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In the male, the primary reproductive organs include the testes, the prostate gland, the seminal vesicles, and the bulbourethral glands.

A) True
B) False

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What does the acrosome of the spermatozoon contain


A) the sperm's genetic information
B) mitochondria for energy production
C) fructose, which provides energy for the spermatozoa
D) enzymes that enable the sperm to penetrate the ovum

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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A human body cell normally has 46 autosomes.

A) True
B) False

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Match the items labelled a. through u. with the descriptions labelled 32. through 57. (Options may be used more than once or not at all, but there is only one correct response for each.) -site of spermatogenesis


A) erection
B) acrosome
C) Leydig cells
D) seminal vesicles
E) oviduct
F) uterus
G) inner cell mass
H) seminiferous tubules
I) midpiece of sperm
J) head of sperm
K) vagina
L) prostate gland
M) trophoblast
N) corpus luteum
O) epididymis
P) ovarian follicle
Q) ejaculation
R) tail of sperm
S) Sertoli cells
T) endometrium
U) placenta

V) K) and P)
W) H) and I)

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Match the hormones, labelled a. through c., with the functions. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -responsible for developing and maintaining female secondary sexual characteristics


A) estrogen
B) progesterone
C) both estrogen and progesterone

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

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Match the items labelled a. through u. with the descriptions labelled 32. through 57. (Options may be used more than once or not at all, but there is only one correct response for each.) -serves as a route by which nutrients reach developing sperm cells


A) erection
B) acrosome
C) Leydig cells
D) seminal vesicles
E) oviduct
F) uterus
G) inner cell mass
H) seminiferous tubules
I) midpiece of sperm
J) head of sperm
K) vagina
L) prostate gland
M) trophoblast
N) corpus luteum
O) epididymis
P) ovarian follicle
Q) ejaculation
R) tail of sperm
S) Sertoli cells
T) endometrium
U) placenta

V) E) and M)
W) E) and F)

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Discuss the pros and cons of estrogen replacement therapy following menopause.

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Match the items labelled a. through u. with the descriptions labelled 32. through 57. (Options may be used more than once or not at all, but there is only one correct response for each.) -formation is stimulated by LH after ovulation


A) erection
B) acrosome
C) Leydig cells
D) seminal vesicles
E) oviduct
F) uterus
G) inner cell mass
H) seminiferous tubules
I) midpiece of sperm
J) head of sperm
K) vagina
L) prostate gland
M) trophoblast
N) corpus luteum
O) epididymis
P) ovarian follicle
Q) ejaculation
R) tail of sperm
S) Sertoli cells
T) endometrium
U) placenta

V) H) and I)
W) K) and P)

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Match the chromosomal compositions, labelled a. through d., with the stages of developing sperm. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -polar body


A) contains a full set of 23 pairs of chromosomes
B) contains a full set of 23 pairs of doubled chromosomes
C) contains a half set of doubled chromosomes
D) contains a set of 23, single, unpaired chromosomes

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Match the primitive reproductive tissues, labelled a. through e., with the structures that they differentiate into. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -labia majora


A) genital tubercle
B) urethral folds
C) genital swellings
D) Wolffian ducts
E) Müllerian ducts

F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

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The prostate gland provides fructose to be utilized by the sperm for energy.

A) True
B) False

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Match the primitive reproductive tissues, labelled a. through e., with the structures that they differentiate into. (Options may be used more than once or not at all.) -scrotum


A) genital tubercle
B) urethral folds
C) genital swellings
D) Wolffian ducts
E) Müllerian ducts

F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

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The embryonic genital tubercle develops into the ____________________ in males and the ____________________ in females.

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Which of these actions is NOT stimulated by testosterone


A) masculinization of the developing reproductive tract and external genitalia
B) descent of the testes into the scrotum
C) remodelling of spermatid
D) development and maintenance of male secondary sexual characteristics

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Match the descriptions, labelled a. through e., with the items listed. -chorion


A) special milk produced during the first five days postpartum
B) evacuated from the uterus as "afterbirth"
C) super-rich endometrial tissue at the implantation site
D) the two-cell layered trophoblastic tissue that forms the fetal portion of the placenta
E) the intervening membrane between the developing oocyte and surrounding granulosa cells

F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

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The fimbriae and cilia usually guide the egg into the oviduct following ovulation.

A) True
B) False

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Which statement does NOT describe spermatogenesis and oogenesis


A) One primary spermatocyte or one primary oocyte containing 46 chromosomes respectively yields two spermatozoa or two ova, each containing 23 chromosomes.
B) There is a continual supply of spermatogonia through mitotic activity.
C) The first meiotic division involved in oogenesis is completed just prior to ovulation.
D) It takes anywhere from about 11 to 50 years for the process of oogenesis to be completed.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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What is the sequence of the menstrual (uterine) cycle


A) menstrual phase, progestational phase, proliferative phase, ovulation
B) menstrual phase, proliferative phase, ovulation, progestational phase
C) proliferative phase, menstrual phase, ovulation, progestational phase
D) progestational phase, ovulation, menstrual phase, proliferative phase

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Which of these statements is NOT describing oxytocin


A) It is an extremely potent uterine muscle stimulant.
B) It is involved in a positive-feedback cycle during parturition.
C) It is produced in the posterior pituitary gland.
D) It is involved in milk ejection.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The Müllerian ducts persist in female fetuses and develop into the uterus and oviducts.

A) True
B) False

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