Match each term with its definition or description.

a. ovary
b. oviduct
c. fimbriae
d. cervix
e. fundus
f. myometrium
g. vagina
h. Bartholin’s glands
i. lactiferous ducts
j. clitoris
k. spermatogenesis
l. primary spermatocyte
m. sperm
n. gonads
o. oogenesis
p. ova
q. polar bodies
r. endometrium
s. zygote
t. spermatogonia


1. _____ Fringelike projection on the funnel-shaped end of the oviduct

2. _____ The lower, narrow part of the uterus

3. _____ Produces a mucus-like lubricating fluid near the outlet of the vagina

4. _____ Essential organ of the female reproductive system

5. _____ Opening of the female reproductive system to the outside; it receives sperm

6. _____ Drains milk from the alveoli of the breasts

7. _____ Tube that carries the egg from the ovary to the uterus

8. _____ Part of the uterus that lies above the entry point of the oviducts

9. _____ Structure containing erectile tissue in the female external genitalia

10. _____ Muscle layer of the uterus

11. _____ Male gamete

12. _____ Female gamete

13. _____ Formed as a result of fertilization

14. _____ Name given to the essential organs of the male and female reproductive system

15. _____ Process of sperm production

16. _____ Precursor or stem cell for the production of sperm

17. _____ Cell that undergoes meiosis to form spermatids

18. _____ Process of egg production

19. _____ Produced during oogenesis but do not develop and eventually degenerate

20. _____ Mucous membrane lining the interior of the uterus


1. c. fimbriae

2. b. oviduct

3. a. ovary

4. b. oviduct

5. a. ovary

6. i. lactiferous ducts

7. b. oviduct

8. e. fundus

9. j. clitoris

10. f. myometrium

11. m. sperm

12. p. ova

13. s. zygote

14. n. gonads

15. k. spermatogenesis

16. t. spermatogonia

17. l. primary spermatocyte

18. o. oogenesis

19. q. polar bodies

20. r. endometrium

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