LESSON PREVIEW/ REVIEW
Column A
1. g connective stalk
2. b amniotic cavity
3. e yolk sac
4. d embryonic disc
5. c mesoderm
6. a placenta
7. f umbilical cord
Column B
a. is an organ that develops in your uterus during pregnancy. This structure provides oxygen and
nutrients to your growing baby and removes waste products from your baby's blood.
b. the fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo.
c. is one of three germ layers found in triploblastic organisms; it is found between the ectoderm and
endoderm.
d. is a yolk sac diverticulum. It is derived from extraembryonic mesoderm.
e. is a membranous sac attached to an embryo, formed by cells of the hypoblast adjacent to the
embryonic disk.
f. (also called the navel string, birth cord or funiculus umbilicalis) is a conduit between the developing
embryo or fetus and the placenta.
g. forms the floor of the amniotic cavity. It is composed of a layer of prismatic cells – the embryonic
ectoderm, derived from the inner cell mass and lying in apposition with the endoderm.
CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING
1. Which number is pointing to the urethra?
a. 3 c. 7
b. 5 d. 8
ANSWER: D
RATIO: Number 8 is pointing to the urethra.
2. What is number 6 pointing to?
a. the testis c. the bladder
b. the prostate d. anus
ANSWER: C
RATIO: It is pointing to the bladder.
3. Which number is pointing to the seminal vesicles?
a. 2 c. 3
b. 6 d. 8
ANSWER: C
RATIO: Number 3 is pointing to the seminal vesicles.
4. Number 2 is pointing to the ...
a. Prostate c. bladder
b. Testis d. urethra
ANSWER: A
RATIO: It is pointing to the prostate.
5. What is number 5 pointing to?
a. the ureter c. the seminal vesicles
b. the urethra d. prostate
ANSWER: A
RATIO: It is pointing to the ureter.
AL Activity: LEARNING SHEETS
FIND-OUT QUESTIONS:
1. What type of division do primary spermatocytes go through?
a. mitosis b. meiosis
Answer: B
2. What organelles are abundant in sperm cells to provide energy for flagellar movement?
a. ribosomes c. lysosomes
b. enzymes d. mitochondria
Answer: D
3. Once a sperm matures, it travels through this tube
a. Vas deferens c. Fallopian tube
b. Ovaries d. Epididymis
Answer: A
LARGER QUESTIONS:
1. About how many sperm are ejaculated under normal circumstances
Answer: 1.15 million or more sperm per mL.
[Link] two male reproductive organs that produce most of the fluids that make up semen are called
Answer: Seminal vesicles
CHALLENGE QUESTION:
What are the accessory glands of the male reproductive system?
> The accessory glands of the male reproductive system are the seminal vesicles, prostate gland,
and the bulbourethral glands.