Reproduction

Question 1

What cells secrete testosterone?

Answer 1

Leydig cells

Question 2

what cells nourish sperm

Answer 2

sertoli cells

Question 3

what stimulates leydig cells

Answer 3

LH

Question 4

where are sperm stored

Answer 4

in the vas deferens

Question 5

most of the fluid that composes sperm comes from what secretions

Answer 5

seminal vesicle secretions

Question 6

what is capacitation

Answer 6

the change that sperm undergoes to “activate” after ejaculation

Question 7

what is the active form of testosterone

Answer 7

dihydrotestosterone

Question 8

The Y chromosome cause a regression in what ducts

Answer 8

mullerian ducts

Question 9

the lack of a Y chromosome causes a regression in what ducts

Answer 9

wolffian

Question 10

LH acts on what cells to secrete progesterone

Answer 10

granulosa cells

Question 11

what do granulosa cells secrete

Answer 11

progesterone

Question 12

progesterone provides a strong inhibitory effect on ___ & ___

Answer 12

FSH and LH

Question 13

what cells secrete inhibin

Answer 13

lutein

Question 14

Estrogen has a stronger effect on bone fusion than testosterone (T/F)

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

what is progesterone’s most important function

Answer 15

to cause secretory changes in the uterine endometrium during the second half of the menstrual cycle to prepare the egg for possible implantation

Question 16

the end of the menstrual cycle shows a degradation of the ___ ___

Answer 16

corpus luteum

Question 17

when the corpus luteum degrades what occurs?

Answer 17

a decrease in progesterone which triggers a rise in LH and FSH which will trigger the flushing of the egg and the start of a new cycle

Question 18

Urinary gonadotropin levels will ___ exponentially at menopause

Answer 18

rise

Question 19

female puberty is triggered by what

Answer 19

FSH and LH by the anterior pituitary and by GnRH from the hypothalamus