Exam 4: Development

Question 1

what part of the male reproductive system is fused during sterilization?

Answer 1

vas deferens

Question 2

what are the synthetic hormones involved with birth control pills?

Answer 2

estrogen and progesterone

Question 3

once the zygote is formed, what kind of cell division is happening for cell reproduction and blastocyst growth?

Answer 3

mitosis

Question 4

1st 3 months of development: organ systems develop

Answer 4

embryonic

Question 5

what aspect of the egg fuses to prevent polyspermy?

Answer 5

cortical granules

Question 6

what part of the female reproductive system is fused during sterilization?

Answer 6

uterine tube

Question 7

while implantation occurs, what does the blastocyst release?

Answer 7

HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin)

Question 8

last 6 months of development: placenta is fully functional, organ systems mature in function

Answer 8

fetal

Question 9

birth control produces negative feedback inhibition of _______ so _________ never occurs

Answer 9

gonadotropic releasing hormone (GnRH); ovulation

Question 10

layer of embryo: muscles, gonads

Answer 10

mesoderm

Question 11

birth control acts like a prolonged _________ phase

Answer 11

luteal

Question 12

what hormone does a pregnancy kit test for?

Answer 12

HCG

Question 13

contact between the cap of sperm and zona pellucida stimulates the release of acrosomal enzymes

Answer 13

capacitation

Question 14

layer of embryo: digestive, respiratory, liver

Answer 14

endoderm

Question 15

layer of embryo: skin, brain, nervous system

Answer 15

ectoderm