- Conveys uterine secretions to outside of body; receives erect penis during sexual
intercourse; provides open channel for offspring during brith process-
Answer Vagina
19. Indicate which of the following are true regarding the uterus.:
Answer It functions to harbor the developing embryo and it is a hollow muscular organ
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