Chapter 26: Reproductive System & Chapter 27: Human
Development and Heredity || with 100% Verified Solutions.
*Afterbirth* refers primarily to which structure?
A. Morula.
B. Placenta.
C. Zygote.
D. Fetus. correct answers B. Placenta.
A woman is likely to develop a vaginal yeast infection after taking antibiotics because they...
A. Contain pathogens that migrate to the vagina from the blood.
B. Alter the normal flora of the vagina.
C. Weaken the hymen and allow pathogens to enter the vagina.
D. Cannot kill microorganisms that grow in the vagina. correct answers B. Alter the normal flora
of the vagina.
Fertilization is most apt to occur when sexual intercourse takes place close to...
A. The last day of a 28-day cycle.
B. The first day of a 28-day cycle.
C. Ovulation.
D. Early adenohypophyseal secretion of gonadotropins. correct answers C. Ovulation.
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)...
A. Is secreted by the ovaries and testes.
B. Is secreted by the posterior pituitary gland.
C. Stimulates the female and male gonads.
D. Exerts its effects primarily on the endometrium. correct answers C. Stimulates the female and
male gonads.
From week 3 - 8, the baby-to-be is called a(n)...
A. Morula.
B. Fetus.
C. Zygote.
D. Embryo. correct answers D. Embryo.
How is a child with X and Y chromosomes best described?
A. Having Down Syndrome.
B. Immature.
C. Hemophiliac.
, D. Male. correct answers D. Male.
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)...
A. Promotes the maturation of the egg.
B. Is responsible for female characteristics.
C. Promotes the transformation of the corpus luteum into the corpus albicans.
D. Maintains the corpus luteum. correct answers D. Maintains the corpus luteum.
If implantation occurs within the fallopian tube, the pregnancy is described as...
A. Normal.
B. Embryonic.
C. Ectopic.
D. Menstrual. correct answers C. Ectopic.
Implantation of the trophoblast occurs within which organ?
A. Oviducts.
B. Ovaries.
C. Uterus.
D. Fallopian Tubes. correct answers C. Uterus.
In addition to acting as an exchange site between the mother and fetus, the placenta also
secretes...
A. Amniotic Fluid.
B. Vernix Caseosa.
C. Colostrum.
D. Estrogen and progesterone. correct answers D. Estrogen and progesterone.
In the nonpregnant state...
A. The zygote becomes hormonally active.
B. The corpus albicans becomes hormonally active, secreting estrogen and progesterone.
C. The endometrium secretes hCG.
D. hormonal secretion of the corpus luteum gradually declines. correct answers D. Hormonal
secretion of the corpus luteum gradually declines.
Menstruation occurs in response to...
A. an LH surge.
B. Elevated plasma levels of hCG.
C. Elevation of plasma levels of FSH and LH.
D. Diminished plasma levels of estrogen and progesterone. correct answers D. Diminished
plasma levels of estrogen and progesterone.
Development and Heredity || with 100% Verified Solutions.
*Afterbirth* refers primarily to which structure?
A. Morula.
B. Placenta.
C. Zygote.
D. Fetus. correct answers B. Placenta.
A woman is likely to develop a vaginal yeast infection after taking antibiotics because they...
A. Contain pathogens that migrate to the vagina from the blood.
B. Alter the normal flora of the vagina.
C. Weaken the hymen and allow pathogens to enter the vagina.
D. Cannot kill microorganisms that grow in the vagina. correct answers B. Alter the normal flora
of the vagina.
Fertilization is most apt to occur when sexual intercourse takes place close to...
A. The last day of a 28-day cycle.
B. The first day of a 28-day cycle.
C. Ovulation.
D. Early adenohypophyseal secretion of gonadotropins. correct answers C. Ovulation.
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)...
A. Is secreted by the ovaries and testes.
B. Is secreted by the posterior pituitary gland.
C. Stimulates the female and male gonads.
D. Exerts its effects primarily on the endometrium. correct answers C. Stimulates the female and
male gonads.
From week 3 - 8, the baby-to-be is called a(n)...
A. Morula.
B. Fetus.
C. Zygote.
D. Embryo. correct answers D. Embryo.
How is a child with X and Y chromosomes best described?
A. Having Down Syndrome.
B. Immature.
C. Hemophiliac.
, D. Male. correct answers D. Male.
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)...
A. Promotes the maturation of the egg.
B. Is responsible for female characteristics.
C. Promotes the transformation of the corpus luteum into the corpus albicans.
D. Maintains the corpus luteum. correct answers D. Maintains the corpus luteum.
If implantation occurs within the fallopian tube, the pregnancy is described as...
A. Normal.
B. Embryonic.
C. Ectopic.
D. Menstrual. correct answers C. Ectopic.
Implantation of the trophoblast occurs within which organ?
A. Oviducts.
B. Ovaries.
C. Uterus.
D. Fallopian Tubes. correct answers C. Uterus.
In addition to acting as an exchange site between the mother and fetus, the placenta also
secretes...
A. Amniotic Fluid.
B. Vernix Caseosa.
C. Colostrum.
D. Estrogen and progesterone. correct answers D. Estrogen and progesterone.
In the nonpregnant state...
A. The zygote becomes hormonally active.
B. The corpus albicans becomes hormonally active, secreting estrogen and progesterone.
C. The endometrium secretes hCG.
D. hormonal secretion of the corpus luteum gradually declines. correct answers D. Hormonal
secretion of the corpus luteum gradually declines.
Menstruation occurs in response to...
A. an LH surge.
B. Elevated plasma levels of hCG.
C. Elevation of plasma levels of FSH and LH.
D. Diminished plasma levels of estrogen and progesterone. correct answers D. Diminished
plasma levels of estrogen and progesterone.
