13.7 Review Questions
- What are the female gonads called?
- oocytes
- ova
- oviducts
- ovaries
- When do the oogonia undergo mitosis?
- before birth
- at puberty
- at the beginning of each menstrual cycle
- during fertilization
- From what structure does the corpus luteum originate?
- uterine corpus
- dominant follicle
- fallopian tube
- corpus albicans
- Where does fertilization of the egg by the sperm typically occur?
- vagina
- uterus
- uterine tube
- ovary
- Why do estrogen levels fall after menopause?
- The ovaries degrade.
- There are no follicles left to produce estrogen.
- The pituitary secretes a menopause-specific hormone.
- The cells of the endometrium degenerate.
- The vulva includes the ________.
- lactiferous duct, rugae, and hymen
- lactiferous duct, endometrium, and bulbourethral glands
- mons pubis, endometrium, and hymen
- mons pubis, labia majora, and Bartholin’s glands
- What controls whether an embryo will develop testes or ovaries?
- pituitary gland
- hypothalamus
- Y chromosome
- presence or absence of estrogen
- Without SRY expression, an embryo will develop ________.
- male reproductive structures
- female reproductive structures
- no reproductive structures
- male reproductive structures 50 percent of the time and female reproductive structures 50 percent of the time
- The timing of puberty can be influenced by which of the following?
- genes
- stress
- amount of body fat
- all of the above