Question 1

Which of the following structures is unpaired?

Accepted Answer

A) Seminal vesicle 
B) Ductus deferens 
C) Bulbourethral gland 
D) Prostate gland 
A) Seminal vesicle 
B) Ductus deferens 
C) Bulbourethral gland 
D) Prostate gland

Question 2

The dimensions of a uterine tube are

Accepted Answer

A) 5 centimeters in diameter and about 20 centimeters long. 
B) 2 centimeters in diameter and about 30 centimeters long. 
C) 10 centimeters in diameter and about 40 centimeters long. 
D) 0.7 centimeters in diameter and about 10 centimeters long. 
A) 5 centimeters in diameter and about 20 centimeters long. 
B) 2 centimeters in diameter and about 30 centimeters long. 
C) 10 centimeters in diameter and about 40 centimeters long. 
D) 0.7 centimeters in diameter and about 10 centimeters long.

Question 3

As many as twenty primary ovarian follicles may reach maturity simultaneously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

FSH stimulates a primordial follicle to start maturing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A man is exposed to a virus which specifically targets and kills sustentacular cells (Sertoli cells). What effect will this have on spermatogenesis?

Accepted Answer

A) Spermatogenic cells will starve and cease development because they won't receive the nutrients or support they need. 
B) Sperm cells will not mature because spermiogenesis will not occur after meiosis. 
C) Spermatogonia will not be stimulated to divide because of lack of testosterone secretion. 
D) Mature sperm won't be loaded with enough ATP to fuel flagellar movement. 
A) Spermatogenic cells will starve and cease development because they won't receive the nutrients or support they need. 
B) Sperm cells will not mature because spermiogenesis will not occur after meiosis. 
C) Spermatogonia will not be stimulated to divide because of lack of testosterone secretion. 
D) Mature sperm won't be loaded with enough ATP to fuel flagellar movement.

Question 6

The testes originate from tissues posterior to the parietal pleura.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The epithelium of the seminiferous tubules consists of

Accepted Answer

A) adipose cells and chondrocytes. 
B) spermatogenic cells and sustentacular cells. 
C) spermatogonia and spermatids. 
D) interstitial cells and sustentacular cells. 
A) adipose cells and chondrocytes. 
B) spermatogenic cells and sustentacular cells. 
C) spermatogonia and spermatids. 
D) interstitial cells and sustentacular cells.

Question 8

The number of sperm cells in an ejaculate averages

Accepted Answer

A) about 20 million per milliliter. 
B) about 20 million per millimeter. 
C) about 20 million per liter. 
D) about 120 million per milliliter. 
A) about 20 million per milliliter. 
B) about 20 million per millimeter. 
C) about 20 million per liter. 
D) about 120 million per milliliter.

Question 9

During the process of egg donation, egg banks typically try to retrieve 15 or more (sometimes up to 40)eggs from one fertility cycle. They achieve this by administering drugs that stimulate larger-than-usual amounts of follicles to develop. This overdevelopment is called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of During the process of egg donation, egg...

Question 10

Fertilization normally occurs in the

Accepted Answer

A) peritoneal cavity. 
B) uterine tube. 
C) uterus. 
D) vagina. 
A) peritoneal cavity. 
B) uterine tube. 
C) uterus. 
D) vagina.

Question 11

A new, non-surgical alternative to vasectomy called Vasalgel is done by injecting an impassable gel into the ductus deferentia. What contraceptive effect will this have?

Accepted Answer

A) The prostate gland will be blocked from secreting nutrients for sperm into the ductus deferentia. 
B) Ciliated columnar cells will be blocked from secreting sperm-fueling glycogen. 
C) Sperm will be blocked from traveling from the testis to the urethra. 
D) The vasectomy causes secretions that interrupt testosterone secretion from interstitial cells. 
A) The prostate gland will be blocked from secreting nutrients for sperm into the ductus deferentia. 
B) Ciliated columnar cells will be blocked from secreting sperm-fueling glycogen. 
C) Sperm will be blocked from traveling from the testis to the urethra. 
D) The vasectomy causes secretions that interrupt testosterone secretion from interstitial cells.

Question 12

Chromosomes align down the center of a cell undergoing meiosis in metaphase.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Menopause is due to aging of the

Accepted Answer

A) ovaries. 
B) vagina. 
C) cervix. 
D) uterine tube. 
A) ovaries. 
B) vagina. 
C) cervix. 
D) uterine tube.

Question 14

In endometriosis,

Accepted Answer

A) tissue resembling the inner uterine lining grows in the thoracic cavity. 
B) tissue resembling the inner uterine lining grows in the abdominal cavity. 
C) the inner uterine lining tissue no longer grows during the woman's reproductive cycles. 
D) a new mother becomes extremely depressed. 
A) tissue resembling the inner uterine lining grows in the thoracic cavity. 
B) tissue resembling the inner uterine lining grows in the abdominal cavity. 
C) the inner uterine lining tissue no longer grows during the woman's reproductive cycles. 
D) a new mother becomes extremely depressed.

Question 15

Meiosis is necessary because

Accepted Answer

A) otherwise the fertilized ovum will have too much genetic material. 
B) otherwise the fertilized ovum will have too little genetic material. 
C) otherwise reproduction would have to be asexual. 
D) otherwise too many mutations will occur. 
A) otherwise the fertilized ovum will have too much genetic material. 
B) otherwise the fertilized ovum will have too little genetic material. 
C) otherwise reproduction would have to be asexual. 
D) otherwise too many mutations will occur.

Question 16

The secretions of the prostate gland neutralize the acid in semen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The structures of the female reproductive system that surround the openings to the urethra and vagina comprise the mons pubis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The structure of a testis can be described as composed of

Accepted Answer

A) about 250 lobules, each of which contains 1 to 4 seminiferous tubules. 
B) 1 to 4 lobules, each of which contains about 250 seminiferous tubules. 
C) semen in various stages of development held in seminiferous tubules. 
D) a single very long seminiferous tubule that winds through the structure. 
A) about 250 lobules, each of which contains 1 to 4 seminiferous tubules. 
B) 1 to 4 lobules, each of which contains about 250 seminiferous tubules. 
C) semen in various stages of development held in seminiferous tubules. 
D) a single very long seminiferous tubule that winds through the structure.

Question 19

A cause of female infertility is failure of ovulation due to hyposecretion of hormones from the

Accepted Answer

A) anterior pituitary gland. 
B) posterior pituitary gland. 
C) adrenal gland. 
D) ovary. 
A) anterior pituitary gland. 
B) posterior pituitary gland. 
C) adrenal gland. 
D) ovary.

Exam 22: Reproductive Systems

Which of the following structures is unpaired?

The dimensions of a uterine tube are

As many as twenty primary ovarian follicles may reach maturity simultaneously.

FSH stimulates a primordial follicle to start maturing.

A man is exposed to a virus which specifically targets and kills sustentacular cells (Sertoli cells). What effect will this have on spermatogenesis?

The testes originate from tissues posterior to the parietal pleura.

The epithelium of the seminiferous tubules consists of

The number of sperm cells in an ejaculate averages

During the process of egg donation, egg banks typically try to retrieve 15 or more (sometimes up to 40)eggs from one fertility cycle. They achieve this by administering drugs that stimulate larger-than-usual amounts of follicles to develop. This overdevelopment is called ________.

Fertilization normally occurs in the

A new, non-surgical alternative to vasectomy called Vasalgel is done by injecting an impassable gel into the ductus deferentia. What contraceptive effect will this have?

Chromosomes align down the center of a cell undergoing meiosis in metaphase.

Menopause is due to aging of the

In endometriosis,

Meiosis is necessary because

The secretions of the prostate gland neutralize the acid in semen.

The structures of the female reproductive system that surround the openings to the urethra and vagina comprise the mons pubis.

The structure of a testis can be described as composed of

A cause of female infertility is failure of ovulation due to hyposecretion of hormones from the

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