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What is the process in which sperm must undergo maturational changes to acquire the ability to fertilize oocytes?
What is the process in which sperm must undergo maturational changes to acquire the ability to fertilize oocytes?
- Ejaculation
- Capacitation (correct)
- Implantation
- Insemination
Why are human spermatozoa unable to fertilize oocytes while bathed in seminal plasma?
Why are human spermatozoa unable to fertilize oocytes while bathed in seminal plasma?
- Seminal plasma enhances capacitation
- Seminal plasma triggers the acrosome reaction
- Seminal plasma inhibits capacitation (correct)
- Seminal plasma increases sperm motility
What is the effect of re-exposure to seminal plasma on spermatozoa?
What is the effect of re-exposure to seminal plasma on spermatozoa?
- Enhances their ability to fertilize oocytes
- Inhibits capacitation (correct)
- Triggers the acrosome reaction
- Increases their capacity for implantation
Who described the process of capacitation more than 50 years ago?
Who described the process of capacitation more than 50 years ago?
What is the primary factor in seminal plasma that prevents capacitation in ejaculated spermatozoa?
What is the primary factor in seminal plasma that prevents capacitation in ejaculated spermatozoa?
What is the term for the process during which sperm acquire the ability to fertilize oocytes?
What is the term for the process during which sperm acquire the ability to fertilize oocytes?
Which of the following statements regarding the effect of seminal plasma on spermatozoa is true?
Which of the following statements regarding the effect of seminal plasma on spermatozoa is true?
What is inhibited in spermatozoa by prolonged or re-exposure to seminal plasma?
What is inhibited in spermatozoa by prolonged or re-exposure to seminal plasma?
Which of the following is a key reason why human spermatozoa cannot fertilize oocytes while bathed in seminal plasma?
Which of the following is a key reason why human spermatozoa cannot fertilize oocytes while bathed in seminal plasma?
What was described more than 50 years ago by Austin and Chang?
What was described more than 50 years ago by Austin and Chang?
