Exam 26: The Reproductive Systems

The funnel-shaped infundibulum of each uterine tube ends in a fringe of fingerlike projections called _____.

After ovulation, a corpus hemorrhagicum develops into a corpus luteum under the influence of luteinizing hormone (LH).

Several layers of cells, called granulosa cells, surround and nourish a developing oocyte in the ovary.

A prostate tumor is most likely to interfere with:

Describe the location and the functions of sustentacular (Sertoli) cells.

The embryonic mesonephric (Wolffian) ducts develop into the ducts of the male reproductive system and the uterine tubes of the female reproductive system.

Descent of the testes into the scrotum normally occurs:

Primary oocytes enter which phase of Meiosis I prior to puberty?

The female gamete (ovum) is not formed until meiosis II is completed when:

The ovarian ligament anchors the ovaries to the uterus.

The external ridge of tissue that separates the scrotum into two pouches is the scrotal septum.

Which of the following is NOT true of the stratum basalis?

The uterine tubes: 1) are the typical site of fertilization 2) are also called oviducts 3) are lined by cells that have microvilli called fimbriae 4) have a section called the ampulla which makes up about the lateral two-thirds of the length of the tubes 5) attach the ovaries firmly to the uterus

The uterine tube is composed of inner circular layer and outer longitudinal layer of smooth muscle.

What is the name of the structure indicated in the diagram?

Describe the gross anatomy of the uterus and accompany your answer with a labeled diagram.

Name the structure indicated in the figure.

During a woman's reproductive lifetime, she will ovulate approximately how many mature oocytes?

Spermatogenesis and oogenesis are the only processes in the body where _____ occurs.

Spermatogonia are diploid (2n chromosome number) stem cells that are dormant until puberty, when they undergo mitosis and differentiate into diploid primary spermatocytes.