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1

Which of the following statements is correct?
A)Spermatogenesis occurs from puberty until death but oogenesis lasts only from puberty until menopause.
B)By the time a female baby is born, her ovaries will have stopped producing oocytes.
C)Spermatogenesis does not occur in males before puberty.
D)A and B
E)B and C
2

Which of the following statements about FSH is not correct? FSH
A)is necessary for the development of primary oocytes from oogonia.
B)stimulates growth of small-antral follicles to larger follicles.
C)secretion increases at the beginning of the follicular phase and then declines.
D)stimulates growth of granulosa cells.
E)stimulates secretion of estrogen.
3

Which of the following is true?
A)The levels of estrogen in the blood at the beginning of the menstrual cycle tend to inhibit LH release.
B)High levels of estrogen in the blood stimulate LH release.
C)The corpus luteum secretes both progesterone and estrogen.
D)FSH acts directly on granulosa cells.
E)All of the above are true.
4

The hormones and/or hormonal changes that contribute to a successful birth are
A)estrogen.
B)oxytocin.
C)a decrease in the progesterone:estrogen ratio.
D)A and B.
E)A, B and C.
5

Suckling maintains lactation by
A)increasing the secretion of oxytocin.
B)increasing the secretion of prolactin.
C)increasing the secretion of LH and FSH.
D)A and B.
E)A, B and C.
6

Regarding the process of differentiation of the reproductive organs:
A)Androgens direct the development of the male genitals and reproductive tract.
B)In male embryos, the mesonephric (Wolffian) ducts will regress spontaneously (i.e. without intervening factors).
C)Androgens direct the development of male reproductive organs in genetic males and estrogens direct the development of female reproductive organs in genetic females.
D)A and B.
E)B and C.
7

Secretion of the gonadal sex hormones does not begin until the onset of puberty.
A)True
B)False
8

Meiosis always results in four daughter cells, each with one-half the number of chromosomes of the primordial germ cell
A)True
B)False
9

The follicle, corpus luteum and the placenta secrete both steroid and peptide hormones.
A)True
B)False
10

For every primary spermatocyte, two sperm bearing an X chromosome and two sperm bearing a Y chromosome will be produced.
A)True
B)False





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