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2024 CPPS 303 - Reproduction 2 ( Male Reproduction ) Complete Questions & Answers (Solved) 100% Correct 1. Gonads in Males Answer: Testes 2. Function of mature gonads (2) Answer: 1) Produce gametes (gametogenesis) - Males:spermatogenesis = spermatozoa - Females: oogenesis = ova/egg 2) Production of Sex Hormones - Males: testosterone - Females: estrogen/progesterone 3. Aromatase Answer: converts testosterone to estrogen - In males, they have little aromatase - In females, they ha...

2024 CPPS 303 - Reproduction 4 ( Fertilization and Pregnancy ) Complete Questions & Answers (Solved) 100% Correct 1. Where does fertilization occur Answer: In the ampulla of the fallopian tube - upper third of the fallopian tube 2. How long does it take for the egg to travel from the place of fertilization tothe uterus for implantation? Answer: 7 days 3. Capacitation Answer: Once in the female reproductive tract, the protective coat on spermhead is removed - It allows the head to p...

2024 CPPS 303 - Reproduction 3 ( Female Reproductive System ) Complete Questions & Answers (Solved) 100% Correct 1. Ovary Answer: Inner medulla and outer zone/cortex 2. Ovary Cortex Answer: Contains developing follicles and corpus luteum in many stagesof development 3. Ovary Medulla Answer: Comprised of large blood vessels and supporting tissue 4. Corpus luteum Answer: empty ovarian follicle that secretes progesterone after releaseof the egg cell 5. Folliculogenesis Answer: 1) P...

2024 CPPS 303 - Reproduction 1 ( Chromosomes and Sexual Differentiation )Complete Questions & Answers (Solved) 100% Correct 1. Karyotype Answer: A full set of chromosomes 2. Y Chromosome Answer: Small and acrocentric - The centromere is located at one end of the chromosome 3. Mitosis: Answer Formation of 2 identical daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes - In somatic cells - no genetic mixing - Continuous process - Very rapid 4. Meiosis Answer: - In germ cells - Pro...

2024 CPPS 303 - Male Reproduction New Full Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct 1. gonads in females are Answer: ovaries 2. gonads in males are Answer: testes 3. what are the 2 main functions of mature gonads? Answer: production of gametes andsex hormones 4. what is gametogenesis? Answer: production of gametes 5. What is spermatogenesis? Answer: production of sperm 6. what is oogenesis? Answer: production of egg 7. what is the sex hormone in males? Answer: testosteron...

2024 CPPS 303 - Reproduction 5 ( Birth (Parturition) and Lactation ) Complete Questions & Answers (Solved) 100% Correct 1. Releasing arachidonic acid Answer: 1 Direct pathway (PLA2) 3 indirect pathways (PLC²) 2. Direct Pathway of Releasing arachidonic acid (AA) Answer: 1) Agonist bindsto GPCRand activates PLA2 (Phospholipase A2) 2) PLA2 can breakdown membrane phospholipids into AA 3. 1st Indirect pathways of releasing arachidonic acid (AA) Answer: 1) Agonist binds toGPCR and activ...

2024 CPPS 303 - Female Reproduction New Full Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct 1. What does the ovary consist of? Answer: Inner medulla and an outer zone called acortex that surrounds the medulla except at the hilus 2. What does the cortex of the ovary of a mature female contain? Answer: Developingfollicles and corpus luteum at various stages of development 3. What is the medulla comprised of? Answer: large blood vessels and other stromalelements or supporting tissue 4....

Where does fertilization occur In the ampulla of the fallopian tube - upper third of the fallopian tube How long does it take for the egg to travel from the place of fertilization to the uterus for implantation? 7 days Capacitation Once in the female reproductive tract, the protective coat on sperm head is removed - It allows the head to penetrate the zona pellucida - Capacitation allows the acrosomal enzymes to be released later Acrosome The end of the head of sperm Componen...

CPPS 303 - Reproduction 4 Fertilization and Pregnancy Exam Questions with Correct Answers