Reproductive System
Select one INCORRECT statement from the following:
Meiosis results in the reduction of chromosome numbers in cells from 2n to n.
The primordial follicle cells are present in females at birth.
Spermatogenesis and oogenesis result in the production of either four sperm or four ova.
Puberty is the time of life when the reproductive organs begin to mature.
Spermatogenesis and oogenesis result in the production of either four sperm or four ova.
Spermatogenesis results in the production of four sperm, but oogenesis results in the production of one ovum.
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Which of the following could be accurately said of oogenesis and spermiogenesis?A. They both occur after puberty.
B. They both cease after menopause.
C. The former occurs before birth while the latter continues from puberty to death.
D. The former is promoted by FSH while the latter is promoted by LH.
Which cells are targeted by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) inducing the production of which of the listed products?
A. Leydig cells to promote spermiogenesis
B. Thecal cells to produce androgens
C. Nurse/Sertoli cells to produce testosterone
D. Granulosa cells to proliferate around the ovum
Which of the following produces male sex hormones?
A. The interstitial cells
B. Corpus luteum
C. Anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
D. Seminal vesicles
What do the thecal cells that surround the follicle produce?
A. Mucus
B. Luteinising hormone
C. Androgens
D. Estrogens
Which of the following is a female primary sex characteristic?
A. Uterus
B. Menstruation
C. Spermiogenesis
D. Pubic hair
Where are the ejaculatory ducts?
A. In the testes
B. Between the testes and the prostate
C. Within the prostate
D. Between the prostate and the external urethral meatus
Which of the listed structures does the male reproductive tract pass through?
A. The prostate
B. The bulbourethral gland
C. The seminiferous vesicles
D. The bladder
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