Lab 13 – Physiology of the Reproductive System

Review Exercise

Male Reproductive System

  1. SELECT THE WORD OR TERM WHICH BEST FITS EACH SENTENCE BELOW. WRITE THE WORD IN THE SPACE PROVIDED.

Spermatogenesis            Diploid          Haploid             Seminiferous tubules        Mitosis
Spermatogonium            Haploid           Negative        Spermatozoa                        Testis   
Spermiogenesis                Meiosis           Spermatid       primary                                Secondary

  1. The type of feedback involved in regulation of testosterone production. ________________________
  2. This type of cell division will lead to nonidentical cells .________________________
  3. ______________ is the male gonad producing gametes.
  4. Each spermatozoa is ______________, having just one set of chromosomes, while each sperm stem cell or ______________ ______  is ______________________ having two copies of each chromosome.
  5. At the end of mitosis 2 _______________ spermatocytes will be produced, while at the end of ________________________ four ________________________ spermatocytes will be produced.
  6. Within each ______________________ spermatozoa will be released into the lumen.
  7. The entire process of sperm production is called ______________________________ while formation of fully formed sperm is called ________________________________.
  8. At the end of ______________________2n cells will give rise to 1n
  9. A ________________________ is not yet a fully formed sperm. It is still lacking key structures.
  10. Spermatogonium divides by _______________________ to give rise to primary spermatocytes.

 

2. Match each description with the correct term. WRITE THE NUMBER OF THE TERM IN THE SPACE PROVIDED.

1. LH                        ____This gland directly controls sperm production.

2. FSH                      ____ Where sperm production takes place.

3. Testosterone       ____ This hormone directly controls testosterone production.

4. GnRH                    _____Released from seminiferous tubules and inhibit release of FSH/LH

5. Testes                   _____This hormone stimulate spermatogenesis.

6. Interstitial region _____This gland’s secretion control pituitary hormones.

7. Leydig cells            _____Produced by the hypothalamus.

8. Sertoli cells            _____ This is where the leydig cells are found.

9. Anterior pituitary  _____The cells will produce testosterone.

10. Hypothalamus    _____Endocrine gland in males

11. Seminiferous tubules _____These cells nourish and protect spermatocytes

12. Inhibin                        ______Produced by leydig or interstitial cells

 

  1. List the cells and processes involved in spermatogenesis. Begin with spermatogonium and end with spermatozoa. Indicate where each process occurs.

 

 

  1. What are some of the effects faced by a thirty year-old if both of his testes are  removed because of accidents or a particular disease.

 

 

  1. List the hormones involved in male reproductive system and indicate their main function or effects.

 

 

6.  Label the following diagram with the terms given.

Anterior pituitary, Leydig cells, LH, FSH, GnRH
Inhibin, Hypothalamus, Testosterone

Figure 1 Hormones and the male reproductive system (Credit OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology CC BY 3.0)

 

 

 

 

Female Reproductive System

  1. SELECT THE WORD OR TERM WHICH BEST FITS EACH SENTENCE BELOW. WRITE THE WORD IN THE SPACE PROVIDED.

 

Oogonium               Fallopian tube        Polar body              Medulla               Primordial         
Graafian                   Corpus luteum       Mitosis                     Ovum                   Oocytes
Oogenesis                Ruptured follicle   primary                  Secondary            Fertilization
 

  1. After ovulation the _________________ will become the corpus luteum.
  2. The process of egg production and maturation is known as ____________________.
  3. The structure formed from a ruptured follicle. _____________________________
  4. The ________________________is the inner region of the ovary.
  5. _____________________ will eventually mature to become an ovum.
  6. The mature follicle prior to ovulation is known as a _______________________.
  7. _________________ oocytes are formed after meiosis I while _________________ oocytes are form after meiosis II.
  8. ___________________ occur when one sperm and one egg fuse.
  9. At puberty the _______________ follicles will mature to become an ovum.
  10. Oogonium divides by _____________ ________ resulting in primary oocytes.
  11. When oocytes divide the ______________________ will not have as much cytoplasm as the growing oocye.
  12. Most fertilization will occur in the _______________________.
  13. Like the sperm stem cell, the ___________ ________ will divide to give rise to primary oocyte.
  14. The __________________ is the mature egg capable of being fertilized.

 

2. Match each description with the correct term. WRITE THE NUMBER OF THE TERM IN THE SPACE PROVIDED.

1. LH                          _____ Produce and release LH and FSH

2. FSH                        _____ Refers to the time the ovum leaves the ovary.

3. GnRH                     _____ Occurs between day 7 and day 14 of the uterine cycle.

4. Uterus                    _____ The layer of the uterus affected during the menstrual cycle.

5. Uterine cycle          _____ Produced by the developing follicles.

6. Ovarian cycle          _____ Produced mostly by the corpus luteum.

7. Proliferative phase _____ The layer of the endometrium removed during menstruation.

8. Pituitary                   _____ Hormone responsible for initiating follicle maturation.

9. Estrogen                  _____ Consist of follicular phase and luteal phase

10. Endometrium       _____ A surge in this hormone will lead to ovulation.

11. Functional             _____ This hormone is produced by the hypothalamus.

12. Ovulation               _____ Where implantation is expected to take place.

13. Progesterone         _____ Consist of the menses, proliferative and secretory phases.

3. List the cells and processes involved in oogenesis. Begin with oogonium and end with the mature ovum. Indicate where each process occurs.

 

 

4. What are some of the effects faced by a thirty year-old if both of her ovaries are removed because of accidents or a particular disease.

 

 

5. List the hormones involved in female reproductive system and indicate their main function or effects.

 

 

6.  Label the following diagram with the terms given.

 hypothamus, Estrogen, Ovaries, Follicles

FSH, GnRH, Progesterone, Anterior pituitary gland

Endometrium, Uterus, Corpus luteum

Figure 2 Hormones and the female reproductive system (Credit OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology CC BY 3.0)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.  Identify the various phases and hormones involved in the menstrual cycle. WRITE THE LETTER NEXT TO THE APPROPRIATE TERM.

 

Figure 3 Female hormones and Menstrual cycle (Credit OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology CC BY 3.0)

 

  1. ______Hormone levels
  2. ______Uterine cycle
  3. ______Ovulation
  4. ______Luteal phase
  5. ______Corpus luteum
  6. ______Luteinizing hormone
  7. ______Progesterone
  8. ______Secretory phase
  9. ______Graafian follicle
  10. ______Proliferative phase
  11. ______Estrogen
  12. ______Follicle stimulating hormone
  13. ______Ovarian cycle
  14. ______Menses
  15. ______Follicular phase