Exam 28: The Reproductive System

Primary spermatocytes are produced by mitosis of cells called ________.

The cessation of menstruation after no more developing follicles remain is called ________.

The ________ are fingerlike projections that capture the freshly ovulated ovum.

The main portion of the uterus is called the corpus or ________.

Contractions of the bulbospongiosus muscles result in

The role of FSH in males is to

The term ________ means the failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum by the time of birth.

The thick muscular layer of the uterus is the

The release of FSH and LH from gonadotropes in the adenohypophysis is separately controlled by the same hypothalamic releasing hormone,GnRH.How is it possible to organize their secretion during the menstrual cycle?

Impotence is defined as an inability to achieve or maintain an ________.

The inferior portion of the uterus that projects into the vagina is the

What structure extends from the lateral surface of the ovary,past the open end of the uterine tube,to the pelvic wall?

Which of the following descriptions best matches the term myometrium?

The ________ provides mechanical protection,nutritional support,and waste removal for the developing embryo.

The muscle layer of the uterus is the ________.

Which of the following glands secretes fructose to nourish the sperm?

If the prostate stopped secreting fluid,this would result in semen

The dense layer of connective tissue that surrounds the testis is called the

The hormone that stimulates spermatogenesis in males is ________.

A male bodybuilder starts taking injections of testosterone (an anabolic steroid)on a daily basis.After 3 weeks,which of the following would you expect to observe?