Which of the following is NOT accurate about primary sex organ in females?
The primary sex organ is shaped like a flattened pear. - The uterus is
... [Show More] commonly described as having the shaped of like an upside down pear, but it is not the primary sex organ. The primary sex organs are the ovaries and they are oval shaped.
The each ovarian follicle contains:
One immature oocyte - Each ovarian follicle contains a single immature oocyte that could develop into an ovum.
Which of the following produced by the ovaries?
Oocytes - Oocytes are produced from stem cells in the ovaries and will become the female game or egg.
The portion of the fallopian tube nearest the ovary contains:
Fimbriae - The end of the fallopian tube near the ovary contains many finger like fimbriae.
What is another name for the fallopian tube?
Uterine tubes - The fallopian tubes are also known as the uterine tubes, because they carry the egg from the ovary to the uterus.
The oocyte is move through the fallopian tube by:
Cilia and peristaltic motion - The combination of the cilia beating and creating a current and the peristaltic motion of the smooth muscle in the tubal walls move the oocyte to the uterus.
Which of the following is NOT properly matched with its description?
Body - Where the fallopian tubes empty. - The body is the largest part of the uterus, but the fallopian tubes open up to and empty into the fundus region.
Which of the following does NOT describe a function of the uterus?
Provide a location for fertilization. - Fertilization of the egg usually occurs in the fallopian tubes, because the egg will degrade by the time it reaches the uterus.
Implantation is defined as:
The attaching of a fertilized egg to the endometrium. - Implantation is the process of a fertilized egg attaching to the inner layer of the uterus or the endometrium.
The birth canal is another name for which structure:
Vagina - The vagina is a muscular tube that stretches to accommodate the baby as it passes through to outside of the body during delivery.
Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the vagina?
It is comprised mostly of fatty tissue - The vagina is comprised primarily of muscular tissue.
Which structure is hairless and directly surrounds the openings of the urethra and vagina?
Labia minora - These smaller hairless fat filled "lips" directly surround many of the delicate underlying structures of the female vulva including the openings of the urethra and vagina.
What is the function of the mons pubis?
To protect the pubic bone. - The mons pubis is composed of fatty tissue and protects the pubic bone during intercourse.
Another name for the female external gentalia is?
Vulva - The vulva is a collective term for the external female gentalia.
How are the 15-20 lobes arranged around the nipple of the breast?
They are arranged like the petals of a flower. - The lobules start at the nipple and move out like the petals on a flower so the milk can reach the nipple.
Which of the following is NOT properly matched with the correct type of gamete formation?
Spermatogenesis - Undergoes unequal cell divisions. - Spermatogenesis has two rounds of even meiosis that produce four sperm cells. Oogeneis undergoes uneven divisions of the cytoplasm.
Which stage to primary oocytes enter "suspended animation"?
Prophase I - The immature primary oocyte will remain in this phase until puberty.
Oogeneis begins with which type of cell?
Oogonia - The oogonia are diploid cells germ cells that can become primary oocytes.
Ovulation corresponds with which phase of the uterine cycle?
Proliferation phase - The proliferation phase is part of the uterine cycle and ovulation will occur at the end of this phase.
Which of the following is NOT accurate about the corpus luteum?
It contains an immature oocyte. - The follicles contain immature oocytes.
Which phase of the menstrual cycle secretes glycogen to nourish a fertilized egg?
Secretory phase - During the secretory phase the inner lining of the uterus thickens in preparation of receiving a fertilized egg and glycogen is secreted into the uterine cavity.
A females first menstrual flow is called _______________, and when a female no long has menstrual flows it is called ________________.
Menarche; Menopause - The first menstrual flow is menarche, the end of menstrual flows is menopause.
High levels of estrogen triggers the release of what hormone during the ovarian cycle?
LH - Increasing levels of estrogen as the follicles mature results in a wave LH to be released from the anterior pituitary.
Which hormone plays a large role in the development of female secondary sex characteristics?
Estrogen - Estrogen is the main female hormone responsible for stimulating the development of secondary sex characteristics.
Which hormone produced by the placenta and ovaries plays an important role in maintaining pregnancy?
Progesterone - Progesterone is produced by both the ovaries and placenta and helps maintain a healthy pregnancy.
Which of these is NOT a change that happens to the mammary glands as a result of puberty?
Prolactin will stimulate milk production. - Prolactin will stimulate milk production in response to a pregnancy not puberty.
Which of these secondary sex characteristics is characteristic of only females?
Broadening of hips - Estrogen in females helps to prepare a woman's body to bare and deliver offspring. The hips broaden as the to allow a baby to descend during delivery.
Which of the following structures is not part of the pathway that leads to fertilization?
Female Urethra - The female urethra is not part of the female reproductive syste [Show Less]