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  • A. All the three walls
  • B. Perimetrium
  • C. Myometirum
  • D. Endometrium

Explanation: From day 6-28 of the menstrual cycle, the repair and thickening of the endometrial lining occur.

Correct answer: Endometrium
  • A. Serotonin
  • B. Estrogen
  • C. Progesterone
  • D. Insulin

Explanation: After fertilization and the formation of a zygote, the developing embryo starts producing hCG.

Correct answer: Progesterone
  • A. Bleeding phase
  • B. Secretory phase
  • C. Pre-ovulatory phase
  • D. Proliferative phase

Explanation: The secretory phase is part of the menstrual cycle and occurs after ovulation.

Correct answer: Secretory phase
  • A. X
  • B. 2X
  • C. Y
  • D. XY

Explanation: To form a female zygote, the sperm cell must contribute a sex chromosome carrying an X chromosome.

Correct answer: X
  • A. Ovulation
  • B. Implantation
  • C. Conception
  • D. Menstruation

Explanation: After fertilization, the zygote undergoes a series of cell divisions, forming a structure known as a blastocyst.

Correct answer: Implantation
  • A. Interstitial fluid
  • B. Semen
  • C. Amniotic fluid
  • D. Both A and B

Explanation: The fluid secreted by three sets of glands that combines with sperm to form semen includes contributions from the seminal vesicles…

Correct answer: Semen
  • A. Follicular cycle
  • B. Oestrous cycle
  • C. Luteal cycle
  • D. Menstrual cycle

Explanation: In mammals that are seasonal breeders, females are receptive to mating only once a year during a specific period.

Correct answer: Oestrous cycle
  • A. Meiosis
  • B. Fertilization
  • C. Ovulation
  • D. Oogenesis

Explanation: The term that refers to the formation of egg cells (ova) that begins in the developing ovaries of a female fetus is "oogenesis." Oogenesis…

Correct answer: Oogenesis
  • A. Produced by separation of two blastomeres
  • B. Produced asexually
  • C. Produced when embryo is at two cell stage
  • D. Have different genetic makeup

Explanation: Option D is correct as the genetic material of identical twins is always same not different.

Correct answer: Have different genetic makeup
  • A. The lining of the womb wall stays built up
  • B. The lining of the womb wall builds up again
  • C. Another egg is immediately released
  • D. The lining of the womb wall breaks down

Explanation: During the menstrual cycle, if a released egg does not become fertilized, the lining of the womb wall breaks down.

Correct answer: The lining of the womb wall breaks down
  • A. Egg
  • B. Ova
  • C. Ovum
  • D. All of these options are correct

Explanation: Female gametes are most commonly referred to as eggs or ova (singular: ovum).

Correct answer: All of these options are correct
  • A. Penis
  • B. Urethra
  • C. Seminal vesicles
  • D. Ureter

Explanation: The urethra is a duct that serves as a common passage for both urine from the bladder and semen (containing sperm) from the reproductive…

Correct answer: Urethra
  • A. Fallopian tube
  • B. Ovary
  • C. Cervix
  • D. Vagina

Explanation: The structure that carries the egg from the ovary to the uterus is the fallopian tube, also known as the oviduct.

Correct answer: Fallopian tube
  • A. Shoulders broaden
  • B. Breasts enlarge
  • C. Eggs start producing
  • D. Womb grows bigger

Explanation: The correct answer is Shoulders broaden because while some physical changes occur during puberty, broadening of the shoulders is not a…

Correct answer: Shoulders broaden
  • A. Ovulation
  • B. Beginning of menses
  • C. Corpus luteum formation
  • D. Maturation of ovarian follicle

Explanation: Progesterone is the primary hormone in the maintenance of the endometrium lining.

Correct answer: Beginning of menses
  • A. Penis
  • B. Seminal vesicles
  • C. Prostate gland
  • D. Sperm duct

Explanation: The tube that carries sperm from the testes to the urethra is called the vas deferens.

Correct answer: Sperm duct
  • A. 1
  • B. 2
  • C. 3
  • D. 4

Explanation: Each primary spermatocyte undergoes two rounds of meiotic division, known as meiosis I and meiosis II.

Correct answer: 4
  • A. Oogonia
  • B. Spermatogonia
  • C. Ovogonia
  • D. Ovum

Explanation: In the seminiferous tubules of the testes, the repeated division of the germinal epithelium (the cells that give rise to sperm) through a…

Correct answer: Spermatogonia
  • A. Ovulation
  • B. Fertilization
  • C. Menstruation
  • D. Implantation

Explanation: The release of the ovum (egg) from the follicle in human females is called ovulation.

Correct answer: Ovulation
  • A. Sporulation
  • B. Fission
  • C. Apomixis
  • D. All of these options are correct

Explanation: Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction that involves only one parent, and the offspring produced are genetically identical to the…

Correct answer: All of these options are correct