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19 Cards in this Set
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Which stage of the follicle is arrested in prophase?
a. Primordial follicle b. Primary follicle c. Secondary follicle d. Mature follicle e. Graffian follicle |
a. Primordial follicle
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What is the cavity within a secondary follicle?
a. Graffian follicle b. Theca folliculi c. Granulosa cells d. Zona pellucida e. Antrum |
e. Antrum
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Which stage of the follicle is marked by the surrounding of flattened (squamous) follicular cells becoming cuboidal?
Primordial follicle b. Primary follicle c. Secondary follicle d. Mature follicle e. Graffian follicle |
b. Primary follicle
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Which follicular stage is also called an antral follicle?
a. Primordial follicle b. Primary follicle c. Secondary follicle d. Mature follicle e. Graffian follicle |
c. Secondary follicle
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What is the acidophilic glycoprotein coat which surrounds the oocyte?
Graffian follicle b. Theca folliculi c. Granulosa cells d. Zona pellucida e. Antrum |
d. Zona pellucida
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What tissue surrounds the ovary?
a. Follicle b. Germinal epithelium c. Medulla d. Tunica albuginea e. Cortex |
b. Germinal epithelium
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Ovulation is triggered by a dramatic increase in which hormone?
a. FSH b. LH c. HCG d. Estrogen e. Progesterone |
b. LH
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What are the follicular cells?
a. Graffian follicle b. Theca folliculi c. Granulosa cells d. Zona pellucida e. Antrum |
c. Granulosa cells
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Which of the following statements concerning the corpus luteum is true?
It produces luteinizing hormone B. It produces follicle stimulating hormone C. It derives its granulosa luteal cells from the theca externa D. It becomes the corpus albicans E. It is derived from atretic follicles |
D. It becomes the corpus albicans
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Which of the following statements concerning the vaginal mucosa is true?
It is lined by stratified columnar epithelium B. It is lined by stratified squamous keratinized epithelium C. It possesses no elastic fibers D. It is lubricated by glands located in the cervix E. Its cells secrete lactic acid |
D. It is lubricated by glands located in the cervix
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Which of the following statements concerning the oviduct is true?
It is lined by simple cuboidal epithelium B. Its epithelium contains peg cells C. Its epithelium contains goblet cells D. Fertilization most often occurs in its fimbriated portion |
B. Its epithelium contains peg cells
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During maturation of the oocytes, which of the following structures retain almost all of the cytoplasm after the first meiotic division?
A. first polar body B. Ovum C. primary oocyte D. second polar body E. zygote |
B. Ovum
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Fertilization normally occurs in what portion of the female reproductive system?
Vagina B. Uterus C. Uterine tube D. Peritoneal cavity E. Ovary |
C. Uterine tube
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Granulosa cells that immediately surround the oocyte in the mature follicle are referred to as the
Zona pellucida B. Corona radiata C. Theca interna D. Cumulus oophorus E. Macula pellucida |
B. Corona radiata
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At what point in the development of the follicle may atresia occur?
At the primordial follicle stage B. At the primary follicle stage C. At the secondary (antral) follicle stage D. At the mature (Graafian) follicle E. At any of the above stages |
E. At any of the above stages
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During the proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle, the functional layer of the endometrium undergoes which of the following changes?
Blood vessel become ischemic B. The entire functional layer is renewed C. The stroma swells due to edema D. Glands become coiled E. The endometrium becomes thickened |
B. The entire functional layer is renewed
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Each tubuloalveolar gland of the breast ends in which one of the following ducts?
Lactiferous sinus B. Areola C. Lactiferous duct D. Intercalary duct E. Striated duct |
C. Lactiferous duct
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The lipid component of the milk from the mammary glands is secreted by which of the following processes?
A. Apocrine B. Holocrine C. Merocrine D. Eccrine E. Lacticrine |
A. Apocrine
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The protein component of the milk from the mammary glands is secreted by which of the following processes?
A. Apocrine B. Holocrine C. Merocrine D. Eccrine E. Lacticrine |
C. Merocrine
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