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MCB 246 – final Exam with verified detailed answers
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Name || 3 || homeostatic || regulator || functions || of || the || kidney. || - || ✔✔1) || Regulates || blood || pressure || & || volume
2)Autonomic || Regulation || - || sympathetic || nervous || system || decreases || renal || blood || flow || in || fight-or-flight || state
T/F || Secondary || oocytes || are || arrested || at || metaphase || in || meioisis || 2 || unless || fertilized || - || ✔✔TRUE Explain || the || stages || of || the || ovarian || cycle || (days, || hormones, || what || happens) || - || ✔✔Follicular || Phase || (days || 1-13) || - || FSH || production || stimulates || follicles || to || form || and || mature Ovulation || (day || 14) || - || secondary || oocyte || ovulates || from || mature || follicle || as || a || result || of || an || LH || surge || - || caused || by || rising || estrogen || levels || released || from || primary || follicles Luteal || phase || (days || 15-28) || - || corpus || luteum || secretes || estrogen || and || progesterone || to || prepare || the || uterus || for || pregnancy. || Degenerates || about || a || week || after || pregnancy || does || NOT || occur. T/F || Estrogen || levels || have || no || affect || on || the || LH || surge || - || ✔✔False, || high || estrogen || levels || cause || the || LH || surge || (ovulation) How || does || inhibin || play || a || role || in || ovulation? || - || ✔✔Inhibin || has || a || negative || feedback || on || GnRH, || therefore, || FSH || production || decreases || and || estrogen || levels || rise || causing || an || LH || surge What || do || primary || follicles || secrete? || - || ✔✔Estrogen || to || mature || the || uterine || lining Menses || vs || menarche || vs || amenorrhea || (1 || & || 2) || - || ✔✔Menses || - || menstrual || period || of || a || female; || uterine || lining || sheds Menarche || - || a || woman's || first || menstrual || cycle
Amenorrhea || 1 || - || failure || to || initiate || menses Amenorrhea || 2 || - || 6+ || months || of || failing || to || initiate || menses || (pregnancy, || stress, || athletics, || etc.) What || is || atresia || and || when || is || it || the || most || prevalent? || - || ✔✔Loss || of || primordial || follicles, || most || prevalent || before || birth || (7 || million || primordial || follicles || compared || to || 2 || million || at || birth) || --- || continue || to || go || through || atresia || throughout || lifetime. Know || the || 3 || phases || of || the || uterine || cycle, || their || duration || and || the || hormones || responsible || for || each. || - || ✔✔1) || Menstrual || phase || - || (days || 1-7) || complete || loss || of || the || functional || zone || of || the || endometrium || -- || caused || by || decrease || in || estrogen || and || progesterone.
Spermatids || must || go || through || a || maturation || process || called || _______________ || to || become || spermatozoa || - || ✔✔Spermiogenesis What || is || the || function || of || nurse || cells? || What || 3 || things || do || they || secrete? || - || ✔✔Nurse || cells || allow || spermatogenesis || (develop || and || nourish || sperm) || and || spermiogenesis || to || occur, || the || provide || the || blood-testes || barrier. They || secrete || ABP, || MIF, || and || Inhibin T/F || Spermatogenesis || does || NOT || require || testosterone || - || ✔✔FALSE, || this || is || why || ABP || is || so || important. Intersitial || cells || stimulated || by || _______ || (hormone) || allow || for || spermatogenesis || by || secreting || _______ || (testosterone) || - || ✔✔LH Androgens Name || the || functions || of || these || parts || of || sperm: Head Acrosome Midpiece Tail || (Flagellum) || - || ✔✔Head || - || contains || nucleus || + || chromosomes Acrosome || - || contains || enzymes || for || fertilization Midpiece || - || contains || mitochondria || for || energy Tail || - || allows || motility
Ductus || deferens || is || responsible || for || what || 2 || things? || - || ✔✔Transport || by || peristalsis || of || smooth || muscle || in || walls Storage || site || (several || months) || prior || to || ejaculation Epididymis || is || responsible || for || what || 2 || things? || - || ✔✔Storing+Protecting || Spermatozoa Recycling || damaged/unused || Spermatozoa Name || the || 3 || structures || that || produces || seminal || fluid || and || the || characteristics || of || their || respective || fluid? || - || ✔✔1) || Prostate || Gland || - || slightly || acidic || (20-30% || total)