Exam 17: The Reproductive System

Indicate which item best matches the description in each question by using the answer code (options may be used more than once or not at all). There is only one correct response for each. -semen expelled from penis

When a woman is taking the contraceptive pill,or when she is pregnant,the levels of ovarian steroids and pituitary gonadotropins are most similar to those that normally occur during the _______________

There is a limited lifetime supply of primary oocytes,which are present at the birth of a baby girl.

Which of the following does NOT occur during the follicular phase of the ovarian cycle?

Testosterone in the male and progesterone in the female are responsible for the development and maintenance of secondary sexual characteristics.

Which statement concerning GnRH is INCORRECT?

Which statement concerning the placenta is correct?

Which structure below secretes male sex hormone?

Although discovered in the semen,prostaglandins are ubiquitous locally acting chemical messengers that exert widespread effects throughout the body.

The ____________________ cells,or cells of Leydig,produce testosterone.

Which hormone is NOT responsible for the development and maintenance of the secondary sexual characteristics?

Human chorionic gonadotropin is secreted by the corpus luteum of pregnancy.

Which statement is correct for the Wolffian ducts?

Which of the following is NOT a function of the seminal vesicles?

In both sexes,the primary reproductive organs produce the reproductive cells,or ____________________ which are ____________________ in the female and ____________________ in the male,as well as secrete the sex hormones,which are ____________________ and ____________________ in the female and ____________________ in the male.

Some of the precursors for secretion of hormones by the placenta come from the fetal adrenal cortex.

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

As uterine contractions push the fetus against the cervix during parturition,oxytocin release from the posterior pituitary is reflexively increased,which further increases uterine contractions.

The glycogen stored in the endometrial glands is broken down by the trophoblast to provide nourishment during the early stages of the developing embryo.

Indicate whether the following functions are attributable to estrogen or progesterone by using the answer code (options may be used more than once or not at all): -causes cervical mucus to become thick and sticky