(Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l Fundamentalsl
ofl Anatomyl andl Physiologyl Completel
Reviewl |l 100%l Verifiedl Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l Whatl isl spermatogenesis
Answer:
thel productionl ofl sperm
Q:l Describel thel structurel ofl al sperml cell
Answer:
Thel anatomyl ofl al sperml includesl threel parts:l al head,l middlepiece,l andl al tail,l whichl
helpsl theml tol swim.l Thel mitochondria—orl thel middlepiece—producesl energyl thatl sperml
needl tol travel.
Q:l Erection
Answer:
thel stiffeningl ofl thel penisl causedl byl increasedl bloodl flowl duringl sexuall arousal
Q:l Ejaculation
Answer:
movementl ofl semenl through,l andl outl of,l thel malel reproductivel anatomy
Q:l Peristalsis
,Answer:
al rhythmicl musclel contraction
Q:l Describel thel compositionl ofl semen.
Answer:
Semenl isl madel upl ofl secretionsl froml al fewl glandsl includingl thel prostate,l andl itl isl
onlyl madel upl ofl aboutl 5%l sperm.l Semenl providesl sperml cellsl withl energyl andl
protectionl forl theirl journey
Q:l Explainl testosteronel productionl andl thel rolel ofl gonadotrophinl releasingl hormone.
Answer:
Testosteronel productionl beginsl inl thel bodyl beforel al malel isl born.l Asl thel malel grows,l
follicle-stimulatingl hormonel (FSH)l levelsl risel tol stimulatel thel productionl ofl sperm.l
Testosteronel isl producedl byl luteinizingl hormonel (LH),l al hormonel froml thel anteriorl
pituitaryl gland.l Testosteronel productionl alsol involvesl thel hormonel gonadotropin-releasingl
hormonel (GnRH)l froml thel hypothalamus.l GnRHl causesl LHl release,l andl LHl causesl
testosteronel production.l Testosteronel enhancesl thel malel sexuall characteristicsl byl
encouragingl growthl ofl thel externall malel reproductivel structures.
Q:l Ovaries
Answer:
thel smalll almond-shapedl organl thatl producesl eggs
Q:l Ovarianl follicles
Answer:
thel fluid-filledl sacl thatl carriesl immaturel eggs
Q:l Oviducts
,Answer:
thel tubesl thatl carryl eggsl froml thel ovariesl tol thel uterusl (alsol knownl asl thel fallopianl
tubes)
Q:l Uterus
Answer:
thel muscularl organl wherel al fetusl growsl andl develops
Q:l Cervix
Answer:
thel bottoml ofl thel uterusl thatl extendsl intol thel vagina
Q:l Vulva
Answer:
alll thel externall femalel reproductivel organs
Q:l Labia
Answer:
thel foldedl tissuesl knownl asl thel lipsl ofl thel vulva
Q:l Sebaceousl glands
Answer:
thel glandsl inl thel skinl thatl producel oil
Q:l Clitoris
, Answer:
thel highlyl sensitivel areal ofl thel vulva
Q:l Glansl clitoris
Answer:
thel visiblel areal ofl thel clitoris
Q:l Vagina
Answer:
thel muscularl tubel thatl connectsl thel outsidel ofl thel bodyl tol thel cervix
Q:l Whatl isl anl oocyte?
Answer:
anl immaturel eggl thatl maturesl andl releasesl froml thel ovaries
Q:l Explainl thel processl ofl ovulation.
Answer:
Aroundl thel timel ofl ovulation,l thel cervixl undergoesl changesl thatl helpl sperml reachl thel
eggl tol fertilizel it.l Thel cervicall canall widens,l andl cervicall mucusl becomesl thinner.l
Thesel changesl helpl promotel thel passagel ofl sperml froml thel vaginal intol thel uterusl andl
makel thel environmentl morel hospitablel tol sperm.
Q:l Explainl thel relationshipl betweenl thel following:l estrogen,l progesterone,l menstruall
cycle,l ovulation,l corpusl luteum.
Answer:
Hormonesl playl anl importantl rolel inl thel femalel reproductivel system.l Therel arel fourl
mainl hormonesl involvedl inl thel femalel reproductivel cycle:l luteinizingl hormonel (LH),l