BIOD 152 Portage Exam 6 with
Answers 2025-2026 Revised.
All the following are functions of the ovaries EXCEPT:
A. Production of eggs
B. Correct! Maintaining the development of a fetus - Answer
C. Production of estrogen
D. Development of the corpus luteum
Which of the following statements is true concerning oogenesis?
A. It begins at the time of puberty.
B. Correct! The primary oocyte divides to produce a secondary oocyte. - Answer
C. Each primary oocyte produces in two to three mature ova.
D. The first polar body maintains all the cytoplasm.
E. B&C are true
Ovulation occurs when an egg is released from the ______________ . - Answer Ovarian follicle
Name the specific region of the reproductive system highlighted in blue below (also indicated by the
arrow). - Answer Fimbriae (infundibulum)
This layer of the uterus contracts during labor.
A. Endometrium
B. Mucosal coat
C. Perimetrium
D. Correct! Myometrium - Answer
E. Serous coat
, Which of the following statements is false concerning the vagina?
A. Correct! The fundus is made of elastic fibers, blood vessels, lymph vessels and nerves. - Answer
B. The wetness and moisture of the surface is achieved by mucous from the cervix.
C. The elastic fibers give the vaginal wall elasticity.
D. The mucosal lining can extend.
Describe the purpose of the cervix prior to ovulation. - Answer Just prior to ovulation, the cervix swells,
softens and secretes mucus allowing sperm better access to and viability within the uterus.
Label the regions of the reproductive system below: (A-C) - Answer
A: Prepuce
B: Urethral orifice
C: Vestibule
True or False: Each mammary gland contains 12- 24 lobules. - Answer T
True or False: Milk is not produced during pregnancy because of the production of estrogen and
progesterone. - Answer T
Blood tests indicate that progesterone and estrogen levels are both increased. Your patient is most likely
in what phase of the female uterine cycle?
A. Menstrual phase
B. Proliferative phase
C. Correct! Secretory phase - Answer
D. Luteal phase
E. Follicular phase
Which of the following is false concerning the organs of the male reproductive system?
A. The epididymis is the site of sperm maturation.
B. The vas deferens travels through the inguinal canal inside the abdomen.
Answers 2025-2026 Revised.
All the following are functions of the ovaries EXCEPT:
A. Production of eggs
B. Correct! Maintaining the development of a fetus - Answer
C. Production of estrogen
D. Development of the corpus luteum
Which of the following statements is true concerning oogenesis?
A. It begins at the time of puberty.
B. Correct! The primary oocyte divides to produce a secondary oocyte. - Answer
C. Each primary oocyte produces in two to three mature ova.
D. The first polar body maintains all the cytoplasm.
E. B&C are true
Ovulation occurs when an egg is released from the ______________ . - Answer Ovarian follicle
Name the specific region of the reproductive system highlighted in blue below (also indicated by the
arrow). - Answer Fimbriae (infundibulum)
This layer of the uterus contracts during labor.
A. Endometrium
B. Mucosal coat
C. Perimetrium
D. Correct! Myometrium - Answer
E. Serous coat
, Which of the following statements is false concerning the vagina?
A. Correct! The fundus is made of elastic fibers, blood vessels, lymph vessels and nerves. - Answer
B. The wetness and moisture of the surface is achieved by mucous from the cervix.
C. The elastic fibers give the vaginal wall elasticity.
D. The mucosal lining can extend.
Describe the purpose of the cervix prior to ovulation. - Answer Just prior to ovulation, the cervix swells,
softens and secretes mucus allowing sperm better access to and viability within the uterus.
Label the regions of the reproductive system below: (A-C) - Answer
A: Prepuce
B: Urethral orifice
C: Vestibule
True or False: Each mammary gland contains 12- 24 lobules. - Answer T
True or False: Milk is not produced during pregnancy because of the production of estrogen and
progesterone. - Answer T
Blood tests indicate that progesterone and estrogen levels are both increased. Your patient is most likely
in what phase of the female uterine cycle?
A. Menstrual phase
B. Proliferative phase
C. Correct! Secretory phase - Answer
D. Luteal phase
E. Follicular phase
Which of the following is false concerning the organs of the male reproductive system?
A. The epididymis is the site of sperm maturation.
B. The vas deferens travels through the inguinal canal inside the abdomen.
