Female Reproductive System

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What is the primary function of Luteinizing hormone (LH) in the male reproductive system?

  • To increase muscle mass and strength
  • To stimulate the release of testosterone (correct)
  • To control the onset of puberty
  • To regulate the growth of facial hair

Which hormone is responsible for female secondary sex characteristics such as breast development and pubic hair growth?

  • Estrogens (correct)
  • Luteinizing hormone (LH)
  • Progesterone
  • Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

What is the name of the glands that produce testosterone in the male reproductive system?

  • Pituitary glands
  • Adrenal glands
  • Alveolar glands
  • Interstitial cells (correct)

During puberty, what causes the female mammary glands to increase in size?

<p>Estrogens (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of Progesterone in the female reproductive system?

<p>To maintain the menstrual cycle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the vestibular glands in the female reproductive system?

<p>To lubricate during sexual intercourse (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the second meiotic division in the female reproductive system?

<p>A zygote with 46 chromosomes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure that swells when sexually stimulated in the female reproductive system?

<p>Clitoris (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the process by which eggs develop in the female reproductive system?

<p>Oogenesis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the follicle after ovulation in the female reproductive system?

<p>It degenerates into the corpus luteum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the two main hormones produced by the corpus luteum that control the uterine cycle?

<p>Progesterone and estrogen (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the uterine cycle's secretory phase?

<p>To prepare the endometrium for a fertilized egg (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of luteinizing hormone in the uterine cycle?

<p>To trigger ovulation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of estrogen in the uterine cycle?

<p>To thicken the endometrial lining (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the average duration of the uterine cycle?

<p>28 days (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the time frame for fertilization to occur?

<p>2 days before ovulation up to 1 day afterwards (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the endometrium if the ovulated egg is unfertilized?

<p>It sheds (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the stage of development from fertilization to week 8?

<p>Embryonic development (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the division of the embryo as it moves down the uterine tube?

<p>Cleavage (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the embryo when it consists of 16 cells?

<p>Morula (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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