REPRODUCTION

Question 1

what is the name of the peptide hormone which plays a major role in both ovulation and the activity of the interstitial cells of the testis?
A. follicle stimulating hormone
B. inhibin
C. luteinizing hormone
D. oestradiol
E. progesterone
F. testosterone 
G. corticosterone

Answer 1

C. luteinizing hormone

Question 2

which peptide hormone formed in the hypothalamus is necessary for normal spermatogenesis?
A. follicle stimulating hormone
B. gonadotrophin-releasing hormone
C. inhibin
D. luteinizing hormone
E. oestradiol
F. progesterone

Answer 2

B. gonadotrophin-releasing hormone

Question 3

which of the following statements about infertility is true?
A. infertility in women can’t be the result of cervical mucus hostility
B. infertility may not lead to treatment by injection with gonadotrophins
C. infertility is not seen at all in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
D. infertility can result from anovulation

Answer 3

D. infertility can result from anovulation

Question 4

implantation happens after blastocyst has hatched through...
A. trophectoderm
B. inner cell mass
C. placenta
D. zona pellucida
E. endometrium

Answer 4

D. zona pellucida

Question 5

what happens in the embryo after embryonic genome activation and before blastocyst formation?
A. fertilisation
B. cleavage
C. compaction
D. syngamy
E. pluripotency
F. hatching

Answer 5

C. compaction

Question 6

after fertilisation male and female pronuleuses are unified. what is this process called?
A. fertilisation
B. hatching
C. cleavage
D. compaction
E. syngamy

Answer 6

E. syngamy

Question 7

which genes confer self renewal and pluripotency in embryonic stem cells?
A. stage specific antigens
B. LIF + GNRH
C. OCT4 + Nanog
D. cytokeratin + vimentin

Answer 7

C. OCT4 + Nanog

Question 8

what is the best choice of treatment for a 36 year old man with 47 XXY karyotype that is consistently azoospermic at semen analysis but has a small number of sperm recovered by testicular biopsy? His 31 year old partner is of normal biology with patent fallopian tubes and has responded well to superovulation
A. in vitro fertilisation
B. donor insemination
C. intracytoplasmic sperm injection
D. sperm cryopreservation
E. egg donation

Answer 8

C. intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Question 9

Which one of these forms the inner most layer of an ovarian follicle? 
A. Granulosa cells
B. Theca externa
C. Stromal cells
D. Theca interna 
E. Zona pellucida

Answer 9

E. Zona pellucida

Question 10

Which of these events induces ovulation?
A. Decreasing plasma progesterone triggers a surge of Luteinizing Hormone
B. Increasing plasma oestrogen triggers a surge of Luteinizing Hormone
C. Decreasing plasma oestrogen triggers a surge of Luteinizing Hormone
D. Increasing plasma progesterone triggers a surge of oestrogen
E. Increasing plasma progesterone triggers a surge of Luteinizing Hormone

Answer 10

B. Increasing plasma oestrogen triggers a surge of Luteinizing Hormone

Question 11

What is the name given to the part of the uterus that lies above the entrance of the Fallopian tubes? 
A. Fundus
B. Body
C. Cervix
D. Internal os
E. Pouch of Douglas

Answer 11

A. Fundus

Question 12

Which of these hormones is secreted directly into a portal system? 
A. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
B. Follicle-stimulating hormone
C. Luteinising hormone
D. Oestrogen
E. Oxytocin

Answer 12

A. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone

Question 13

Which of these terms best describes the epithelium of the vagina?
A. Keratinised pseudostratified squamous epithelium
B. Keratinised stratified squamous epithelium
C. Non-keratinised stratified squamous epithelium
D. Keratinised simple columnar epithelium
E. Non-keratinised pseudostratified squamous epithelium

Answer 13

C. Non-keratinised stratified squamous epithelium

Question 14

Which of these symptoms is not associated with Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome?
A. Oligomenorrhoea
B. Depression
C. Obesity
D. Galactorrhoea
E. Hirsutism

Answer 14

D. Galactorrhoea