Reproductive System

This is an MCQ-based quiz for GRE on the topic of Reproductive System.

In women, the reproductive system includes the ovaries, the fallopian tubes, the uterus, the cervix, and the vagina. In men, it includes the prostate, the testes, and the penis.

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What is the purpose of the prostate gland in males?

Produce sperm Add to the fluidity of semen Release hormones to create sperm Store sperm

What is the purpose of the corpus luteum in females?

Release hormones to stimulate menstruation Release progesterone and estradiol following ovulation Release human chorionic gonadotropin in order to preserve the egg Contain the egg prior to ovulation

On the fourteenth day of the menstrual cycle, the pituitary gland releases a hormone which allows the ovary to release a matured egg. This egg is then swept into the fallopian tube. What phase of the menstrual cycle encompasses these events?

Vaginal phase Follicular phase Menstrual phase Ovulatory phase Luteal phase

What is a key difference between spermatogenesis and oogenesis?

Spermatogenesis results in 8 sperm; oogenesis results in only 4 eggs. Spermatogenesis results in only 1 sperm; oogenesis results in 4 eggs. Spermatogenesis results in 4 sperm; oogenesis results in only 1 egg. Spermatogenesis results in 2 sperm; oogenesis results in only 1 egg. Spermatogenesis results in only 1 sperm; oogenesis results in 2 eggs.

When a female ovulates, in what phase of division is the oocyte?

Anaphase I Metaphase I Prophase I Prophase II Metaphase II

What is the "Dictyate state?"

The primordial follicle An oogenetic ‘stasis’ between embryo and puberty The state between fertilization and the start of gonadotropin production A meiosis stabilizing factor Pre-vitellegenic stage in fetal development

Layer of cells immediately surrounding the ovum but outside the zona pellucida is called as

Germinal epithelium

Corona radiata

Theca interna

Membrana granulosa

In the female rabbit, the expanded proximal part of the oviduct is known as

Fimbriated funnel

Uterus

Vagina

Vestibule

If after ovulation, pregnancy does not take place, then the corpus luteum

Produces lot of relaxin and oxytocin