Anatomy Questions

The testicles produce _________ ; the ovaries produce _________ + __________

The ______ is the site of the second most common type of cancer found in men

Menstruation is really _______________ , but for numbering purposes it's usually ___________ .

triggers ovulation (release of an egg) in women and stimulates testicles in men to produce male hormones.

A majority of breast cancers (especially in postmenopausal women) are fueled by the female hormone ________.

Ejaculatory ducts are short (about 1 inch long) paired tubes that run through the prostate gland, where they are mixed with fluids from the prostate and seminal vesicles to form ​_______.

The __________ thickens and becomes rich in blood vessels after ovulation, but if fertilization does not occur it is sloughed off and discharged from the woman's body during menstruation.

In cross section, the shaft of the penis can be seen to consist of three parallel cylinders of spongy tissue, two _____________ on top and a _____________ on the bottom

The broad part of the uterus is called the

Extending 4 inches laterally from both sides of the uterus

T/F Vaginal lubrication during sexual arousal results from the walls of the vagina becoming filled with blood, with the resulting pressure causing fluid (super- filtered blood plasma) to be secreted from the mucosal lining

the narrow end of t​he uterus, projects into the back of the vagina and can be easily felt (as a slippery bump) by inserting a finger into the back of the vagina.

At __________ the ovaries atrophy, and the consequent loss of hormones causes the walls of the vagina to again become thin and inelastic, similar to their condition before puberty.

T/F The pituitary was once called the "master gland," but the brain controls the release of pituitary hormones, so a case can be made that the brain could be called the "master gland."

Unfortunately, _________ is the site of one of the most common types of cancer in women. It is extremely important, therefore, that all sexually experienced women go to a physician for regular examinations and Pap smears

The vagina, uterus, Fallopian tubes, and ovaries are often referred to as a ___________________

In the late stage of pregnancy, a hormone called _________ from the pituitary gland (at the base of the brain) causes the mammary glands to start producing milk (called lactation)

A baby's sucking on the nipple causes the pituitary to produce the hormone _________, which results in the ejection of milk.

The small bumps on the _______ are glands that secrete oil to keep the nipples lubricated during breast-feeding.

ale (or masculinizing) hormones are called