Embryology Review Flashcards
During oogenesis there are two meiotic arrests. When is the first?
Diplotene stage of prophase 1
In a mammalian embryos and many other vertebrate embryos, the primordial germ cells are from ___
The yolk sac
What best describes the oogonium in the ovary during the early fetal period
Diploid oogonium with no follicle cells
In meiosis, pairing of homologous chromosomes being during what stage of prophase I?
zygotene
Which of the following refers to the process by which a cell or a part of an embryo becomes restricted to a given developmental pathway? A. Morphogeneis B. Differentiation C. Determination D. Ontogeny
C. Determination
After the first meiotic arrest, the secondary oocyte resumes meiosis at the time of ovulation. What is responsible for shutting down gap junctions?
LH
Capacitation occurs where?
Isthmus of the oviduct
During the transport of the egg through the female tract following ovulation, the most likely site of fertilization is___
Ampulla
what cell type is located outside of the blood-testies barrier
Spermatogonium
What is the principal energy source for ejaculated spermatozoa
Fructose in the seminal vesicle fluid
What cells in males convert testosterone to estrogen?
Sertoli Cells
Rapid transport of the egg through the isthmus of the oviduct requires what hormone?
Progesterone
What is responsible for the production of testosterone in the testes?
Lydig cells or interstitial cells
Endometrial growth thickness is by day 14. Proliferation phase of the uterine cycle is the result of secretion of what hormone by granulose cells?
Estradiol
Progesterone is in charge of the second half
What components of the Graafian follicle form the corpus lutetium? A. Granulose Cells B. Thecal Cells C. Both D. Neither
Both granulose and thecal cells
Inhibin, released by the granulose cells during the ovarian cycle, inhibits secretion of gonadotropins, especially FSH, resulting in ____
Regression of the corpus luteum
During the menstral cycle, a sharp spike in plasma levels of what hormone, just before ovulation, is responsible for ovulation?
LH
Of the barriers to sperm survival and transport within the female reproductive tract, low pH is most important in the what anatomical structure?
The vagina
Base on your knowledge of paralogous groups, which gene would be expressed most anteriorly in the embryo? A. Hoxa-13 B. Hoxc-9 C. Hoxb-1 D. Hoxb-6
C. Hox-b-1
Anterior to posterior depends on the number