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21.1 Male Reproductive System

  • The male reproductive system is designed for continuous sperm production and delivery within a fluid medium.
  1. What three glands add secretions to the seminal fluid during ejaculation?
    Answer

  2. Where does spermatogenesis occur in the male reproductive tract?
    Answer

Essential Study Partner
    Introduction
    Human Male System
    Male Anatomy
    Male Physiology I
    Male Physiology II
    Meiosis

Art Quiz
    Hormonal Control of Male Reproduction

Animation Quizzes
    Spermatogenesis
    Penile Erection
    Circumcision

General Biology Weblinks
    Anatomy & Physiology

Labeling Exercises
The Male Reproductive System (53.0K)
Penis Anatomy (54.0K)
Penis Anatomy Cross Section (42.0K)

21.2 Female Reproductive System

  • The female reproductive system is designed for the monthly production of an egg and preparation of the uterus to house the developing fetus.
  1. How does the endometrium of the uterus help in the survival of the implanted embryo?
    Answer

  2. What occurs during ovulation?
    Answer

Essential Study Partner
    Human Female System
    Female Anatomy
    Female Physiology

Art Quiz
    Mammalian Uteruses

Animation Quiz
    Oogenesis

Labeling Exercises
The Female Reproductive System (53.0K)
Anatomy of the Breast (36.0K)
Endometriosis (50.0K)

21.3 Female Hormone Levels

  • Hormones control the monthly reproductive cycle in females and play a significant role in maintaining pregnancy, should it occur.
  1. What is the role of the corpus luteum during the menstrual cycle?
    Answer

  2. What brings about menopause?
    Answer

Art Quiz
    Human Menstrual Cycle

Animation Quizzes
    Menstruation
    Female Reproductive Cycle

21.4 Control of Reproduction

  • Birth control measures vary in effectiveness from those that are very effective to those that are minimally effective.
  • There are assisted reproductive technologies today, including in vitro fertilization followed by transfer of an embryo to the uterus.
  1. What means of birth control are nearly 100% effective at preventing pregnancy?
    Answer

  2. What is the procedure known as GIFT?
    Answer

Essential Study Partner
    Birth Control

Animation Quizzes
    Vasectomy
    Tubal Ligation

Case Studies
    Hormones and Multiple Births
    Artificial Womb
    Should You Need a License to Be a Parent?
    Is Dr. Melissa Walker Too Old to Have a Baby?
    Space Sex??

21.5 Sexually Transmitted Diseases

  • There are several serious and prevalent sexually transmitted diseases.
  1. Do any of the sexually transmitted diseases have long-term ill effects?
    Answer

Essential Study Partner
    Chlamydia

Animation Quizzes
    Trichomonas








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