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During which period of development is the developing human called an embryo?
During which period of development is the developing human called an embryo?
- First two months (correct)
- Gestation period
- After the eighth week
- Fetal period
What is the name of the period of time from the eighth week until birth?
What is the name of the period of time from the eighth week until birth?
- Embryonic period
- Fetal period (correct)
- Gestation period
- First two months
When does fertilization usually occur in the uterine (Fallopian) tube?
When does fertilization usually occur in the uterine (Fallopian) tube?
- During the last week of pregnancy
- During the first week of pregnancy
- At the time of birth
- Within 12 to 24 hours after ovulation (correct)
What is the term used to describe the functional changes that sperm undergo in the female reproductive tract?
What is the term used to describe the functional changes that sperm undergo in the female reproductive tract?
What is the term for the early rapid mitotic cell division of a zygote?
What is the term for the early rapid mitotic cell division of a zygote?
What is the name of the structure formed by the fusion of a sperm with a secondary oocyte?
What is the name of the structure formed by the fusion of a sperm with a secondary oocyte?
What are the cells produced by cleavage called?
What are the cells produced by cleavage called?
During the fetal period, which of the following does NOT occur?
During the fetal period, which of the following does NOT occur?
Which structure in fetal circulation becomes the fossa ovalis after birth?
Which structure in fetal circulation becomes the fossa ovalis after birth?
Which hormone is responsible for maintaining the uterine lining and preparing the mammary glands for milk secretion during the first 3 to 4 months of pregnancy?
Which hormone is responsible for maintaining the uterine lining and preparing the mammary glands for milk secretion during the first 3 to 4 months of pregnancy?
Which hormone mimics LH and stimulates the corpus luteum to continue producing estrogens and progesterone during pregnancy?
Which hormone mimics LH and stimulates the corpus luteum to continue producing estrogens and progesterone during pregnancy?
Which hormone is produced by the chorion of the placenta and helps prepare the mother's body for childbirth?
Which hormone is produced by the chorion of the placenta and helps prepare the mother's body for childbirth?
What are some of the pregnancy-induced physiological changes mentioned in the text?
What are some of the pregnancy-induced physiological changes mentioned in the text?
What is the process by which the fetus is expelled from the uterus through the vagina?
What is the process by which the fetus is expelled from the uterus through the vagina?
Which of the following is the correct sequence of events during embryonic development?
Which of the following is the correct sequence of events during embryonic development?
Which structure provides an early site of blood formation during embryonic development?
Which structure provides an early site of blood formation during embryonic development?
What is the function of the amniotic fluid during fetal development?
What is the function of the amniotic fluid during fetal development?
Which layer of the blastocyst becomes part of the chorion during embryonic development?
Which layer of the blastocyst becomes part of the chorion during embryonic development?
What is the main function of the placenta during pregnancy?
What is the main function of the placenta during pregnancy?
Which of the following is true about the umbilical cord?
Which of the following is true about the umbilical cord?
When does implantation of the blastocyst occur?
When does implantation of the blastocyst occur?
Which term describes the phenomenon where most genes give rise to the same phenotype whether they are inherited from the mother or father?
Which term describes the phenomenon where most genes give rise to the same phenotype whether they are inherited from the mother or father?
In incomplete dominance, how does the phenotypic expression of a particular gene appear in the heterozygote?
In incomplete dominance, how does the phenotypic expression of a particular gene appear in the heterozygote?
Which example demonstrates incomplete dominance?
Which example demonstrates incomplete dominance?
What is the term used for genes that have more than two alternate forms?
What is the term used for genes that have more than two alternate forms?
Which term describes the inheritance of a trait that is controlled by the combined effects of many genes?
Which term describes the inheritance of a trait that is controlled by the combined effects of many genes?
Which chromosomes are responsible for determining an individual's gender?
Which chromosomes are responsible for determining an individual's gender?
In females, what is the composition of the 23rd pair of chromosomes?
In females, what is the composition of the 23rd pair of chromosomes?
What determines an individual's gender at fertilization?
What determines an individual's gender at fertilization?
What are traits inherited through the sex chromosomes called?
What are traits inherited through the sex chromosomes called?
