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Anatomy For Beginners

Lesson 4: Reproduction
Male Anatomy
1. Why is the male reproductive anatomy external while the female is internal?

2. There are muscles within the scrotum that can contract it. When would this be necessary?

3. What are the two functions of the testes?

4. Label the seminiferous tubules, epididymis, and vas deferens in this diagram of the testis.

5. Sperm in the seminiferous tubules are non-enabled. Where do they mature?

6. The inguinal ring is the weakest point of the abdominal wall in males. Why is it there?

7. Label the muscle layers and the lumen of this cross-section of the vas deferens.

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8. What happens during torsion of the testes?

9. The vas deferens loops up and around as it leaves the testes and eventually joins with the urethra. Why does it take such a circuitous path?

10. Label the seminal vesicles, vas deferens, ejaculatory duct, and prostate on this diagram.

11. What symptoms can occur in a male if the prostate becomes enlarged?

12. Label the two erectile tissues (corpora cavernosum) and urethra in this cross-section of the penis.

13. Where does the penis actually attach to the rest of the body?

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14. What causes an erection?

15. Why is it important that the entrance to the bladder closes off as ejaculation takes place?

Female Anatomy
16. What do the Bartholin glands do?

17. Why are females at much higher risk of pelvic inflammatory disease than males?

18. Label the ovary, fallopian tube, and uterus in this diagram. Where does fertilization occur? Where does implantation of the embryo (usually) occur?

19. What is an ectopic pregnancy?

20. How does the egg move from the ovary into and through the fallopian tube?

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Name: _____________________________________ Class: ________________ Date: ____________ 21. Only about 1 out of 25,000 ova will actually be released into the fallopian tubes. What evolutionary reason might be behind the overproduction of eggs within the ovary?

22. Why do premature babies have older looking faces?

23. Why does a fetus have to turn three times as it is born?

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