reproduction Flashcards
The thick, muscular lining of the uterus is most accurately referred to as the
endometrium
If a man were given a vasectomy, which of the fofllowing structures woul no longer contribute to the production of semen
seminiferous tubules
which is considered an advantage of sexual reproduction
increased genetic variation
ovulation is stimulated by
an increase in LH production
the hormone porgesterone is produced
in the ovary and acts directly on the uterus
the development of offspring from unfertilized eggs is
parthenogenesis
in which of the following ways are mature human sperm and ova similiar
they both have the same number of chromosomes
which of the following hormones is incorrectly paired with its action
progesterone: stimulates follicles to develop
a major function of FSH is to
stimulate spermatogenesis in males and oocyte (egg) maturation in females
in men, the excretory and reproductive systems share which structures?
urethra
which of the following cells produce testosterone
interstitial cells
fertilization of human eggs usually takes place in the
oviduct
during the menstrual cycle, what is the main source of progesterone in females
corpus luteum
suspending the testes in a scrotoum oustide the abdominal cavity in males is functional because
lower temperature promote normal matruation of sperm in seminiferous tubules
sperm complete their differentiation in the
epididymus
