Reproduction

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1. Which of the following is not part of female reproductive infrastructure?

  • Aqueducts for sluicing water about.
  • Egg, released by hormonal signal
  • Ovaries, which secrete progesterone and oestrogen.
  • The mechanism by which, after two days spent in an oviduct, an unfertilised egg will disintegrate. In this case the ovaries signal the uterus to shed the extra lining, or endometrial tissue.
  • Fallopian tubes, aka oviduct
  • The mechanism by which the ovaries signal to the uterus to prepare for incoming fertilised egg, causing uterine walls to thicken and become more vascular.
  • Uterus aka womb
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2. In oogenesis, a secondary oocyte would undergo .......

  • meiosis II
  • meiosis I

3. Which of the following is not part of male reproductive infrastructure?

  • Bulbourethra gland provides alkaline secretion to counteract residual acidic urine in the urethra.
  • Epiglottis for occlusion of vas deferens when necessary.
  • Vas deferens (spécial tube along which spermatozoa are conveyed)
  • Seminal vesicle and prostate, for secreting things into a duct between the VD and urethra for nutrition and energy of spermatozoa.
  • Epidymis (site for maturation of spermatozoa)

4. ........means the production of the female gamete, or ovum.

  • Oogenesis
  • Meiosis
  • Gametogenesis

5. The arrival of cortical granules at the zona pellucida causes cross-linking between protein molecules; the ....... hardens and changes electrical charge .......

  • zona pellucida; so no more spermatozoa can get in.
  • cortex; so that all the other spermatozoa get electrocuted.

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