Jeopardy Test Review Game Reproductive System Jeopardy Test Review Game

100 200 300 400 500 Male Reproductive System Female Reproductive System Stages of Development Before Birth Stages of Development After Birth Misc. 100 200 300 400 500

Where are sperm produced?

testes

What part of the male anatomy surrounds and protects the testes?

scrotum

What is the name of the tubes that connect the testes to the penis?

vas deferens

What part of the male anatomy is part of both the excretory system and the reproductive system?

urethra

Name 2 secondary sex characteristics for males.

production of sperm, broadening shoulders, deepening voice, and facial and body hair

What is the scientific name for the female’s egg?

ovum or ova(plural)

What is the hollow, muscular organ where the fertilized egg grows and develops?

uterus

Where in the female body is the egg fertilized?

Fallopian tube

What is the common name for the vagina?

birth canal

Name 2 secondary sex characteristics for females.

developing breasts, developing hips, body hair, and menstrual cycle

Name the 3 stages of birth.

labor, delivery, and afterbirth

What is the scientific name for a fertilized egg?

zygote

Put the following in order of development: embryo, fetus, zygote

zygote, embryo, fetus

During pregnancy, what fills with fluid to protect and cushion the developing fetus?

amniotic sac

What is the structure through which nutrients, oxygen, and wastes must pass between the mother and the developing baby?

placenta

Name the 4 stages of development after birth.

infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood

During which stage of development does puberty occur?

adolescence

What do you call the stage of life when a female stops ovulating?

menopause

During which stage of development does mental ability increase dramatically?

childhood

What is the Latin word for “growing up”?

adolescence

What is the female hormone that helps to regulate the menstrual cycle and trigger secondary sex characteristics?

estrogen

What is the male hormone that triggers secondary sex characteristics?

testosterone

What is the scientific name for sex cells?

gametes

What is the male sex cell called?

sperm

How many chromosomes are found in each sex cell?

23

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What female reproductive organ produces the eggs?

ovaries

What is the common name for the uterus?

womb

What is the process by which an egg is released from the ovary?

ovulation

What structure connects the embryo to its mother?

umbilical cord

What is the female’s monthly cycle of change?

menstrual cycle

What is the joining of egg and sperm called?

fertilization

Why are the testes on the outside of the body?

The body’s internal temperature is too high for optimal sperm production.

What are the rod-shaped structures that pass on inherited characteristics from one generation of cells to the next?

chromosomes

Labor involves strong muscular contractions of the _____________.

uterus

What two stages of development involve the most significant growth spurts?

infancy and adolescence

How many chromosomes would you find in a human liver cell?

46 or 23 pairs

Two zygotes forming in one uterus would result in ___________ twins.

fraternal

A set of triplets are born into a family A set of triplets are born into a family. Two of the children are identical females. The other child is male. How many eggs were fertilized in this pregnancy?

2

What is the area between the uterus and the vagina?

cervix

What is typically the longest stage of childbirth?

labor

The menstrual cycle lasts approximately how many days?

28

Approximately how many eggs will a female release in a lifetime?

approximately 500

Name one purpose of the menstrual cycle.

Release an egg and prepare the uterus to receive a fertilized egg

The word mensis is Latin for ________________.

monthly

What is the pocket of cells surrounding each ovum?

follicle

During the first eight weeks of development, the newly formed organism is called the ___________.

embryo

After eight weeks of development, an embryo is known as a(n) ______.

fetus

The stage of a person’s life following birth is __________________.

infancy

What marks the beginning of adolescence when sexual maturity is occurring?

puberty

Name the levels of development from zygote to adulthood in the correct order.

zygote, embryo, fetus, infant, childhood, adolescence, adulthood