1. HumanHuman
ReproductiveReproductive
SystemSystem
JeopardyJeopardy

2. M2,1 M3,1
M2,2 M4,2
M1,4 M2,4
M4,3
M4,4
Males 1 Males 2 Males 3 Males 4
M1,3 M2,3 M3,3
M3,2
M3,4
M1,2
M4,1
M1,5 M2,5 M3,5 M4,5
M1,1

3. Testicles (testes)
and spermatozoon/-zoa
What are the male gonads and gametes called?

4. Vas deferens (sing)
or vasa deferentia (pl)
/væs ˈdef ə renz/
Both tubes transport sperm from the
epididymis into the urethra

5. Cowper's glands
A pair of pea-sized organs located just inferior to the
prostate. They secrete mucus to lubricate the urethra
during the intercourse

6. Acrosome
A vesicle at the tip of a sperm cell that helps the sperm
penetrate the egg by breaking down the corona radiata that
sourrounds the ovum. Male sterility can be due to the fact that
its digestive enzymes don't work properly

7. Seminiferous tubules
What are the highly coiled tubes in the testis in
which sperm are produced? Their whole length is
around 500 m

8. Male reproductive ducts
Seminiferous tubules > epididymis > vasa deferentia
> urethra all together are called...

9. Urethra
Duct thet serves the dual purpose of conveying urine
from the bladder and carrying the reproductive cells
with their accompanying secretions to the outside

10. Midpiece
Located between spermatozoon tail and head, this
area contains mitochonddria to provide the flagellum
with the energy requiered

11. Scrotum
/ˈskrəʊt əm/
The testicles make sperm best at a few degrees cooler
than normal body temperature.
The testicles hang outside the body in this fold of skin to
keep the sperm cool

12. Secretions by
seminal vesicles,
prostate
and Cowper's glands
Semen is made of 10% sperm and the rest
consists of...

13. Two corpora cavernosa
-dorsal side-
and a corpus spongiosum
-ventral side around the urethra-
Spongy tissues containing many blood spaces that
are relatively empty when the penis is flaccid but fill
with blood when the organ is erect /ɪ ˈrekt/

14. Flagellum
Scientific word for the sperm tail

15. Epididymis
/ˌep ɪ ˈdɪd əm ɪs /
A coiled tubule located adjacent to the testes where
sperm finish maturing and are stored. It connects
the seminiferous tubules with the vas deferens

16. Prostate
/ˈprɒst eɪt/
Gland that lies under the urinary bladder and
surrounds the first part of the urethra. It secretes into
the urethra a fluid that helps neutralize the acidity of
the vaginal tract

17. Foreskin
(prepuce)
/ˈpriːp juːs/
A fold of skin that covers the penis glans*. It is removed in a
circumcision, a surgery frequently performed on male babies for
religious or cultural reasons. Experts disagree because it
improves cleanliness and disease prevention.
*glans (glande) / lænz/ɡ

18. Meiosis
/maɪ ˈəʊs ɪs/
The most important event in gemetogenesis because
this is the stage when the number of chromosomes is
halved

19. Spermatogenesis
The process by which spermatozoa
(sperm) is produced inside the
seminiferous tubules

20. Seminal vesicles
/ˈsem ɪn əl …/
Two 7.5 cm long glands, behind the urinary bladder,
that produces a secretion containing large quantities
of fructose and other substances that provide
nourishment for the sperm.

21. Ejaculation
/i ˌdʒæk ju ˈleɪʃ ən/
The forceful expulsion of semen through
the urethra to the outside

22. 5 days
How long are spermatozoa alive after ejeculation and
inside the female body?

23. F2,1 F3,1
F2,2 F4,2
F1,4 F2,4
F4,3
F4,4
Females 1 Females 2 Females 3 Females 4
F1,3 F2,3 F3,3
F3,2
F3,4
F1,2
F4,1
F1,5 F2,5 F3,5 F4,5
F1,1

24. Ovaries and
ova (sing. ovum)
What are the female gonads and gametes called?

25. 1,2
Ovarian follicle
A small fluid-filled chamber of cells. An ovum matures
inside each of them. The ovaries of a newborn female
contain a large number of these chambers

26. 1,3
Fallopian tube
or oviducts
/fə ˈləʊp iən //ˈəʊv i dʌkt/
A tube where fertilisation takes place and
through which the zygote/embryo makes its
way to the uterus.

27. 1,4
Uterus or womb
/wuːm/
An organ about 7.5 cm long and 5 cm wide in which a
foetus can develop. Its muscular wall is called
myometrium and the lining known as endometrium.

28. 2,1
Endometrium
/ˌend əʊ ˈmiːtr iəm/
The lining of the uterus. This inner layer changes during
the menstrual cycle, first preparing to nourish a fertilized
egg, then breaking down if no fertilization occurs to be
released as the menstrual flow

29. 2,2
Vagina
/və ˈdʒaɪn/
It's muscular tube about 7.5 cm long connecting the
uterine cavity with the outside.

30. 2,3
Vulva
/ˈvʌlv ə/
The external parts of the female reproductive
system, which includes two pairs of lips or labia and
the clitoris, which is a small erectile organ of great
sensitivity

31. 2,4
Bartolin's glands
The vaginal opening is surrounded by these two
mucus-producing glands. Like the Cowper glands in
males, these glands provide lubrication during
intercourse.

32. 3,1
Oestrogen
/ˈiːs trədʒ ən/
Hormone secreted by the ovarian follicle. The effect
of that hormone is rebuilding the uterine
endometrium (making its cells divide)

33. 3,2
Graafian follicle
This is the stage of the follicle at its biggest size
and containing a mature ovum about to be
released

34. 3,3
Ovulation
/ˌɒv ju ˈleɪʃ ən/
This is the process by which a ripened ovum is
discharged from its ovarian follicle to the ovary’s
surface and collected by the oviduct

35. 3,4
Corona radiata
/kə ,rəʊn ə .../
This is the layer of cells surrounding the ovum and
supplying it with food to be stored

36. 4,1
Corpus luteum
/,kɔːp əs ˈluːt iəm/
After the ovum has been expelled, the remaining
follicle is transformed into this glandular mass. This
structure secretes progesterone. If pregnancy doesn't
occur, it shrinks and is replaced by scar tissue.

37. 4,2
Progesterone
/prəʊ ˈdʒest ə rəʊn/
Hormone released by the ovary's corpus luteum.
Because of this hormone, the uterine lining thickens
and also produces great number of blood vessels

38. 4,3
Period
Approximately 14 days after ovulation, the corpus
luteum shrinks and gives up producing progesterone
-it pregnancy has not occurred. The highly
vascularised endometrium is shed and expelled from
the body via vagina. The process lasts around 4 days

39. 4,4
Proliferative phase
The phase in the uterine cycle in which the lining of
the uterus is rebuilt thanks to the oestrogens
secreted by the maturing ovarian follicle

40. 5,1
Luteal phase
/,luːt i əl feɪz/
The phase in the uterine cycle in which the lining of
the uterus reaches its maximun thickness and
vascularisation and gets ready to receive and feed
the embryo

41. 5,2
Placenta
/plə ˈsent ə/
A disc on the uterine wall made of the mother's uterine
blood vessels and embryo blood vessels. This organ
provides nurishment and oxygen to the embryo and
takes away its cellular waste products.

42. 5,3
Umbilical cord
/ʌm ˈbɪl ɪk əl .../
Rope-like structure which contains the foetus' blood
vessels going to the placenta. The scar that it leaves
after birth is called navel or belly button

43. 5,4
Tubal ligation
AND vasectomy
/və ˈsekt əm i/
Surgical methods of contraception
for females and males