HONDROS BIO 117 FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
Penis becomes enlarged because Parasympathetic NS-
acetylcholine - correct answer -erection
Movement of semen from genital ducts into proximal urethra by
peristalsis stimulated by sympathetic NS-norepinephrine - correct
answer -emission
Expulsion of semen from urethra caused by skeletal muscle
contractions - correct answer -ejaculation
Penis returns to resting size when what causes contraction of
arteries to penis, decreasing blood flow in and increasing venous
flow out - correct answer -sympathetic NS-norepinephrine
Anterior pituitary hormones - correct answer -FSH and LH
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Releasing hormones gonadotropins - correct answer -
hypothalamus hormones
Stimulates seminiferous tubules to produce sperm - correct
answer -FSH
Stimulates interstitial cells to secrete testosterone - correct
answer -LH
Negative feedback control - correct answer -testosterone
Major action of FSH on testes - correct answer -produces sperm
Site of fertilization - correct answer -fallopian tubes
Bottom of the uterus - correct answer -cervix
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Site of implantation - correct answer -uterus
Uterine lining that sheds during menstruation-innermost layer of
uterus - correct answer -endometrium
Contracts due to a posterior pituitary hormone oxytocin during
labor (positive feedback)-muscular layer of uterus - correct
answer -myometrium
Outermost layer of uterus - correct answer -perimetrium
Makes the uterine lining cells undergo mitosis to
proliferate=cellular renewal - correct answer -estrogen
Thickens the lining of the uterus - correct answer -progesterone
Pregnancy hormone - correct answer -progesterone
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Ovum gets produced through meiosis and the ovarian follicle
hosting the egg matures to become the mature ovarian follicle -
correct answer -FSH
Extruded ovum from the exploding graafin follicle gets swept into
fallopian tube - correct answer -LH
Ovulation-egg - correct answer -LH
Graafin follicle-follicular cells-egg - correct answer -FSH
Parts of uterus - correct answer -fundus, body, cervix
Buffers to maintain ph of blood that also maintains osmotic
pressure of the blood - correct answer -albumins