WGU D313: Anatomy and Physiology II –
Reproductive UPDATED EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
A surge in which substance stimulates the primary oocyte to become a secondary oocyte and causes the
mature follicle to rupture, releasing the oocyte during ovulation? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Luteinizing hormone
Around mid-cycle in the female, what happens to the cervix? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Mucus
becomes thinner and less acidic
As sperm are produced and leave the seminiferous tubules, which pathway do they take during
ejaculation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra
At the beginning of the preovulatory phase, which hormones increase to stimulate the endometrium to
become highly vascularized? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅FSH and LH
At which point during fetal development do male androgenic hormones begin to influence the
development of the testes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅6 weeks
During which phase of the male sexual response is it impossible to achieve another orgasm? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Resolution
Fertilization of the egg by the sperm occurs in the ____, and implantation of the fertilized egg occurs in
the____. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Uterine tube; uterus
From deep to superficial, what are the layers of the uterine wall? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Endometrium, myometrium, perimetrium
, If Claire's ovarian cycles are normally 36 Days long, approximately when should she expect ovulation to
occur? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Day 18
If fertilization does not occur, the corpus luteum turns into a ____. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Corpus
albicans
In a female, what is the name for the pad of fat that lies over the pubic symphysis? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Mons pubis
In men, what passes through the inguinal canal? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Spermatic cord
Leydig cells ____. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Secrete testosterone
Lymphatic vessels of the breast drain into lymph nodes in the ____ region. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Axillary
On average, how many spermatozoa are made in the testes per day? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅300
million
Spermatogenesis takes place in the ____. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Seminiferous tubules
The ductus deferens merge with the ducts of the seminal vesicles to form the____. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Ejaculatory duct
The male urethra is ____ than the female urethra. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Longer
The menstrual phase of the uterine cycle occurs during the ____ phase of the ovarian cycle. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Follicular
The urethral orifice is ____ to the vaginal orifice and ____ to the clitoris. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Anterior; posterior
Reproductive UPDATED EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
A surge in which substance stimulates the primary oocyte to become a secondary oocyte and causes the
mature follicle to rupture, releasing the oocyte during ovulation? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Luteinizing hormone
Around mid-cycle in the female, what happens to the cervix? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Mucus
becomes thinner and less acidic
As sperm are produced and leave the seminiferous tubules, which pathway do they take during
ejaculation? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra
At the beginning of the preovulatory phase, which hormones increase to stimulate the endometrium to
become highly vascularized? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅FSH and LH
At which point during fetal development do male androgenic hormones begin to influence the
development of the testes? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅6 weeks
During which phase of the male sexual response is it impossible to achieve another orgasm? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Resolution
Fertilization of the egg by the sperm occurs in the ____, and implantation of the fertilized egg occurs in
the____. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Uterine tube; uterus
From deep to superficial, what are the layers of the uterine wall? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Endometrium, myometrium, perimetrium
, If Claire's ovarian cycles are normally 36 Days long, approximately when should she expect ovulation to
occur? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Day 18
If fertilization does not occur, the corpus luteum turns into a ____. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Corpus
albicans
In a female, what is the name for the pad of fat that lies over the pubic symphysis? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Mons pubis
In men, what passes through the inguinal canal? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Spermatic cord
Leydig cells ____. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Secrete testosterone
Lymphatic vessels of the breast drain into lymph nodes in the ____ region. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Axillary
On average, how many spermatozoa are made in the testes per day? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅300
million
Spermatogenesis takes place in the ____. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Seminiferous tubules
The ductus deferens merge with the ducts of the seminal vesicles to form the____. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Ejaculatory duct
The male urethra is ____ than the female urethra. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Longer
The menstrual phase of the uterine cycle occurs during the ____ phase of the ovarian cycle. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Follicular
The urethral orifice is ____ to the vaginal orifice and ____ to the clitoris. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Anterior; posterior
