abubureproductive.six Flashcards
The majority of the uterine is composed of
-Smooth muscle
A man with an abnormally high level of melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) would exhibit which of the following symptoms?
-Darkening of the skin
List the ff structures in the order in which sperm would pass through them from the seminiferous tubules to the urethra
- Rete Testis,
- Efferent Ductules,
- Epididymis,
- Ductus Deferens,
- Ejaculatory Duct
Which of the following is not an age-related change of the female reproductive system
-Decreased incidence of breast cancer
The following are male secondary sex characteristics except
-Enlargement of genitalia
The ovary is attached to the superior margin of the uterus by the
-Ovarian ligament
Pamela is in her 8th month of pregnancy. What mechanism will be responsible for the delivery of her baby?
-Positive feedback
Which of the following is incorrectly paired
-Epididymis: sperm cell production
When a primary follicle enlargers, and there are several layers of granulosa cells, it is called a
-Secondary Follicle
During spermatogenesis, which of the ff cells is the first to become haploid?
-Secondary Spermatocyte
Which of the ff cell types I formed at the end of the first meiotic division?
-Secondary Spermatocyte
-Secondary Spermatocyte
Shortly after ovulation,
-The granulosa cells become corpus luteum cells
Which of the ff is a correct sequence of cells in spermatogenesis?
- Spermatogonia
- Primary Spermatocyte
- Secondary Spermatocyte
Which of the ff glands is correctly matched with its function?
-Seminal vesicles: Provide nutrients for sperm
Which reproductive function solely of the female reproductive system?
-Development and nourishment of a new individual
Indicate the pathway of an egg as it passes through the uterine tube
- Fimbriae
- Infundibulum
- Ampulla
- Isthmus
Which of the ff ovarian hormones is involved in a positive-feedback loop with the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary?
-Estrogen
Which of the ff hormones is released by the corpus luteum after ovulation and causes a negative- feedback loop with the hypothalamus and the anterior pituitary?
-Progesterone
Between 40% and 50% of fertile women suffer from endometriosis
-True
At full maturity, an oocyte is located in the corona radiata.
-False
Luteinizing hormone (LH) binds to interstitial (Leydig) cells and
-Increases testosterone production by the Leydig cells
Which of the ff is involved in ovulation?
-Mature follicle
Failure of the testes to descend into the scrotal sac is called
-Cryptorchidism
Decreasing prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in the blood may indicate a tumor of the prostate.
-FALSE (Bcoz it elevates)
