APII Lab 12 PowerPoint Questions Summer 2026

spongy urethra

D

prostatic urethra

A

penis

H

ductus deferens

E

testis

G

epididymis

F

membranous urethra

C

ejaculatory duct

B

scrotum

I

A

external urethral orifice

B

corpus cavernosum

C

corpus spongiosum

D

seminal gland

E

prostate

F

bulbourethral gland

perimetrium

C

vagina

G

cervix

F

myometrium

D

clitoris

J

labium minus

H

ovary

A

labium majus

I

endometrium

E

uterine tube

B

A

perimetrium

B

myometrium

C

endometrium

D

cervical canal

E

external os of the uterus

F

uternine cavity

G

fundus of the uterus

H

body of the uterus

I

broad ligament

J

cervix

A

mitosis of spermatogonium

B

meiosis 1

C

meiosis 2

D

spermiogenesis

E

primary spermatocyte

F

secondary spermatocyte

G

spermatids

H

spermatoza

head

D

acrosome

I

nucleus

H

tail

A

middle piece

B

fibrous sheath of the flagellum

E

mitochondrial spiral

F

centrioles

G

neck

C

Male reproductive stem cells are called ____________.

 

Leydig cells

 

spermatogonia

 

spermatogenic cells

 

spermatoblasts

spermatogonia

Cells located in each seminiferous tubule which function to provide a microenvironment that supports spermatogenesis are called

 

Leydig cells

 

nurse cells

 

thecal cells

 

interstitial cells

nurse cells

The head portion of the sperm contains

 

mitochondria

 

flagellar proteins

 

centrioles

 

a nucleus with tightly packed chromosomes

a nucleus with tightly packed chromosomes

An acrosome is located at the tip of the head of each spermatozoon. What is contained in the acrosome?

 

centrioles

 

many mitochondria to produce ATP for sperm movement

 

enzymes essential for fertilization

 

a nucleus with tightly packed chromosomes

enzymes essential for fertilization

The only cell in the human body that has a flagellum is a(n)

 

nurse cell

 

oocyte

 

Leydig cell

 

sperm

sperm

How many chromosomes do human gametes contain?

 

46

 

26

 

23

 

13

23

During spermatogenesis, the process in which spermatids differentiate into physically mature sperm is called

 

spermiomaturation

 

spermiogenesis

 

spermioregulation

 

spermiolation

spermiogenesis

How many chromosomes do human primary spermatocytes contain?

 

 

23 chromosomes

 

22 chromosomes

 

45 chromosomes

 

46 chromosomes

46 chromosomes

Secondary spermatocytes are produced during meiosis I. How many chromosomes do secondary spermatocytes have?

 

 

23 chromosomes

 

45 chromosomes

 

22 chromosomes

 

46 chromosomes

23 chromosomes

A

mitosis of oogonia

B

meiosis 1

C

first polar body

D

meiosis 2

E

second polar body

F

nucleus of oocyte

G

fertilization

H

oogonium (stem cell)

I

primary oocyte

J

secondary oocyte

K

sperm

primordial follicles

A

corpus albicans

H

corpus luteum

G

tertiary follicle

D

corona radiata

F

released secondary oocyte

E

secondary follicle

C

primary follicle

B

During oogenesis, two or three nonfunctional cells are produced that will eventually disintegrate. What is the name of these cells?

 

polar bodies

 

nurse cells

 

thecal cells

 

Leydig cells

polar bodies

When in a woman’s life span do secondary oocytes begin to be produced?

 

birth

 

puberty

 

2-3 years of age

 

prepubescence

puberty

When do female reproductive stem cells complete their mitotic division?

 

between 4 and 5 years of age

 

before birth

 

menopause

 

puberty

before birth

What do we call the cell from which the ovum will arise through the process of meiosis?

 

oocyte

 

cervical cell

 

somatic cell

 

spermatid

oocyte

At what stage does the ovum burst out of the follicle into the duct system of the female reproductive tract?

 

the proliferative phase

 

the menstrual phase

 

the implantation phase

 

the Graafian follicle stage

the Graafian follicle stage

What do we call the glandular structure that is the remains of the follicle left behind after ovulation?

 

nurse cell

 

corpus albicans

 

corpora quadrigemina

 

corpus luteum

corpus luteum

What is the name of the cycle responsible for the monthly series of events that culminates in the maturation of the oocyte into the ovum?

 

the menstrual cycle

 

the estrogen cycle

 

the ovarian cycle

 

the uterine cycle

the ovarian cycle

During which stage of the ovarian cycle does the primordial follicle develop?

 

the progesterone phase

 

the follicular phase

 

the menstrual phase

 

the luteal phase

the follicular phase

Ovulation marks the end of which phase of the ovarian cycle?

 

the luteal phase

 

the menstrual phase

 

the follicular phase

 

the progesterone phase

the follicular phase

What is another name for the menstrual cycle?

 

the estrogen phase

 

the luteal phase

 

the follicular phase

 

the uterine cycle

the uterine cycle

What is another name for the proliferation phase?

 

the premenstrual phase

 

the estrogen phase

 

the preovulatory phase

 

the progesterone phase

the preovulatory phase

Which phase corresponds to Day 1 of the ovarian phase?

 

the menstrual phase

 

the luteal phase

 

the estrogen phase

 

the progesterone phase

the menstrual phase

True or false? The corpus luteum secretes both estrogen and progesterone.

 

True

 

False

True

True or false? Implantation and eventual development of the embryo occurs in the endometrium, the lining of the uterus.

 

True

 

False

True

During the secretory phase, the endometrium prepares for implantation of an embryo.

 

True

 

False

True

During the ovarian cycle, on which day is the spike in estrogen and progesterone levels observed?

 

day 1

 

day 28

 

day 7

 

day 14

day 14

Which cells does LH target?

 

the fallopian cells

 

the follicle cells

 

the uterine cells

 

the thecal cells

the thecal cells

Which cells does FSH target?

 

the uterine cells

 

the thecal cells

 

the follicle cells

 

the fallopian cells

the follicle cells

Besides progesterone and estrogen, what other hormone secreted by the corpus luteum helps inhibit FSH and LH secretion?

 

inhibin

 

GnRH

 

melatonin

 

TSH

inhibin

Increasing levels of what hormone causes the cervical mucus to become viscous and form a cervical plug?

 

FSH

 

estrogen

 

progesterone

 

LH

progesterone