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Chapter 27


MULTIPLE CHOICE.  Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement 
or answers the question.

1)  Development of male reproductive structures depends on which of the following 
    events? 
    A)  that the female hormones are suppressed during pregnancy 
    B)  the suppression of inhibin 
    C)  secretion of male hormones prenatally and lasting into the first few months 
        after birth 
    D)  that human gonadotropin be synthesized in the first week of the pregnancy 


2)  All of the following statements referring to the uterine cycle are true except: 
    A)  FSH and LH directly promote development of the uterine endometrium. 
    B)  Estrogen is secreted by the developing follicle in the follicular phase of the cycle. 
    C)  The corpus luteum is formed from the ruptured follicle after ovulation. 
    D)  A decrease in the levels of ovarian hormones signals menstruation.

3)  The basic difference between spermatogenesis and oogenesis is that: 
    A)  during spermatogenesis two more polar bodies are produced. 
    B)  the mature ovum is n, while the sperm is 2n. 
    C)  in oogenesis, one mature ovum is produced, and in spermatogenesis four mature 
        sperm are produced from the parent cell. 
    D)  spermatogenesis involves mitosis and meiosis, but oogenesis involves meiosis only.

4)  The cells that produce testosterone in the testis are called: 
    A)  spermatocytes. 
    B)  spermatogonia. 
    C)  sustentacular cells. 
    D)  interstitial cells. 

5)  The primary function of the uterus is to: 
    A)  protect the ovaries. 
    B)  synthesize female hormones. 
    C)  regulate the ovarian and menstrual cycles. 
    D)  receive, retain, and nourish a fertilized ovum.