Quiz

QUIZ

1. Which hormone is considered the major male androgen or male hormone?

a. Progesterone b. Testosterone c. Androstenedione d. Luteinizing hormone

2. Why are the testes located in an exterior sac called the scrotum?

a. The scrotum contains muscles that propel male sperm cells. b. The male scrotum is considered sexually arousing to females. c. The sperm cells do not mature at core body temperatures. d. The scrotum decreases the distance sperm must travel in ejaculation.

3. Where does the sperm cell get its characteristic tail?

a. Seminiferous tubules b. Prostate gland c. Epididymis d. Vas deferens

4. Where does the semen become in its final state?

a. Vas deferens b. Seminal vesicles c. Prostate gland d. Cowper’s gland

5. How many gametes arise from spermatogenesis and how many gametes arise from oogenesis?

a. Four gametes from each process per stem cell. b. Two gametes in males and two gametes in females. c. Four gametes in males and one gamete in females. d. One gamete in males and four gametes in females.

6. How often does ovulation occur in females?

a. Every week b. Every four weeks c. Every two months d. Every three months

7. During which phase of the menstrual cycle are the progesterone levels the highest?

a. Menses phase b. Proliferative phase c. Secretory phase d. Ovulatory phase

8. What hormone is most responsible for thickening of the uterine lining in the proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle?

a. Estrogen b. Human chorionic gonadotropin c. Progesterone d. Luteinizing hormone

9. What group of people is least likely to participate in circumcision?

a. Muslims b. Jews c. Europeans d. Australian aborigines

10. Where in the world is infibulation or sewing together of the female genitalia usually performed?

a. Asia b. Australia c. Middle East d. Africa