Urinalysis Lab
The Reproductive System
Laszlo Vass, Ed.D. Version 42-0025-02-01
Lab RepoRt assistant
This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions, diagrams if needed, and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor.
puRpose
Please explain the purpose of this lab. Include in your explanation the major concepts you learned and any safety concerns associated with the lab.
Exercise 1: Microscopic Investigation of Reproductive
Structures
obseRvations
A. Sketch each slide below and describe the tissues and structures you observed on each slide.
1. Sketch of Testes
2. Sketch of the Ovary
3. Sketch of Human Sperm
B. Describe the structural differences you observed between the sperm and eggs you saw on the slides:
Questions
A. Why are the testes located outside of the body in the scrotum?
B. What process occurs in the seminiferous tubules? C. Why do sperm and egg go through meiosis?
D. Name the various follicles you can find inside a typical ovary.
E. How is the endocrine system involved in reproduction?
F. What hormones lead to the maturation of both sperm and egg?
Exercise 2: Reproductive Structures of the Fetal Pig
Questions
A. Why are some reproductive structures hard to find in the fetal pig?
B. How does the anatomical arrangement of the organs in the
Laszlo Vass, Ed.D. Version 42-0025-02-01
Lab RepoRt assistant
This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions, diagrams if needed, and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor.
puRpose
Please explain the purpose of this lab. Include in your explanation the major concepts you learned and any safety concerns associated with the lab.
Exercise 1: Microscopic Investigation of Reproductive
Structures
obseRvations
A. Sketch each slide below and describe the tissues and structures you observed on each slide.
1. Sketch of Testes
2. Sketch of the Ovary
3. Sketch of Human Sperm
B. Describe the structural differences you observed between the sperm and eggs you saw on the slides:
Questions
A. Why are the testes located outside of the body in the scrotum?
B. What process occurs in the seminiferous tubules? C. Why do sperm and egg go through meiosis?
D. Name the various follicles you can find inside a typical ovary.
E. How is the endocrine system involved in reproduction?
F. What hormones lead to the maturation of both sperm and egg?
Exercise 2: Reproductive Structures of the Fetal Pig
Questions
A. Why are some reproductive structures hard to find in the fetal pig?
B. How does the anatomical arrangement of the organs in the