6.1 Female Reproductive System Part 5

Question 1

When is FSH secreted?

Answer 1

at the start of puberty

Question 2

What does FSH cause?

Answer 2

a few follicles to mature each month

Question 3

What results from the first meiotic division of the primary oocyte?

Answer 3

secondary oocyte and polar body

Question 4

What happens if a secondary oocyte is united with a sperm?

Answer 4

undergoes second meiotic division which produces a second polar body and an ovum

Question 5

How many chromosomes does a fertilized egg have?

Answer 5

46

Question 6

What does the anterior pituitary gland secrete at the time of ovulation?

Answer 6

LH

Question 7

What is the purpose of LH?

Answer 7

causes the follicle to become the corpus luteum

Question 8

What produces estrogen and progesterone?

Answer 8

ovaries

Question 9

What is estrogen important for?

Answer 9

production of eggs in the menstrual cycle
secondary sex characteristics

Question 10

What are secondary sex characteristics involved in?

Answer 10

develop changes that occur throughout the body beginning in puberty

Question 11

What are examples of secondary sex characteristics in females?

Answer 11

enlarged breasts
widening of pelvis
fat deposits in breast, hips, and buttocks

Question 12

What is progesterone necessary for?

Answer 12

maintenance of pregnancy

Question 13

Does progesterone promote secondary sex characteristics?

Answer 13

no

Question 14

What is the menstrual cycle also known as?

Answer 14

uterine cycle

Question 15

What are the three phases of the menstrual cycle?

Answer 15

menstrual
proliferative
secretory

Question 16

When does the menstrual phase begin and end?

Answer 16

day one through day five

Question 17

What occurs during the menstrual phase?

Answer 17

all but the innermost basal layer of the endometrium is shed

Question 18

When does the proliferative phase occur?

Answer 18

days 6-14

Question 19

What occurs during the proliferative phase?

Answer 19

endometrium rebuilds in response to increase in estrogen levels

Question 20

When does ovulation typicallyoccur?

Answer 20

day 14