Question 1

Which of the following correctly lists the three stages of labor,in the proper order?

Accepted Answer

A) dilation,expulsion,delivery of the placenta 
B) dilation,crowning,expulsion 
C) contractions,dilation,expulsion 
D) contractions,dilation,crowning 
A) dilation,expulsion,delivery of the placenta 
B) dilation,crowning,expulsion 
C) contractions,dilation,expulsion 
D) contractions,dilation,crowning

Question 2

Where does the embryo normally implant?

Accepted Answer

A) in the oviduct 
B) in the corpus luteum 
C) in the follicle of the ovary 
D) in the endometrium of the uterus 
A) in the oviduct 
B) in the corpus luteum 
C) in the follicle of the ovary 
D) in the endometrium of the uterus

Question 3

All of these are similarities between the male and female system EXCEPT one.Choose the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) Both have erectile tissue that becomes engorged with blood during sexual excitement. 
B) Both have paired gamete-producing organs. 
C) Both have a urethra that carries both urine and gametes. 
D) Both have a pair of tubes that can carry gametes. 
A) Both have erectile tissue that becomes engorged with blood during sexual excitement. 
B) Both have paired gamete-producing organs. 
C) Both have a urethra that carries both urine and gametes. 
D) Both have a pair of tubes that can carry gametes.

Question 4

Which of these describes the best experimental design to test the idea that scrotal temperature is less with boxers than with briefs?

Accepted Answer

A) Take an equal number of men wearing boxers and men wearing briefs and have them go into a clinic and have their scrotal temperatures measured. 
B) Recruit a number of men of approximately the same age and have some put on boxers and some put on briefs and then measure their scrotal temperatures. 
C) Recruit a number of men of approximately the same age with half wearing boxers and half wearing briefs.Have them spend time in a room of the same constant temperature and then measure their scrotal temperatures. 
D) Take the first 100 men who come into a fertility clinic,record who are wearing boxers and who are wearing briefs,and then measure their scrotal temperatures. 
A) Take an equal number of men wearing boxers and men wearing briefs and have them go into a clinic and have their scrotal temperatures measured. 
B) Recruit a number of men of approximately the same age and have some put on boxers and some put on briefs and then measure their scrotal temperatures. 
C) Recruit a number of men of approximately the same age with half wearing boxers and half wearing briefs.Have them spend time in a room of the same constant temperature and then measure their scrotal temperatures. 
D) Take the first 100 men who come into a fertility clinic,record who are wearing boxers and who are wearing briefs,and then measure their scrotal temperatures.

Question 5

Menstruation ________.

Accepted Answer

A) involves the breakdown of the endometrium 
B) is stimulated by HCG 
C) occurs after ovulation but prior to degeneration of the follicle 
D) is triggered by an LH surge 
A) involves the breakdown of the endometrium 
B) is stimulated by HCG 
C) occurs after ovulation but prior to degeneration of the follicle 
D) is triggered by an LH surge

Question 6

A sperm cell's acrosome ________.

Accepted Answer

A) contains the sperm's nucleus and is the part of the sperm that enters the egg during fertilization 
B) fuses with the plasma membrane of the egg cell 
C) contains enzymes that are released when the sperm encounters an egg and dissolves a hole in the jellylike matrix that surrounds the egg 
D) contains the sperm's mitochondria 
A) contains the sperm's nucleus and is the part of the sperm that enters the egg during fertilization 
B) fuses with the plasma membrane of the egg cell 
C) contains enzymes that are released when the sperm encounters an egg and dissolves a hole in the jellylike matrix that surrounds the egg 
D) contains the sperm's mitochondria

Question 7

Which one of the following is a result of programmed cell death?

Accepted Answer

A) formation of fingers in humans 
B) gastrulation 
C) formation of the notochord 
D) formation of the brain 
A) formation of fingers in humans 
B) gastrulation 
C) formation of the notochord 
D) formation of the brain

Question 8

Which of the following types of pathogens cause sexually transmitted diseases that are generally NOT curable?

Accepted Answer

A) bacteria 
B) viruses 
C) fungi 
D) insects 
A) bacteria 
B) viruses 
C) fungi 
D) insects

Question 9

The liver,pancreas,and lining of the digestive tract come from ________.

Accepted Answer

A) ectoderm 
B) endoderm 
C) mesoderm 
D) endometrium 
A) ectoderm 
B) endoderm 
C) mesoderm 
D) endometrium

Question 10

What moves the human egg through the oviduct?

Accepted Answer

A) the beating of the egg's cilia 
B) rhythmic contractions of the oviduct 
C) rhythmic contractions of the uterus 
D) the beating of cilia in the oviduct 
A) the beating of the egg's cilia 
B) rhythmic contractions of the oviduct 
C) rhythmic contractions of the uterus 
D) the beating of cilia in the oviduct

Question 11

Which one of the following STDs is NOT caused by a virus?

Accepted Answer

A) AIDS 
B) chlamydia 
C) genital warts 
D) genital herpes 
A) AIDS 
B) chlamydia 
C) genital warts 
D) genital herpes

Question 12

What does the ovarian cycle image above illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A) The peak of luteinizing hormone occurs slightly before mid-cycle. 
B) Ovulation occurs well before mid-cycle. 
C) The level of luteinizing hormone does not change much during the cycle. 
D) The level of progesterone spikes just before mid-cycle. 
A) The peak of luteinizing hormone occurs slightly before mid-cycle. 
B) Ovulation occurs well before mid-cycle. 
C) The level of luteinizing hormone does not change much during the cycle. 
D) The level of progesterone spikes just before mid-cycle.

Question 13

What is gestation?

Accepted Answer

A) conception 
B) fertilization 
C) development 
D) pregnancy 
A) conception 
B) fertilization 
C) development 
D) pregnancy

Exam 26: Reproduction and Development

Which of the following correctly lists the three stages of labor,in the proper order?

Where does the embryo normally implant?

All of these are similarities between the male and female system EXCEPT one.Choose the exception.

Which of these describes the best experimental design to test the idea that scrotal temperature is less with boxers than with briefs?

Menstruation ________.

A sperm cell's acrosome ________.

Which one of the following is a result of programmed cell death?

Which of the following types of pathogens cause sexually transmitted diseases that are generally NOT curable?

The liver,pancreas,and lining of the digestive tract come from ________.

What moves the human egg through the oviduct?

Which one of the following STDs is NOT caused by a virus?

What does the ovarian cycle image above illustrate?

What is gestation?

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Essential Chemistry for Biology

The Molecules of Life

A Tour of the Cell

The Working Cell

Cellular Respiration: Obtaining Energy From Food

Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food

Cellular Reproduction: Cells From Cells

Patterns of Inheritance

The Structure and Function of Dna

How Genes Are Controlled

DNA Technology

How Populations Evolve

How Biological Diversity Evolves

The Evolution of Microbial Life

The Evolution of Plants and Fungi

The Evolution of Animals

An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere

Population Ecology

Communities and Ecosystems

Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function

Nutrition and Digestion

Circulation and Respiration

The Bodys Defenses

Hormones

Nervous,Sensory,and Locomotor Systems

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