reproductive system

All of the following statements referring to the uterine cycle are true except ________.

FSH and LH directly promote development of the uterine endometrium

A man has been told that he is NOT synthesizing enough follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and for this reason he may be unable to father a child. Choose the correct statement to explain this problem

FSH stimulates sperm production in the testes.

A human egg or sperm contains 23 pairs of chromosomes.

False

Both the male and female urethras serve both the urinary and the reproductive systems.

False

Ovarian follicles contain mature eggs.

False

The primary function of the testes is to produce testosterone.

False

Which of the following statements about the female reproductive process is not true?

Rebuilding the endometrium is under the control of prolactin

Rebuilding the endometrium is under the control of prolactin.

Rebuilding the endometrium is under the control of prolactin.

Which of the following will occur after ovulation?

The endometrium enters its secretory phase.

Tubular organ that is transected during a vasectomy.

ductus deferens

The corpus luteum secretes progesterone only.

false

The prostate atrophies as a man ages, and it usually causes no health problems.

false

The female uterine cycle begins

first day of menstruation

Which of the following glands are responsible for 70% of the synthesis of semen?

the seminal vesicles

Select the correct statement about the uterine cycle.

If fertilization occurs, the corpus luteum is maintained by a hormone secreted by the developing embryo.

Which hormone is the necessary trigger for ovulation to occur?

LH

All but one of the following statements is true of uterine function. Select the statement that is not true of uterine function.

The narrow portion of the uterus near the cervix is the most typical site of fertilization.

The dartos and cremaster muscles are important to the integrity of the male reproductive system. Which of the following is true about the role they play?

They regulate the temperature of the testes.

The Pap smear is a test to detect cancerous changes in cells of the cervix.

True

The soft mucosal lining of the uterus is the endometrium.

True

Normally menstruation occurs when _______

blood levels of estrogen and progesterone decrease

The basic difference between spermatogenesis and oogenesis is that ______

in oogenesis, one mature ovum is produced, and in spermatogenesis four mature sperm are produced from the parent cell

In breast cancer, the cancer cells usually originate from the

lactiferous ducts.

The first menstrual period is called

menarche

During the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle _______

progesterone levels are at their highest

Sperm are produced within the

seminiferous tubules

Which of the choices below is not a function of the vagina?

serves as a passageway for the primary oocyte

Prostate cancer is ________.

sometimes a slow-growing cancer that may never represent a threat to the patient