Match the terms with their correct meanings.

-Hormone produced by the ovaries; promotes female secondary sex characteristics
A)embryo
B)endometrium
C)estrogen
D)fallopian tube
E)fertilization
F)fetus
G)fimbriae
H)follicle-stimulating hormone
I)gamete
J)genitalia

Question

Match the terms with their correct meanings.

-Hormone produced by the ovaries; promotes female secondary sex characteristics
A)embryo
B)endometrium
C)estrogen
D)fallopian tube
E)fertilization
F)fetus
G)fimbriae
H)follicle-stimulating hormone
I)gamete
J)genitalia

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Estrogen is a hormone produced by the ovaries that promotes female secondary sex characteristics.

Answer: H
 Follicle-stimulating hormone is a hormone produced by the pituitary gland that stimulates the growth of follicles in the ovaries, which then release estrogen.

Answer: G
 Fimbriae are finger-like projections at the end of the fallopian tubes that help to sweep the ovum toward the uterus.

Answer: E
 Fertilization is the process by which a sperm cell fuses with an ovum to form a zygote, which will then develop into an embryo.

Answer: F
 A fetus is an unborn offspring of a mammal, in particular, an unborn human baby more than eight weeks after conception.

Answer: A
 An embryo is an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development between the fertilized egg and the end of the eighth week of gestation.

Answer: D
 The fallopian tubes are a pair of tubes that connect the ovaries to the uterus and serve as a pathway for the ovum to travel from the ovaries to the uterus.

Answer: B
 The endometrium is the lining of the uterus that thickens in preparation for pregnancy and sheds in menstruation if pregnancy does not occur.

Answer: I
 A gamete is a reproductive cell, such as a sperm or ovum, that fuses with another during fertilization to form a zygote.

Answer: J
 The genitalia, also known as the reproductive organs, are the external and internal organs that function in the reproduction of the species.

Match the Terms with Their Correct Meanings