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Section: Male Reproductive System
Match the phrases on the left with the parts of the male reproductive system on
the right. Letters will be used more than once.

______ 1. tube that starts at the bladder and ends a. testes

at the opening of the penis b. epididymis
______ 2. produce testosterone c. vas deferens
d. urethra
______ 3. where sperm mature
e. sperm
______ 4. where glands add fluids to sperm f. penis
______ 5. located in the scrotum

______ 6. circumcision

______ 7. fertilize the egg

______ 8. coiled tubes at top of testes

______ 9. produce sperm

______10. changes in blood flow cause erection

______11. small, streamlined cells

______12. where sperm leave the body

______13. connect epididymis to urethra

______14. should be examined monthly

______15. too few results in infertility

______16. carries urine out of the body

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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM 4. c, d 12. d, f

Answers may vary but should reflect an 5. a 13. c
ability to evaluate and assess the informa- 6. f 14. a
tion displayed in each advertisement. 7. e 15. e
8. b 16. d
MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
1. Sexually transmitted diseases typically SECTION: FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE
infect the urethra because this tube is SYSTEM
the only open orifice in the male 1. cystitis 9. fallopian tube
reproductive system. It thus provides 2. cervix 10. cramps
an entryway for the disease-causing 3. uterus 11. premenstrual
organisms. 4. menstruation syndrome
2. Answers may vary. Students may note 5. eggs, sex (PMS)
that males should keep their external hormones 12. toxic shock
reproductive organs clean and dry, 6. ovulation 13. Pap smear
avoid exposing the scrotum to high 7. vagina 14. egg
temperatures for extended periods of 8. menstrual cycle 15. urethra
time, and refrain from sexual activity
until marriage. SECTION: PREGNANCY AND EARLY
3. Sperm have tails and energy supplies DEVELOPMENT
that allow them to “swim.” Because 1. T
sperm are moving, if they are deposited 2. F; The sperm fertilizes the egg in the
near the entrance to the female repro- fallopian tube.
ductive system, they are able to enter 3. T
the reproductive system and possibly 4. F; The mother’s blood and the
move towards the female’s egg. embryo’s blood do not mix in the
placenta.
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM 5. F; An embryo becomes a fetus at the
1. Pregnancy can most likely occur on or beginning of the ninth week.
right after day 14 of the menstrual cycle. 6. T
2. The female reproductive system is not 7. T
ready to bear children until after 8. T
puberty has been completed. Before 9. F; Most babies are walking and talking
puberty is over, the reproductive by the time they are one year old.
system is still developing. Having a 10. T
baby before the reproductive system
has fully developed can be dangerous Concept Review
for the mother.
3. The female reproductive organs are all
SECTION: MALE REPRODUCTIVE
internal, so many STDs will result in an
SYSTEM
1. fertilization 8. urethra, penis
internal infection that leads to scarring.
2. vas deferens 9. testosterone
The scarring may disrupt the correct
3. epididymis 10. ejaculation
path that an egg would need to take in
4. ejaculation 11. sperm
order to become fertilized and may
5. testes 12. semen, sperm
make it impossible for implantation to
6. semen 13. testes
occur in the uterine wall.
7. testosterone
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SECTION: MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
SYSTEM 1. ovaries
1. d 9. a 2. ovulation
2. a 10. f 3. fallopian tubes
3. b 11. e 4. sperm

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