MA600 Exam #2 Questions With Complete Solutions
1. The gonads include:
a) egg and sperm cells.
b) ovaries and testes.
c) vagina and penis.
d) uterus and scrotum. Correct Answers ovaries and testes.
2. Why are the testes located outside the body of a male?
a) A temperature higher than body temperature is required for
the production of viable
b) A temperature lower than body temperature is required for the
production of viable sperm.
c) To provide better blood flow to the testes.
d) To prevent damage to the wall of the testes. Correct Answers
A temperature lower than body temperature is required for the
production of viable sperm.
3. Which of the following is a characteristic of the head of a
sperm?
a) Consists of a flagella.
b) Contains adenosine triphosphate.
c) Contains 23 chromosomes.
d) Contains 46 chromosomes. Correct Answers Contains 23
chromosomes.
4. Which of the following provides locomotion for a sperm?
,a) Head
b) Acrosome
c) Midpiece
d) Tail Correct Answers Tail
5. What structures does a sperm pass through to reach the
outside?
a) Seminiferous tubules, epididymis, ductus deferens,
ejaculatory duct, urethra
b) Ejaculatory duct, ductus deferens, epididymis, seminiferous
tubules, urethra
c) Seminiferous tubules, ductus deferens, epididymis,
ejaculatory duct, urethra
d) Epididymis, seminiferous tubules, ductus deferens,
ejaculatory duct, urethra Correct Answers Seminiferous tubules,
epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra
6. Sperm are propelled through the ductus deferens by:
a) gravity.
b) a series of valves.
c) peristalsis.
d) endoplasmic reticulum. Correct Answers peristalsis
7. How many sperm are in each millimeter of semen?
a) 40 to 60 thousand.
b) 100 to 200 thousand.
c) 10 to 20 million.
d) 50 to 150 million. Correct Answers 50 to 150 million.
, 8. The process of egg formation is known as:
a) menstruation.
b) oogenesis.
c) hemopoiesis.
d) oogonia. Correct Answers oogenesis
9. What is the function of the fimbriae?
a) Help propel the oocyte into the fallopian tube.
b) Help propel sperm through the uterus.
c) Attach the fertilized egg to the wall of the uterus.
d) Secrete mucus. Correct Answers Help propel the oocyte into
the fallopian tube.
10. Where does fertilization usually take place?
a) In the uterus
b) In the fallopian tube
c) In the vagina
d) In the peritoneal cavity Correct Answers In the fallopian tube
11. Which of the following consists of a small mass of erectile
tissue in the female that becomes erect in response to sexual
stimulation?
a) Vestibule
b) Clitoris
c) Labia majora
d) Labia minora Correct Answers Clitoris
1. The gonads include:
a) egg and sperm cells.
b) ovaries and testes.
c) vagina and penis.
d) uterus and scrotum. Correct Answers ovaries and testes.
2. Why are the testes located outside the body of a male?
a) A temperature higher than body temperature is required for
the production of viable
b) A temperature lower than body temperature is required for the
production of viable sperm.
c) To provide better blood flow to the testes.
d) To prevent damage to the wall of the testes. Correct Answers
A temperature lower than body temperature is required for the
production of viable sperm.
3. Which of the following is a characteristic of the head of a
sperm?
a) Consists of a flagella.
b) Contains adenosine triphosphate.
c) Contains 23 chromosomes.
d) Contains 46 chromosomes. Correct Answers Contains 23
chromosomes.
4. Which of the following provides locomotion for a sperm?
,a) Head
b) Acrosome
c) Midpiece
d) Tail Correct Answers Tail
5. What structures does a sperm pass through to reach the
outside?
a) Seminiferous tubules, epididymis, ductus deferens,
ejaculatory duct, urethra
b) Ejaculatory duct, ductus deferens, epididymis, seminiferous
tubules, urethra
c) Seminiferous tubules, ductus deferens, epididymis,
ejaculatory duct, urethra
d) Epididymis, seminiferous tubules, ductus deferens,
ejaculatory duct, urethra Correct Answers Seminiferous tubules,
epididymis, ductus deferens, ejaculatory duct, urethra
6. Sperm are propelled through the ductus deferens by:
a) gravity.
b) a series of valves.
c) peristalsis.
d) endoplasmic reticulum. Correct Answers peristalsis
7. How many sperm are in each millimeter of semen?
a) 40 to 60 thousand.
b) 100 to 200 thousand.
c) 10 to 20 million.
d) 50 to 150 million. Correct Answers 50 to 150 million.
, 8. The process of egg formation is known as:
a) menstruation.
b) oogenesis.
c) hemopoiesis.
d) oogonia. Correct Answers oogenesis
9. What is the function of the fimbriae?
a) Help propel the oocyte into the fallopian tube.
b) Help propel sperm through the uterus.
c) Attach the fertilized egg to the wall of the uterus.
d) Secrete mucus. Correct Answers Help propel the oocyte into
the fallopian tube.
10. Where does fertilization usually take place?
a) In the uterus
b) In the fallopian tube
c) In the vagina
d) In the peritoneal cavity Correct Answers In the fallopian tube
11. Which of the following consists of a small mass of erectile
tissue in the female that becomes erect in response to sexual
stimulation?
a) Vestibule
b) Clitoris
c) Labia majora
d) Labia minora Correct Answers Clitoris
