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Side A ------ Side B
Primate with non-pendulus scrotum ------ Gibbon
Produce sperm ------ Testes
Where sperm is stored ------ Epididymis
Conduct sperm from the testes to the urethra ------ Vas deferens
Secretes fructose to give sperm energy to move ------ Seminal Vesicle
Secretes buffer for sperm to survive in acidic vagina ------ prostate gland
Primary sexual organ where genes are packaged into gametes ------ Gonads
Secretes mucus ------ Bulbourethral gland
2nd leading cause of death in American Men ------ Prostate Cancer
Ways to detect prostate cancer ------ Digital rectal examBlood tests for prostate specific antigen; a tumor maker. 
Almost 200,000 cases per year30,000 resulting in death ------ Testicular Cancer
Testicular Cancer can be detected by ------ self-examination of testes feeling for hardening or lumps
ability to make sperm ------ Spermatogenesis
divides by mitosis to form primary spermatocyte. ------ Spermatogonium
produces haploid spermatids ------ Meiosis
mature to become sperm. ------ Spermatids
-line inside the seminiferous tubules-Nourish the developing sperm ------ Steroli cells
-lie between the seminiferous tubules-secrete testosterone ------ Interstitial cells
The fertile period for a human female occurs on a cyclic basis. ------ Menstrual Cycle
Cycle lasts ____ days ------ 28
days 1-5; 6-13 ------ Follicular phase
day 14 ------ Ovulation
days 15-28 ------ Luteal phase
First period(usually between ages 11-14) ------ Menarche
Last period ------ Menopause
-Follicle grows and matures-LH surge -> Ovulation-Corpus luteum forms ------ Ovarian Cycle
Male Hormonal Cycle ------ LOOK IT UP
Female Hormonal Cycle ------ LOOK IT UP
process in which a strand of DNA is used as a template for the manufacture of a 
strand of pre-mRNA ------ transcription 

process in which the information encoded in a strand of mRNA is used to 
construct a protein?  ------ translation 

process in which pre-mRNA is edited into mRNA?  ------ RNA processing 

Polypeptides are assembled from  ------ amino acids 

RNA processing converts the RNA transcript into  ------ mRNA 
In eukaryotic cells the first step in protein synthesis is the ------ transferring of 
information from DNA to messenger RNA 
What is the primary job of DNA? ------ It provides 
blueprints for proteins.
What is another name for RNA synthesis? ------ transcription 

The sequence of nitrogen-containing bases on one strand of DNA most directly 
determines the sequence of ------ amino acids in a 
protein molecule. 
The "one-gene, one-enzyme" hypothesis concluded that ------ each allele codes for 
a single type of protein. 
Which of the following is found in RNA but NOT in DNA? ------ uracil 

The process of copying genetic information from DNA to RNA 
is called:  ------ transcription.
Which of the following molecules transfers information from 
the nucleus to the cytoplasm?  ------ mRNA 
How can RNA be distinguished from DNA?  ------ RNA has one 
polynucleotide strand per molecule. 
correctly illustrates the pairing of DNA and RNA nucleotides? ------ 
GTTACG

CAAUGC
Transcription is the process of: ------ synthesizing an RNA 
molecule using a DNA template. 
What ovarian hormones are involved in the menstrual cycle? 
 ------ estrogen and 
progesterone 
What happens to the human egg if it is not fertilized? ------ The corpus luteum 
disintegrates, hormone levels fall, the overgrown endometrium disintegrates, and 
the uterus contracts
oogenesis 
 ------  egg production in the human ovaries
The purpose of the 
epididymis ------ storage of sperm
What hormone is released in both sexes by the hypothalamus to initiate puberty? ------ gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Sperm become capable of movement while in the ------ epididymis 

Which pituitary secretion stimulates sperm production? ------ FSH follicule stimulating hormone
Which pituitary secretion stimulates the testes to secrete androgens? ------ LHLuteinizing hormone
Sperm develop in the  ------ seminiferous tubules 

A fertilized egg usually implants itself and develops in the  ------ uterus
A rapid increase in the _____ level stimulates ovulation. ------ luteinizing hormone
eggs from a female 
developing into offspring without being fertilized ------ parthenogenesis
What ovarian hormones are involved in the menstrual cycle? ------ estrogen and 
progesterone 
the most common bacterial STD? ------ chlamydia 

Puberty is triggered when brain maturation causes the hypothalamus to secrete ------ gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). 
The development of secondary sexual characteristics is due to ------ increased levels of 
estrogen or testosterone
In men, as testosterone levels increase, LH levels: ------ decrease
stimulates the 
release of FSH and LH.  ------ Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
What is the function of an acrosome? ------ It contains enzymes 
that dissolve the protective layers around the egg.
In the male, the primary target of FSH is ------ Sertoli cells.
 stimulates the production of testosterone? ------ LH
Mature sperm are stored in the ------ epididymis
The epididymis connects the ------ testis and the vas 
deferens
path sperm travel on their way out of the male ------ seminiferous tubules 
→ epididymis → vas deferens → urethra 
If the prostate gland failed to add its contribution to semen ------ the semen would not 
be fluid, due to lack of enzymes

Side A ------ Side B
Primate with non-pendulus scrotum ------ Gibbon
Produce sperm ------ Testes
Where sperm is stored ------ Epididymis
Conduct sperm from the testes to the urethra ------ Vas deferens
Secretes fructose to give sperm energy to move ------ Seminal Vesicle
Secretes buffer for sperm to survive in acidic vagina ------ prostate gland
Primary sexual organ where genes are packaged into gametes ------ Gonads
Secretes mucus ------ Bulbourethral gland
2nd leading cause of death in American Men ------ Prostate Cancer
Ways to detect prostate cancer ------ Digital rectal examBlood tests for prostate specific antigen; a tumor maker. 
Almost 200,000 cases per year30,000 resulting in death ------ Testicular Cancer
Testicular Cancer can be detected by ------ self-examination of testes feeling for hardening or lumps
ability to make sperm ------ Spermatogenesis
divides by mitosis to form primary spermatocyte. ------ Spermatogonium
produces haploid spermatids ------ Meiosis
mature to become sperm. ------ Spermatids
-line inside the seminiferous tubules-Nourish the developing sperm ------ Steroli cells
-lie between the seminiferous tubules-secrete testosterone ------ Interstitial cells
The fertile period for a human female occurs on a cyclic basis. ------ Menstrual Cycle
Cycle lasts ____ days ------ 28
days 1-5; 6-13 ------ Follicular phase
day 14 ------ Ovulation
days 15-28 ------ Luteal phase
First period(usually between ages 11-14) ------ Menarche
Last period ------ Menopause
-Follicle grows and matures-LH surge -> Ovulation-Corpus luteum forms ------ Ovarian Cycle
Male Hormonal Cycle ------ LOOK IT UP
Female Hormonal Cycle ------ LOOK IT UP
process in which a strand of DNA is used as a template for the manufacture of a 
strand of pre-mRNA ------ transcription

process in which the information encoded in a strand of mRNA is used to 
construct a protein?  ------ translation

process in which pre-mRNA is edited into mRNA?  ------ RNA processing

Polypeptides are assembled from  ------ amino acids

RNA processing converts the RNA transcript into  ------ mRNA 
In eukaryotic cells the first step in protein synthesis is the ------ transferring of 
information from DNA to messenger RNA 
What is the primary job of DNA? ------ It provides 
blueprints for proteins.
What is another name for RNA synthesis? ------ transcription

The sequence of nitrogen-containing bases on one strand of DNA most directly 
determines the sequence of ------ amino acids in a 
protein molecule. 
The "one-gene, one-enzyme" hypothesis concluded that ------ each allele codes for 
a single type of protein. 
Which of the following is found in RNA but NOT in DNA? ------ uracil

The process of copying genetic information from DNA to RNA 
is called:  ------ transcription.
Which of the following molecules transfers information from 
the nucleus to the cytoplasm?  ------ mRNA 
How can RNA be distinguished from DNA?  ------ RNA has one 
polynucleotide strand per molecule. 
correctly illustrates the pairing of DNA and RNA nucleotides? ------ 
GTTACG

CAAUGC
Transcription is the process of: ------ synthesizing an RNA 
molecule using a DNA template. 
What ovarian hormones are involved in the menstrual cycle? 
 ------ estrogen and 
progesterone 
What happens to the human egg if it is not fertilized? ------ The corpus luteum 
disintegrates, hormone levels fall, the overgrown endometrium disintegrates, and 
the uterus contracts
oogenesis 
 ------  egg production in the human ovaries
The purpose of the 
epididymis ------ storage of sperm
What hormone is released in both sexes by the hypothalamus to initiate puberty? ------ gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Sperm become capable of movement while in the ------ epididymis

Which pituitary secretion stimulates sperm production? ------ FSH follicule stimulating hormone
Which pituitary secretion stimulates the testes to secrete androgens? ------ LHLuteinizing hormone
Sperm develop in the  ------ seminiferous tubules

A fertilized egg usually implants itself and develops in the  ------ uterus
A rapid increase in the _____ level stimulates ovulation. ------ luteinizing hormone
eggs from a female 
developing into offspring without being fertilized ------ parthenogenesis
What ovarian hormones are involved in the menstrual cycle? ------ estrogen and 
progesterone 
the most common bacterial STD? ------ chlamydia

Puberty is triggered when brain maturation causes the hypothalamus to secrete ------ gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). 
The development of secondary sexual characteristics is due to ------ increased levels of 
estrogen or testosterone
In men, as testosterone levels increase, LH levels: ------ decrease
stimulates the 
release of FSH and LH.  ------ Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)
What is the function of an acrosome? ------ It contains enzymes 
that dissolve the protective layers around the egg.
In the male, the primary target of FSH is ------ Sertoli cells.
 stimulates the production of testosterone? ------ LH
Mature sperm are stored in the ------ epididymis
The epididymis connects the ------ testis and the vas 
deferens
path sperm travel on their way out of the male ------ seminiferous tubules 
→ epididymis → vas deferens → urethra 
If the prostate gland failed to add its contribution to semen ------ the semen would not 
be fluid, due to lack of enzymes