unit 4 practice questions

Where is the site of sperm storage and maturation?

a. Epididymis

b. Seminiferous tubules

c. Vas deferens

d. Ejaculatory duct

Epididymis

In the female reproductive tract, where does fertilization usually occur?

a. Vagina b. Uterus c. Uterine tube d. Ovary

Uterine tube

Ovulation is triggered by the surge of _____.

a. LH b. GnRH c. estrogen d. progesterone

LH

True or False. The orgasm phase of the female sexual response is necessary for conception.

False, the orgasm phase of the female sexual response is not necessary for conception.

Which of the following occurs if implantation is successful?

a. The corpus luteum is maintained until the placenta takes over its hormone-producing functions.

b. The corpus luteum degenerates and becomes the corpus albicans.

c. The ovarian cycle begins.

d. Increased levels of FSH will be produced.

The corpus luteum is maintained until the placenta takes over its hormone-producing functions

When two eggs are released from the ovaries and are fertilized by different sperm cells, what is the result?

a. fraternal twins

b. identical twins

c. clones

d. conjoined twins

fraternal twins

Which development process involves individual cells taking on specialized forms and functions?

a. Cleavage

b. Fertilization

c. Morphogenesis

d. Differentiation

Differentiation

True or False. The placenta is composed of both maternal and fetal tissue.

True

The ectoderm layer gives rise to all the following EXCEPT:

a. hair b. skin c. skeletal muscles d. brain

skeletal muscles