- 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 the 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