Chapter 28 Homework - Reproduction

Which function of the reproductive system is solely a function of the female reproductive system?

Development and nourishment of a new individual

What are the female gametes?

Oocytes

The location of the testes and epididymides in the scrotum

provides a temperature that is suitable for normal sperm cell development.

Contraction of the cremaster and dartos muscles

pull the testes closer to the body. Correct

Sperm cells are produced in the _________.

seminiferous tubules

The thick white capsule that covers each testes is called the _________.

tunica albuginea

Which of the following hormones is produced by the testis?

Testosterone

The sustentacular cells

provide nourishment for development of sperm cells.

The blood-testis barrier

isolates sperm cells from the immune system.

Which of the following cell types is diploid?

Primary spermatocyte

Which process converts a spermatid to a mature sperm cell?

Spermiogenesis

A primary spermatocyte is a diploid cell that gives rise to two secondary spermatocytes after the first meiotic division. The primary spermatocyte has _________chromosomes.

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Arrange the following structures in the order sperm cells would pass through as they move from the seminiferous tubules to the urethra.

1. (1) Ductus deferens (vas deferens)

2. (2) Efferent ductules

3. (3) Epididymis

4. (4) Ejaculatory duct

5. (5) Rete testis

5, 2, 3, 1, 4

A follicle containing a secondary oocyte and a single fluid-filled antrum is called a _________ follicle.

Graafian or mature

The release of the secondary oocyte from the ovary is called _____.

ovulation

Which of the following is produced in the ovary and then leaves the ovary?

Secondary oocyte

The secondary oocyte completes the second meiotic division when

it is penetrated by a sperm cell.

Fertilization occurs when the

nuclei of the secondary oocyte and the sperm cell unite.

"Zygote" is the term used to describe the

fertilized oocyte.

The cervix is a portion of the _________.

uterus

The layer of the uterine wall that is shed during menstruation is the _________.

endometrium

Which of the following is a function of the vagina?

Reception of penis during intercourse

Which of the following statements concerning the female mammary glands is true?

All of the choices are correct.

The average menstrual cycle is about _________days long; ovulation occurs on about day _________.

28; 14

The follicular phase of the ovarian cycle is characterized by

rapid development of ovarian follicles.

Shortly after ovulation,

the granulosa cells become corpus luteum cells.