Test Bank for Structure and Function of the
Body 100 % VERIFIED
The lactiferous ducts - (ANSWER)drain milk from the alveoli of the breasts, carry milk toward
the nipple, and drain only one lobe of each breast.
The erectile tissue of the female external genitalia - (ANSWER)the clitoris.
The part of the female reproductive cycle that involves passage of part of the inner lining of the
uterus and blood - (ANSWER)menses.
The part of the female reproductive cycle that occurs when the egg is released from the ovary -
(ANSWER)ovulation.
The part of the female reproductive cycle that begins at the end of menses and ends at ovulation -
(ANSWER)the proliferative phase.
The corpus luteum functions as an endocrine gland during part of the female reproductive cycle -
(ANSWER)the secretory phase.
The part of the female reproductive cycle that begins at ovulation and ends at the start of menses
- (ANSWER)the secretory phase.
The structure that produces a thick, yellowish fluid that contains fructose and composes about
60% of the seminal fluid volume - (ANSWER)seminal vesicles.
The scrotum contains which of the following structures? - (ANSWER)Testes and epididymis.
The essential organ of the female reproductive system - (ANSWER)ovary.
After ovulation, the hormone-secreting remnant of the follicle - (ANSWER)corpus luteum.
Oogenesis differs from spermatogenesis because in oogenesis - (ANSWER)polar bodies are
produced.
Gonadotropin releasing hormone - (ANSWER)Produced by the hypothalamus, it stimulates the
release of gonadotropins from the anterior pituitary.
Estrogen - (ANSWER)A hormone produced by the granulosa cells around the oocytes that
stimulates the proliferation of the epithelial lining of the uterus and the development and
maturation of the female reproductive organs.
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Body 100 % VERIFIED
The lactiferous ducts - (ANSWER)drain milk from the alveoli of the breasts, carry milk toward
the nipple, and drain only one lobe of each breast.
The erectile tissue of the female external genitalia - (ANSWER)the clitoris.
The part of the female reproductive cycle that involves passage of part of the inner lining of the
uterus and blood - (ANSWER)menses.
The part of the female reproductive cycle that occurs when the egg is released from the ovary -
(ANSWER)ovulation.
The part of the female reproductive cycle that begins at the end of menses and ends at ovulation -
(ANSWER)the proliferative phase.
The corpus luteum functions as an endocrine gland during part of the female reproductive cycle -
(ANSWER)the secretory phase.
The part of the female reproductive cycle that begins at ovulation and ends at the start of menses
- (ANSWER)the secretory phase.
The structure that produces a thick, yellowish fluid that contains fructose and composes about
60% of the seminal fluid volume - (ANSWER)seminal vesicles.
The scrotum contains which of the following structures? - (ANSWER)Testes and epididymis.
The essential organ of the female reproductive system - (ANSWER)ovary.
After ovulation, the hormone-secreting remnant of the follicle - (ANSWER)corpus luteum.
Oogenesis differs from spermatogenesis because in oogenesis - (ANSWER)polar bodies are
produced.
Gonadotropin releasing hormone - (ANSWER)Produced by the hypothalamus, it stimulates the
release of gonadotropins from the anterior pituitary.
Estrogen - (ANSWER)A hormone produced by the granulosa cells around the oocytes that
stimulates the proliferation of the epithelial lining of the uterus and the development and
maturation of the female reproductive organs.
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