Spermatozoa Capacitation Process

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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

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

What is the primary factor in seminal plasma that prevents capacitation in ejaculated spermatozoa?

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

What is the term for the process during which sperm acquire the ability to fertilize oocytes?

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

Which of the following statements regarding the effect of seminal plasma on spermatozoa is true?

<p>Seminal plasma prevents spermatozoa from undergoing the acrosome reaction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is inhibited in spermatozoa by prolonged or re-exposure to seminal plasma?

<p>Acrosome reaction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a key reason why human spermatozoa cannot fertilize oocytes while bathed in seminal plasma?

<p>Presence of a factor preventing capacitation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was described more than 50 years ago by Austin and Chang?

<p>The process of capacitation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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