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Chapter 25 Reproductive System and Pathologies
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Chapter 25: Reproductive System and PathologiesSalvo: Massage Therapy
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which term refers to the process by which male and female gametes unite?
a. Gestation
b. Spermatogenesis
c. Sexual reproduction
d. Asexual reproduction
ANS: C
Sexual reproduction is the process by which male sex cells and female sex cells unite. The
union of these cells may produce offspring, which essentially passes on hereditary traits from
one generation to the next to propagate the species. Primary organs called gonads produce the
male and female sex cells, called gametes, and the hormones that assist sexual reproduction.
2. Which structure is part of the anatomy of the reproductive system?
a. Aorta
b. Oocyte
c. Epiphysis
d. Neurilemma
ANS: B
Gametes are sex cells; they include the spermatozoon in males and oocyte in females.
3. Which function does the reTpEroSdTucBtiAveNsKySstEemLLpeErRfo.rmC?OM
a. Exchange of gases, olfaction, and sound production
b. Movement, posture maintenance, and heat production
c. Produce offspring and hormone production and secretion
d. Elimination and regulation of the chemical composition of blood
ANS: C
Important functions of the reproductive system are to produce offspring and to produce and
secrete hormones.
4. Which term refers to the primary reproductive organs?
a. Uterus
b. Breasts
c. Gonads
d. Gametes
ANS: C
Gonads—Gonads are the primary reproductive organs; they include the testes in males and
ovaries in females.
5. Which term means sex cells, such as spermatozoa in males and oocytes in females?
a. Testes
b. Gonads
c. Ovaries
, d. Gametes
ANS: D
Gametes are sex cells; they include the spermatozoon in males and oocyte in females.
6. Which part of the reproductive system produces sperm?
a. Fallopian tube
b. Ejaculatory duct
c. Seminiferous tubules
d. Bulbourethral glands
ANS: C
Seminiferous tubules within the testes produce sperm.
7. Which part of the reproductive system secretes testosterone?
a. Glans penis
b. Ovarian follicle
c. Bulbourethral glands
d. Interstitial cells of Leydig
ANS: D
Luteinizing hormone (LH) from the anterior pituitary stimulates interstitial cells of Leydig
within the testes produce testosterone.
8. Which part of the reproductive system transports sperm cells and seminal fluid out of the body
during ejaculation?
a. Scrotal sac
b. Spermatic duct
c. Fallopian tubes
d. Seminal vesicles
ANS: B
The spermatic duct transports sperm cells and seminal fluid out of the body during
ejaculation.
9. Which structure stores sperm while they become mature?
a. Epididymis
b. Umbilical cord
c. Follicle
d. Seminal vesicles
ANS: A
Immature sperm cells leave the testicle and enter the epididymis, a tightly coiled
comma-shaped tube. The sperm stay in the epididymis for 2–3 months during which time they
become able to swim and fertilize an egg.
10. Which structure connects the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct?
a. Urethra
b. Vas deferens
c. Fallopian tube
d. Umbilicus
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