Question 1

What is line "C" pointing to?

Accepted Answer

A)  efferent duct 
B)  body of epididymis 
C)  straight tubule 
D)  seminiferous tubule 
E)  lobule 
A)  efferent duct 
B)  body of epididymis 
C)  straight tubule 
D)  seminiferous tubule 
E)  lobule

Question 2

Trace the path of a sperm cell from the site of its maturation to the site where it leaves the male body. Include descriptions of fluids added along that path.

Accepted Answer

Sperm mature in the epididymis. From the

Question 3

This is the connection between the placenta and the embryo.

Accepted Answer

A)  amnion 
B)  chorion 
C)  umbilical cord 
D)  placenta 
E)  capillary beds 
A)  amnion 
B)  chorion 
C)  umbilical cord 
D)  placenta 
E)  capillary beds

Question 4

This structure is composed of three cylindrical masses of erectile tissue each surrounded by a fibrous tissue.

Accepted Answer

A)  testes 
B)  prostate 
C)  bladder 
D)  penis 
E)  urethra 
A)  testes 
B)  prostate 
C)  bladder 
D)  penis 
E)  urethra

Question 5

What is line "F" pointing to?

Accepted Answer

A)  umbilical arteries 
B)  umbilical vein 
C)  fetal blood vessels 
D)  maternal endometrial arteriole 
E)  chorionic villi 
A)  umbilical arteries 
B)  umbilical vein 
C)  fetal blood vessels 
D)  maternal endometrial arteriole 
E)  chorionic villi

Question 6

Anterior to the vagina and urethral opening is the

Accepted Answer

A)  labia majora. 
B)  labia minor. 
C)  mons pubis. 
D)  cervical sphincter. 
E)  labial frenulum. 
A)  labia majora. 
B)  labia minor. 
C)  mons pubis. 
D)  cervical sphincter. 
E)  labial frenulum.

Question 7

This is composed of the syncytiotrophoblast and the cytotrophoblast.

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 8

This is a series of functional changes that sperm go through when they are in the female reproductive tract.

Accepted Answer

A)  acrosomal reaction 
B)  maturation 
C)  fertilization 
D)  capacitation 
E)  polyspermy 
A)  acrosomal reaction 
B)  maturation 
C)  fertilization 
D)  capacitation 
E)  polyspermy

Question 9

Describe the positive feedback loop involved in ovulation.

Accepted Answer

FSH and LH promote follicular developmen

Question 10

What is line "G" pointing to?

Accepted Answer

A)  chorion 
B)  chorionic villi 
C)  sinusoid 
D)  extraembryonic mesoderm 
E)  None of these choices. 
A)  chorion 
B)  chorionic villi 
C)  sinusoid 
D)  extraembryonic mesoderm 
E)  None of these choices.

Question 11

What does line "G" point to?

Accepted Answer

A)  dartos muscle 
B)  cremaster muscle 
C)  fascia 
D)  tunica albuginea 
E)  tunica vaginalis 
A)  dartos muscle 
B)  cremaster muscle 
C)  fascia 
D)  tunica albuginea 
E)  tunica vaginalis

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  menstrual phase 
B)  preovulatory phase 
C)  proliferative phase 
D)  follicular phase 
E)  postovulatory phase 
A)  menstrual phase 
B)  preovulatory phase 
C)  proliferative phase 
D)  follicular phase 
E)  postovulatory phase

Question 13

Where is the yolk sac?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  E 
D)  F 
E)  G 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  E 
D)  F 
E)  G

Question 14

What does diagram "A" represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  cleavage of embryo 
B)  cleavage of zygote 
C)  cleavage of morula 
D)  cleavage of blastocyst 
E)  cleavage of fetus 
A)  cleavage of embryo 
B)  cleavage of zygote 
C)  cleavage of morula 
D)  cleavage of blastocyst 
E)  cleavage of fetus

Question 15

What is line "D" pointing to?

Accepted Answer

A)  follicular fluid 
B)  germinal epithelium 
C)  ovarian cortex 
D)  ovarian medulla 
E)  None of these choices. 
A)  follicular fluid 
B)  germinal epithelium 
C)  ovarian cortex 
D)  ovarian medulla 
E)  None of these choices.

Question 16

What is line "C" pointing to?

Accepted Answer

A)  bladder 
B)  fimbriae 
C)  ovary 
D)  uterus 
E)  perineum 
A)  bladder 
B)  fimbriae 
C)  ovary 
D)  uterus 
E)  perineum

Question 17

This is the time from the onset of labor to the complete dilation of the cervix.

Accepted Answer

A)  stage of dilation 
B)  stage of expulsion 
C)  placental stage 
D)  gestation 
E)  effacement 
A)  stage of dilation 
B)  stage of expulsion 
C)  placental stage 
D)  gestation 
E)  effacement

Question 18

Fertilization normally occurs within which structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  ovary 
B)  fallopian tube 
C)  ovarian ligament 
D)  body of uterus 
E)  vagina 
A)  ovary 
B)  fallopian tube 
C)  ovarian ligament 
D)  body of uterus 
E)  vagina

Question 19

This is the part of the blastocyst that promotes implantation and produces hCG.

Accepted Answer

A)  blastocyte 
B)  blastosphere 
C)  trophoblast 
D)  blastocyst cavity 
E)  uterine cavity 
A)  blastocyte 
B)  blastosphere 
C)  trophoblast 
D)  blastocyst cavity 
E)  uterine cavity

Question 20

Uterine contractions during labor are stimulated by a positive feedback loop involving a pituitary hormone called

Accepted Answer

A)  vasopressin. 
B)  oxytocin. 
C)  prolactin. 
D)  relaxin. 
E)  estrogen. 
A)  vasopressin. 
B)  oxytocin. 
C)  prolactin. 
D)  relaxin. 
E)  estrogen.

Exam 25: The Reproductive Systems and Development

What is line "C" pointing to?

Trace the path of a sperm cell from the site of its maturation to the site where it leaves the male body. Include descriptions of fluids added along that path.

This is the connection between the placenta and the embryo.

This structure is composed of three cylindrical masses of erectile tissue each surrounded by a fibrous tissue.

What is line "F" pointing to?

Anterior to the vagina and urethral opening is the

This is composed of the syncytiotrophoblast and the cytotrophoblast.

This is a series of functional changes that sperm go through when they are in the female reproductive tract.

Describe the positive feedback loop involved in ovulation.

What is line "G" pointing to?

What does line "G" point to?

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

Where is the yolk sac?

What does diagram "A" represent?

What is line "D" pointing to?

What is line "C" pointing to?

This is the time from the onset of labor to the complete dilation of the cervix.

Fertilization normally occurs within which structure?

This is the part of the blastocyst that promotes implantation and produces hCG.

Uterine contractions during labor are stimulated by a positive feedback loop involving a pituitary hormone called

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