Embryonic Development and Reproductive Structures Quiz

The gonads (reproductive glands that produce the gametes; testis or ______) begin to form until about the eighth week of embryonic development.

During the early stages of human development, the embryonic reproductive structures of males and females are alike and are said to be in the ______ stage.

The formation of male or female structures depends on the presence of ______.

The embryonic testes release testosterone, and the formation of the duct system and external genitalia follows. Female embryos that form ovaries will cause the development of the female ducts and external genitalia since ______ hormone is not produced.

Any intervention with the normal pattern of sex hormone production in the embryo results in strange abnormalities: Pseudohermaphrodites are formed who are individuals having accessory reproductive structures that do not 'match' their gonads; ______ are individuals who possess both ovarian and testicular tissues but this condition is.

The formation of male or female structures depends on the presence of ______.

During the early stages of human development, the embryonic reproductive structures of males and females are alike and are said to be in the ______ stage.

Female embryos that form ovaries will cause the development of the female ducts and external genitalia since ______ hormone is not produced.

Any intervention with the normal pattern of sex hormone production in the embryo results in strange abnormalities: Pseudohermaphrodites are formed who are individuals having accessory reproductive structures that do not 'match' their gonads; ______ are individuals who possess both ovarian and testicular tissues but this condition is.

The gonads (reproductive glands that produce the gametes; testis or ______) begin to form until about the eighth week of embryonic development.