BIOLOGY 221
Practice Quizzes - Reproductive System
J.E. Lathrop-Davis, Assistant Professor

CCBC Catonsville

  1. The main organ of the male reproductive system is the _____________.

  2. Name the male accessory glands.

  3. What is the function of the male accessory glands?(That is, what do they add to the semen?)

  4. In the male, the _____________ carries fluid for both the urinary and reproductive systems.

  5. The major male hormone is _______________; _________ from the adenohypophysis stimulates its release.

  6. ________ from the adenohypophysis stimulates ___________________, the sequence of events involved in the formation of mature sperm.

  7. Sperm mature in the _________________ then move into the ____________ for transport to the urethra.

  8. Gametes are - diploid / haploid (circle one) - and are produced by ________ cell division.

  9. Most cells of the body are - diploid / haploid (circle one) - and are produced by ________ cell division.

  10. In the female, the _____________ (organ) produces the gametes. _________________ is the sequence of events that produce the ovum.

  11. What must happen for the formation of an ovum to be completed?


  12. ________________ stimulates the proliferation of cells in the stratum _________________ of the uterus.

  13. ________________ stimulates further development and secretion by this stratum.

  14. The stratum __________________ is the layer of the endometrium that remains after menstruation.

  15. ________________ (hormone) stimulates ovulation of a ____________ oocyte.

  16. Sperm enter the female through the ________________, also known as the birth canal.

  17. Fertilization normally occurs in the ______________________.

  18. Fertilized eggs normally implant themselves into the _____________ of the female.

  19. The ______________ ligament suspends the ovary, uterus and fallopian tubes. Its three main regions are the:

    1. ___________________, which supports the _________________

    2. _____________________, which supports the ____________________; and

    3. ___________________, which supports and anchors the _____________

  20. Other ligaments that support the ovary include the __________________ and _________________.

  21. The __________________ cycle is the monthly series of events associated with maturation of an egg.

  22. The __________________ is the inner layer of the uterus.

  23. The ___________________ cycle refers to the monthly changes that occur in the lining of the uterus.

  24. The ____________________ is the middle, muscular layer of the uterus. ________________ (hormone) stimulates contraction of this layer.

  25. The ___________________ of the female provide milk for the newborn and infant.


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