WS/BIOL 350 Final Exam Study Set Questions And
Answers 2024 Update
The CERTS model describes five components important to healthy sexual relationships, what are they?
ANS✔✔ Consent, Equality, Respect, Trust, Safety
What part of the penis has the most nerve endings? ANS✔✔ Glans
Sexual identity is comprised of three components, gender identity, gender role, and sexual orientation.
The term (1) refers to a set of social and behavioral norms that dictate how we should think, speak,
dress, and interact within the context of society. In contrast, (2) refers to a person's individual and
internal sense and subjective experience of their own gender irrespective of sex assigned at birth. Lastly,
(3) is a term used when referring to an individual's physical and/or emotional attraction to the same
and/or opposite gender.
Keywords: sexual orientation, gender role, gender identity ANS✔✔ 1. gender role
2. gender identity
3. sexual orientation
The ovary (A) is responsible for producing hormones and ova (eggs). At the time of ovulation, the fimbria
(B) which is the fingerlike structures at the end of each fallopian tube (C) sweeps over the ovary to catch
the egg. Once caught, the egg moves down the fallopian tube to reach the uterus (D) . If the egg is
fertilized, it will implant here into the endometrium (E) which is the innermost lining of the uterus. The
neck of the uterus is known as the cervix (F) which reaches into the vagina, also known as the birth
canal. The vaginal walls contain numerous folds called rugae (G) . The vaginal opening, introitus (H) is
covered by inner lips known as the labia minora (I) . The outer lips of the vulva are known as the labia
majora (J) . ANS✔✔ A. 4
B. 5
C. 7
D. 6
E. 3
,F. 2
G. 1
H. 8
I. 11
J. 15
How long does it take to produce a human sperm? ANS✔✔ 74 days
STDs like chlamydia or gonorrhea can cause something called pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID is
possible when the reproductive system opens into the abdominal cavity. Which system, the biological
male or the biological female opens into the abdominal cavity? ANS✔✔ The biological female
The vulva is a cover term and includes which of the following structures? ANS✔✔ Mons pubis
Clitoris
Vaginal opening
Labia majora
Labia minora
The _____ are the hand-like structures at the end of the fallopian tubes. ANS✔✔ fimbriae
What is the innermost lining of the uterus called? ANS✔✔ Endometrium
What is the purpose of the scrotum? ANS✔✔ To act as a "climate control system" for the testes.
In warm temperatures, it lowers the testes away from the body.
In cold temperatures, it pulls the testes closer to the body.
,What is the sole purpose of the clitoris? ANS✔✔ Provide sexual pleasure
True/False:
The average scrotal temperatures in humans are typically 2.5 to 3 degrees Celsius higher than regular
body temperature (37 degrees Celsius). ANS✔✔ False
True/False:
Just like the testes, the ovaries keep producing new eggs that are being released each month. It takes 28
days for a new egg to develop. ANS✔✔ False
True/False:
One ejaculate can contain between 40 million and 1.2 billion sperm. ANS✔✔ True
True/False:
Sperm that has been ejaculated into a body can live inside that body for up to 5 days. ANS✔✔ True
True/False:
The clitoris lacks a reproductive function. ANS✔✔ True
True/False:
The hymen is often attributed important cultural significance to indicate virginity. The notion that an
intact hymen is proof of virginity is rooted in inaccurate and patriarchal beliefs about controlling
sexuality. Most hymens do not cover the vaginal opening. A hymen that covers the vaginal opening is
called an imperforate hymen and is a congenital disorder where a hymen without an opening
completely obstructs the vagina.
Let's debunk the myth of virginity and ask some critical questions about the hymen...
, Most often, menstruation begins sometime around the age of 10-15 and menstrual blood needs to leave
the vagina out through the vaginal opening.
The average age of a U.S. bride is somewhere between 25-30. If an intact hymen was to be broken at
the time of penile/vaginal penetration during the wedding night, then how would virgins menstruate?!
Most hymens do not cover the vaginal opening, which allo ANS✔✔ True
True/False:
The clitoris consists of erectile tissue and engorges with blood during sexual arousal causing an erection.
ANS✔✔ True
Where is sperm stored prior to ejaculation? ANS✔✔ Epididymis
The hypothalamus has neurosecretory neurons that produce the hormone (1) . In response, the anterior
pituitary releases two hormones known as (2) . FSH will act on the (3) to initiate (4) production. This in
turn causes the (5) to produce the hormone (6) . LH will act on the (7) to initiate the production of (8) .
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