Exam 47: Growth and Development

Another name for the primary follicle is the graafian follicle.

Crossing over occurs to:

Match each term with its corresponding definition or description. -"Old eye"

The antrum is the shell-like covering surrounding the developing oocyte.

The placenta functions as the site of exchange of materials between mother and offspring.

A clump of granulosa cells called cumulus cells attach the oocyte to the follicle when it is surrounded by fluid.

The stratum compactum attaches the endometrium to the myometrium.

The main difference between oogenesis and spermatogenesis is that in oogenesis:

What are stem cells? Differentiate between totipotent, pluripotent, and multipotent stem cells. Which types of stem cells are found in adults?

Cumulus cells secrete progesterone, which helps attract sperm toward the ovum.

The vagina is composed mainly of skeletal muscle.

Compare and contrast the two different processes that can result in twinning.

The sloughing of the myometrial layer of the uterus occurs about once every 28 days.

Which of the following structures is not formed by the mesoderm?

Milk production begins shortly after the beginning of labor.

The structure known as the "bag of waters" is the:

During the postmenstrual phase of the menstrual cycle, the blood level of estrogen is high because of the secretion from the developing follicle.

After menopause, the follicular cells are extremely sensitive to the increased gonadotropin levels.

The fundus of the uterus is part of the body of the uterus.

The uterine tubes have the same three tissue layers as the uterus.