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?

Estrogens Signup and view all the answers

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

To maintain the menstrual cycle Signup and view all the answers

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

To lubricate during sexual intercourse Signup and view all the answers

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

A zygote with 46 chromosomes Signup and view all the answers

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

Clitoris Signup and view all the answers

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

Oogenesis Signup and view all the answers

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

It degenerates into the corpus luteum Signup and view all the answers

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

Progesterone and estrogen Signup and view all the answers

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

To prepare the endometrium for a fertilized egg Signup and view all the answers

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

To trigger ovulation Signup and view all the answers

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

To thicken the endometrial lining Signup and view all the answers

What is the average duration of the uterine cycle?

28 days Signup and view all the answers

What is the time frame for fertilization to occur?

2 days before ovulation up to 1 day afterwards Signup and view all the answers

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

It sheds Signup and view all the answers

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

Embryonic development Signup and view all the answers

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

Cleavage Signup and view all the answers

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

Morula Signup and view all the answers