Q 01/05

Which paired organs produce the egg cells and secrete the main female hormones?

A) Adrenal glands

B) Mammary glands

C) Kidneys

D) Ovaries

Answer · why

D) Ovaries

They sit on either side of the uterus and work as endocrine glands as well as gamete factories.

Q 02/05

What is the lining of the uterus called?

A) Myometrium

B) Epithelium

C) Perimetrium

D) Endometrium

Answer · why

D) Endometrium

It thickens each cycle to receive an embryo and is shed during menstruation if none implants.

Q 03/05

Fertilisation of the ovum usually happens inside which structure?

A) The uterus

B) The vagina

C) The fallopian tube

D) The ovary

Answer · why

C) The fallopian tube

The fertilised egg then travels on to the uterus and implants in its lining.

Q 04/05

What is the narrow neck of the uterus, where it joins the vagina, called?

A) Fundus

B) Vestibule

C) Isthmus

D) Cervix

Answer · why

D) Cervix

It dilates during labour to let the infant pass from the uterus into the birth canal.

Q 05/05

What is a fertilised ovum called?

A) Gamete

B) Blastocyst

C) Zygote

D) Oocyte

Answer · why

C) Zygote

Only one sperm is needed to fertilise the egg and create it.