Reproductive System: Male Gametes and Gonads

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What is the primary function of the areolar gland in the breast?

Supports the breast through suspensory ligaments

Produces milk for the infant

Secrete lubrication fluid to prevent chaffing (correct)

Regulates hormone production for childbirth

Which hormone is responsible for prompting male development in embryos?

Progesterone

LH

SRY (correct)

FSH

What happens to the endometrial wall when using hormonal birth control?

It will not get as thick (correct)

It remains unchanged and continues to cycle

It becomes thinner and less likely to implant

It becomes thicker and prepares for implantation

During which phase of the menstrual cycle is the uterine lining shed?

Menses phase Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the mammary glands?

Produce milk for the infant Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of missing a day of hormonal birth control?

Ovulation Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the dartos and cremaster muscles?

To raise and lower the testes Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the tunica albuginea?

It covers the entire testes and separates them into 300-400 lobules Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the Sertoli cells?

To promote sperm production and create the blood-testis barrier Signup and view all the answers

How often does the cycle of spermatogenesis start?

Every 16 days Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the epididymis in the male reproductive system?

To continue the maturation of sperm Signup and view all the answers

What is the volume of a sperm cell compared to a female gamete?

Smaller by a factor of 85,000 Signup and view all the answers

When do the testes normally descend in the womb?

Around month 7 in the womb Signup and view all the answers

Which gland produces a fluid that coagulates semen, which later de-coagulates in the female?

Prostate gland Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the thin membrane that partially covers the vagina in females?

Hymen Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the ovaries in the female reproductive system?

To produce oocytes Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the hormone that stimulates the release of LH and FSH from the pituitary gland?

GnRH Signup and view all the answers

What are the two interrelated processes that occur during the ovarian cycle?

Oogenesis and folliculogenesis Signup and view all the answers

What happens to primary oocytes during fetal development?

They halt development until puberty Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the dominant follicle in the ovary?

It produces a large amount of estrogen and survives to release an oocyte Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the uterine tubes?

To propel the oocyte to the uterus through cilia and muscular contractions Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the corpus luteum?

To produce a large amount of progesterone Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the death of ovarian follicles?

Atresia Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the narrow end of the uterine tube connected to the uterus?

Isthmus Signup and view all the answers