Final Exam- Reproductive System

Which of the following is false about spermatogenesis?
A) it is the process of sperm production
B) the process starts with primary spermatocytes
C) it being in the seminiferous tubules
D) involves 3 processes: mitosis, meiosos, spermiogenesis

Produces and secretes physically mature spermatozoa
A) epididymus
B) scrotum
C) prostate
D) testes

Nurse cells are stimulated by
A) FSH
B) Progesterone
C) Testosterone
D) LH

Oogenesis ________ at puberty
A) begins
B) decreases
C) ends
D) accelerates

The cells of Leydig
A) produce androgens (most importantly testosterone)
B) stimulate the release of oxytocin during labor
C) communicate rapidly through gap junctions
D) all of the above

Are large, interstitial cells
A) Cells of Leydig
B) Nurse cells
C) Semen
D) None of these

A membranous compartmant at the tip of the sperm that contains enzymes essential to fertilization
A) Leydig hook
B) Spermatal shell
C) Saccule
D) Acrosomal cap

Capacitation is
A) when the ovary has just ovulated and cannot ovulate for another 28-30 days
B) when an egg is already fertilized and the zona becomes hard so no other sperm can enter
C) when the male testes become engorged in ejaculation is needed to release the pressure
D) when sperm is present in the female reproductive tract so that it can fertilize the egg

Oogenesis begins
A) at puberty
B) before birth
C) at birth
D) at menopause

Explain the process of oogenesis

The termination of uterine cycles is known as
A) all of these
B) menopause
C) menarche
D) "drying up" between ages 60-65

What triggers the start of the ovarian cycle during puberty?
A) declining FSH levels
B) rising estrogen levels
C) rising FSH levels
D) declining estrogen levels

Is an important hormone in oogenesis and spermatogenesis
A) FSH
B) LH
C) testosterone
D) estrogen

Is an important hormone in ovulation and production of the corpus leuteum and testosterone
A) LH
B) estrogen
C) testosterone
D) FSH

During menopause
A) your follicles are hypersensitive to all androgens
B) all of these
C) you may experience a lowering of tone in your voice
D) your follicles are insensitive to FSH

Pages 1062-1063 in book for different ovarian phases (yay!)

Thick, outer, muscular wall of the uterus
A) myometrium
B) permetrium
C) endometrium
D) mesometrium

Thin, inner glandular layer of the uterine wall
A) endometrium
B) mesometrium
C) permetrium
D) myometrium

During menstration, the ______________ is shed
A) endometrium
B) myometrium
C) permetrium
D) mesometrium

Fertilization occurs
A) in the ovaries
B) in the uterus
C) in the uterine tubes
D) in the fimbrae

hcG
A) keeps the corpus luteum around
B) is the hormone of pregnancy
C) all of these
D) comes from trophoblasts and has LH-like functions