Exam 27: Animal Reproduction and Development

Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome have difficulty conceiving because ____.

At what point in development do the organs begin to form?

During parturition, mechanical pressure caused by the movement of the fetus through the uterus causes the release of ____ from the ____.

Ovulation is triggered by ____.

Why are women given hormones prior to obtaining eggs for IVF?

Mammals nourish their embryos by means of a(n) ____.

Which two sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) commonly occur together?

What is responsible for the large surge of progesterone in the menstrual cycle?

In the human male, sperm are produced in the ____.

During implantation, the inner cell mass develops into two flattened layers of cells called the ____.

Which species is a hermaphrodite?

Fertilization in humans occurs in the ____.

What is the function of a polar body?

Immature sperm pass through the ____, a coiled duct on top of the testes, where they mature.

Early symptoms of which STD include flattened, painless chancres at the initial infection site; if left untreated in the long term, this STD can cause mental illness, blindness, and death?

Which STD causes warts on the genitals and can lead to cervical and anal cancers?

Which recent technology has allowed women the option of reproducing later in life, either by choice or because of a medical condition that may prevent them from conceiving later?

Which structure is responsible for keeping the fetus from slipping out of the uterus prematurely?

Typically, one sperm fertilizes an oocyte because ____.

Erectile dysfunction drugs cause ____.