Cells forming the outer layer of a blastocyst, which provide nutrients to the embryo and develop into a large part of the placenta are:
1. trophoblast
2. inner cell mass
3. interstitial cells
4. balstomeres
Till approximately what gestation age is the use of the term ‘embryo’ justified?
1. week
2. two weeks
3. month
4. two months
The cleavage divisions begin in:
1. ovary
2. oviduct
3. uterus
4. cervix
The number of accessory reproductive glands that contribute to the seminal plasma is:
1. one
2. two
3. three
4. ten
The testis has many lobes each containing 1 – 3 curved:
1. efferent ductules
2. Leydig cells
3. seminal vesicles
4. seminiferous tubules
A cut section through the middle piece of sperm will show:
1. the proximal pair of centriole
2. the haploid nucleus
3. microtubules in the 9 + 2 pattern of cilia and flagella
4. absence of mitochondria
The middle piece of a sperm contains __________.
1. food necessary to nourish the head of the sperm
2. enzymes necessary to penetrate the egg's outer layers
3. mitochondria to provide energy for movement
4. all of the above
The anterior pituitary secretes gonadotropins:
1. only in females
2. only in males
3. in both males and females
4. only in males, and females after menopause
The location of ovaries in the human body would most accurately be described as:
1. | upper abdominal cavity | 2. | lower thoracic cavity |
3. | upper pelvic cavity | 4. | retroperitoneal |
Epithelial linings of the digestive tract is derived from the embryonic:
1. ectoderm
2. mesoderm
3. endoderm
4. allantois