Reproductive System, Development, Growth

Question 1

Dartos muscle helps regulate….

Answer 1

the temperature of the testes

Question 2

Seminiferous tubules is the…

Answer 2

site of sperm production

Question 3

Spermatogonia may eventually…

Answer 3

become spermatozoa

Question 4

Leydig cells secrete…

Answer 4

testosterone

Question 5

LH stimulates…

Answer 5

Leydig cells to secrete testosterone

Question 6

The function of the epididymis…

Answer 6

is sperm maturation

Question 7

Seminal vesicles lie…

Answer 7

posterior to the bladder and anterior to the rectum

Question 8

Seminal vesicles secrete…

Answer 8

an alkaline, fructose filled fluid

Question 9

Cowper’s Glands are located…

Answer 9

inferior to the prostate on either side of the membranous urethra within the deep muscles of the perineum

Question 10

Suspensory ligament arises…

Answer 10

from the pubic symphysis in males

Question 11

Produced by the ovaries….

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secondary oocytes, estrogen and progesterone

Question 12

Suspensory ligament attaches…

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the ovaries and the uterus to the pelvic wall

Question 13

The site of fertilization…

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the uterine tubes

Question 14

Skene’s glands secrete….

Answer 14

mucus

Question 15

Testosterone hormone promotes…

Answer 15

the final step of spermatogenesis

Question 16

LH triggers…

Answer 16

ovulation in females

Question 17

Progesterone is secreted by…

Answer 17

the corpus luteum after ovulation

Question 18

Proliferative phase…

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uterine phase when the thickness of the endometrium doubles

Question 19

Preovulatory phase…

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ovarian phase between the end of menstruation and the beginning of ovulation.

Question 20

Menarche is the…

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first menses

Question 21

Male reproductive system arises…

Answer 21

from wolffian ducts

Question 22

Female reproductive system arises…

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from mullerian ducts

Question 23

During fetal development oogonia…

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give rise to the primary oocytes

Question 24

Zygote is a…

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diploid fertilized ovum

Question 25

In male embryos...

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dihydrotestosterone is responsible for the development of the urethra, prostate and external genitals.

Question 26

Fertilization normally occurs...

Answer 26

within the fallopian tube

Question 27

The fusion of the male pronucleus and the female pronucleus results in...

Answer 27

the zygote developmental stage

Question 28

Trophoblast is...

Answer 28

the part of the blastocyst that promotes implantation and produces hCG

Question 29

Amnion develops from...

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the epiblast and carries a protective fluid

Question 30

Umbilical cord is the....

Answer 30

connection between the placenta and embryo

Question 31

How many pairs of pharyngeal arches?

Answer 31

5

Question 32

Amniocentesis exam is...

Answer 32

performed between 14-16 weeks gestation and is used to detect genetic abnormalities.

Question 33

CVS is..

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taking cells from the chorion

Question 34

Labor cannot take place until...

Answer 34

all of the progesterone's effects are diminished.

Question 35

Involution is when...

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the uterus decreases in size

Question 36

In infants the ductus venosus connects...

Answer 36

the umbilical vein to the inferior vena cava

Question 37

Mutation is a...

Answer 37

permanent change in an allele.

Question 38

If a child has B blood, and the mother has B blood...

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B, O or AB is the possible genotype of the father

Question 39

Chromosome #15 is considered...

Answer 39

an autosome

Question 40

Clubfeet is an example of...

Answer 40

deformation

Question 41

Emesis gravidarium is also called...

Answer 41

morning sickness

Question 42

Klinefelter's Syndrome is a...

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sex chromosome aneuploidy, usually due to trisomy XXY.

Question 43

Turner's Syndrome is a...

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sex chromosome aneuploidy, caused by the presence of a single X chromosome designated XO

Question 44

Puerperal fever is...

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an infectious disease of childbirth resulting from an infection originating in the birth canal and affecting the mother's endometrium

Question 45

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome...

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is one of the most common causes of mental retardation and the most common preventable cause of birth defects in the United States

Question 46

The term conceptus includes...

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all structures that develop from a zygote: the embryo, the embryonic placenta and its associated membranes.

Question 47

Gestational Age is...

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the term used to describe the age of an embryo or fetus calculated from the presumed first day of the last normal menstrual period

Question 48

In a heterozygous individual for a certain trait...

Answer 48

the dominant allele gives polydactyly, normal digits is the masked, recessive trait in this individual

Question 49

In a heterozygous individual for a certain trait...

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the dominant allele gives syndactylism, normal digits is the masked, recessive trait in this individual.

Question 50

In a heterozygous individual for a certain trait...

Answer 50

the dominant allele gives Huntington's disease, normal nervous system is the masked, recessive trait in this individual.