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Formation of a Mature Ovum p738

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What is extruded during the second meiotic division in oogenesis?

A mature ovum

A half set of chromosomes and cytoplasm as the second polar body (correct)

Three other cytoplasm-rich daughter cells

A full set of chromosomes

What triggers the second meiotic division in oogenesis?

Maturation of the ovum

Follicle-stimulating hormone

Sperm entry (correct)

Luteinizing hormone

What happens to the polar bodies in oogenesis?

They provide all of the cytoplasmic components needed to support early development of the fertilized ovum.

They remain in meiotic arrest for a variable number of years.

They rapidly degenerate (correct)

They fuse with the mature ovum.

How does oogenesis differ from spermatogenesis?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

How long does it take for oogenesis to develop from an oogonium to a mature ovum?

11 to 50 years Signup and view all the answers

What remains in the mature ovum after the second meiotic division in oogenesis?

A full set of chromosomes and cytoplasm Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the polar bodies in oogenesis?

To rapidly degenerate Signup and view all the answers

How does the length of the active steps in meiosis compare between males and females?

It is the same in both males and females. Signup and view all the answers

What is ovulated during oogenesis?

The mature ovum Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the mature ovum in early development?

To provide all of the cytoplasmic components needed to support early development of the fertilized ovum. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

The secondary oocyte is ovulated and fertilized, not the mature ovum.
Sperm entry triggers the second meiotic division.
During this division, a half set of chromosomes and cytoplasm is extruded as the second polar body.
The other half set of chromosomes remains in the mature ovum.
The mature ovum provides all of the cytoplasmic components needed to support early development of the fertilized ovum.
Three other cytoplasm-scarce daughter cells, the polar bodies, rapidly degenerate.
Spermatogenesis and oogenesis have similar steps in chromosome distribution, but differ in cytoplasmic distribution and time span for completion.
Oogenesis takes anywhere from 11 to 50 years to develop from an oogonium to a mature ovum.
The developing eggs remain in meiotic arrest for a variable number of years.
The length of the active steps in meiosis is the same in both males and females.