14. Female gonads that produce eggs and the female sex hormones. About 3 cm by 1cm in size 15. Thick-walled muscular organ, shaped like an upside-down pear, when fetusdevelops. Normally about 5 cm wide. 16. Opening of uterus from vagina (joins vagina at nearly right angles). 17. Muscular tube with mucus-secreting lining; receives penis during intercourse and serves as a birth canal. 18. "Fallopian tubes" Cilia-lined tubes that transport eggs from ovaries to uterus.

14. Female gonads that produce eggs and the female sex hormones. About 3 cm by 1cm in size 15. Thick-walled muscular organ, shaped like an upside-down pear, when fetusdevelops. Normally about 5 cm wide. 16. Opening of uterus from vagina (joins vagina at nearly right angles). 17. Muscular tube with mucus-secreting lining; receives penis during intercourse and serves as a birth canal. 18. "Fallopian tubes" Cilia-lined tubes that transport eggs from ovaries to uterus.

Biology 2e

2nd Edition

ISBN:9781947172517

Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Publisher:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Chapter43: Animal Reproduction And Development

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1VCQ: Figure 43.8 Which of the following statements about the male reproductive system is false? The vas...

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