Human Reproduction:
1. A temporary endocrine gland in the human body is___________
(b) Corpus cardiacum
(d) Corpus allatum
(a) Pineal gland
(c) Corpus luteum
2. Capacitation occurs in________
(a) Rete testis
(b) Epididymis
(c) Vas deferens
(d) Female reproductive tract
3. Several hormones like hCG, hPL, oestrogen, progesterone are produced
by____________
(a) Ovary
(b) Placenta
(c) Fallopian tube
(d) Pituitary
4. Select the incorrect statement__________
(a) LH triggers ovulation in ovary
(b) LH and FSH decrease gradually during the follicular phase.
(c) LH triggers secretion of androgens from the follicular phase leydig cells
(d) FSH stimulates the sertoli cells which help spermiogenesis.
5. Foetal ejection reflex in human female is induced by__________
(a) Differentiation of mammary glands
(b) Pressure exerted by amniotic fluid
(c) Release of oxytocin from pituitary
(d) Fully developed foetus and placenta.
6. Which one of the following is the most likely root cause why menstruation is not
taking place in regularly cycling human female?
(a) Retention of well developed corpus luteum
(b) Fertilization of the ovum
(c) Maintenance of the hypertrophical endometrial lining
(d) Maintenance of high concentration of sex hormones in the blood streams.
7. Frertilization in humans is practically feasible only____________
(a) The Ovum and sperms are transported Stmultaneously to ampullary - isthmic
junction of the fallopian tube
(b) The ovum and sperms are transpored Simultaneously to ampullary - isthinmic
junction of the cervix.
(c) Ihe sperms are transported into cervix within 45 hours of release to ovum in
uterus
(d) The sperms are transported into vagina just after the release of ovum in fallopian
tube.
8. Which of these is not an important component of initiation of parturition in
humans?
(a) Increase in estrogen and progesterone ratio
(b) Synthesis of prostaglandins
(c) Release of oxytocin
(d) Release of Prolactin
9. Changes in GnRH pulse frequency in females is controlled by circulating levels
of___________
(a) Estrogen and inhibin
(b) Progesterone only
(c) Progesterone and inhibin
(d) Estrogen and progesterone.
10. Which of the following layers in an antral follicle is acellular?
(a) Granulomas
(b) Theca interna
(c) Stromna
(d) Zona pellucida
11. The amnion of mammalian embryo is derived from__________
(a) mesoderm and trophoblast
(b) endoderm and mesoderm
(c) ectoderm and mesoderm
(d) ectoderm and endoderm
12. Hormones secreted by the placenta to maintain pregnancy are____________
(a) hCG, hPL, progestogens, estrogens
(b) hCG, hPL, estrogens, relaxin, oxytocin
(c) hCG, hPL, progestogens, prolactin
(d) hCG, progestogens, estrogens, glucocorticoids
13. What is the correct sequence of sperm formation?
(a) Spermatogonia, spermatozoa, spermatocyte, spermatid
(b) Spermatogonia, spermatocyte, spermatid, spermatozoa
(c) Spermatid, spermatozoa, Spermatogonia, spermatozoa
(d) Spermatogonia, spermatocyte, spermatozoa, spermatid.
14. The shared terminal duct of the reproductive and urinary system in the human
male is___________
(a) Ureter
(b) Urethra
(c) Vas deferens
(d) Vasa efferentia
15. Which of the following events is not associated with ovulation in human female?
a) Decrease in oestradiol
(b) Full development of Graafian follicle
(c) Release of secondary oocyte
(d) LH surge
16. The secretory phase in the human menstrual cycle is also called__________
(a) Luteal phase and lasts for about 6 days.
(b) Follicular phase and lasts for about 6 days.
(c) Luteal phase and lasts for about 13 days
(d) Follicular phase and lasts for about 13 days
17. What happens during fertilizaton in humans after many sperms reach close to
the ovum?
(a) Secretions of acrosome heip One sperm enter cytoplasm of ovum through zona
pellucida
(b) All sperms except the one nearest to the ovum lose ther tails.
(c) Cells of corona radiate trap all the sperms except one
(d) Only two sperms nearest the Ovum penetrate zona pellucida.
18. In human female, the blastocyst___________
(a) Forms placenta even before implantation
(b) Gets implanted into uterus 3 days after ovulation
(c) Gets nutrition trom uterine endometrial secretion only after implantation.
(d) Gets implanted in endometrium by the trophoblast cell.
19. In human adult females, oxytocin__________
(a) Causes strong uterine contractions during parturition
(b) Is secreted by anterior pituitary
(c) Stimulates growth of mammary glands
(d) Stimulates pituitary to secrete vasopressin
20. A change in the amount of yolk and its distribution in the egg will
effect______________
(a) Fertilization
(b) Formation of Zygote
(c) Pattern of cleavage
(d) Number of blastomeres produced
21._______ is a lytic enzyme released by the sperm.
a. Hyaluronidase
b. Trypsin
c. Helicase
d. None of the above
[Link] many autosomes does a human primary spermatocyte have?
e. 34
f. 44
g. 54
h. 33
[Link] does the ovum receive the sperm?
i. Animal pole
j. Vegetal pole
k. Zona pellucida
l. None of the above
24.___________is an organelle that helps the sperm to penetrate the ovum
m. Acrosome
n. Zona pellucida
o. Megalis
p. None of the above
[Link] cord contains _________
q. Pluripotent stem cells
r. Cord blood stem cells
s. Blood stem cells
t. None of the above
[Link] does human sperm locomote?
u. Flagella
v. Cilia
w. Neutrophils
x. None of the above
[Link] for sperm binding in mammals are present on:
1. Perivitelline space
2. Zona pellucida
3. Corona radiata
4. Vitelline membrane
[Link] of the following secretes the hormone, relaxin, during the later phase of
pregnancy?
1. Foetus
2. Uterus
3. Graafian follicle
4. Corpus luteum
[Link] of these is not an important component of initiation of parturition in
humans?
1. Release of Oxytocin
2. Release of Prolactin
3. Increase in estrogen and progesterone ratio
4. Synthesis of prostaglandins
[Link] division of the secondary oocyte is completed:
(1) At the time of copulation
(2) After zygote formation
(3) At the time of fusion of a sperm with an ovum
(4) Prior to ovulation
[Link] of the following hormone levels will cause release of ovum (ovulation) from
the graffian follicle?
1. High concentration of Progesterone
2. Low concentration of LH
3. Low concentration of FSH
4. High concentration of Estrogen
[Link] the follwing columns and select the correct option .
Column-l Column-ll
(a) Placenta (i) Androgens
(b) Zona pellucida (ii) Human chroinic Gonadotropin
(c) Bulbo-urethral glands (iii) Layer of the ovum
(d) Leydig cells (iv) Lubrication of the Penis
a b c d
(1) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(2) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(3) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(4) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
[Link] human beings, at the end of 12 weeks (first trimester) of pregnancy, the
following is observed:
1. Eyelids and eyelashes are formed
2. Most of the major organ systems are formed
3. The head is covered with fine hair
4. Movement of the fetus
[Link] the correct option of haploid cells from the following groups :
1. Primary oocyte, Secondary oocyte, Spermatid
2. Secondary spermatocyte, First polar body, Ovum
3. Spermatogonia, Primary spermatocyte, Spermatid
4. Primary spermatocyte, Secondary spermatocyte, Second polar body
[Link] the following columns and select the correct option :
Column - I Column - II
(a) Ovary (i) Human chorionic Gonadotropin
(b) Placenta (ii) Estrogen & Progesterone
(c) Corpus luteum (iii) Androgens
(d) Leydig cells (iv) Progesterone only
1. (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
2. (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
3. (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
4. (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
[Link] of second polar body from egg nucleus occurs:
1. simultaneously with first cleavage
2. after entry of sperm but before fertilization
3. after fertilization
4. before entry of sprm into ovum
[Link] uterus is single and it is also called
(a) fimbriae
(b) isthmus
(c) ampulla
(d) womb
[Link] last part of the oviduct is called
(a) isthmus
(b) ampulla
(c) fimbria
(d) infundibulum
[Link] finger like projections is the infundibulum are called
(a) fimbriae
(b) ampulla
(c) isthmus
(d) none of the above
[Link] opening of the vagina is often covered partially by a membrane called
(a) clitoris
(b) majora
(c) isthmus
(d) hymen
[Link] tiny finger-like structure which lies at the upper junction of the two labia
minora above the urethral opening is called
(a) clitoris
(b) majora
(c) mammary duct
(d) hymen
[Link] is sucked out from the
(a) mammary lobes
(b) mammary glands
(c) mammary duct
(d) lactiferous duct
[Link] grandular tissue of each breast is divided into 15-20
(a) mammary ducts
(b) mammary glands
(c) mammary lobes
(d) None of the above
[Link] stimulate the process of
(a) body
(b) head
(c) tail
(d) spermatogenesis
[Link] process of formation of a mature female gamete is called
(a) spermatogenesis
(b) acrosome
(c) semen
(d) oogenesis
[Link] first menstruation beigins at puberty and is called
(a) ovum
(b) sperm
(c) menarche
(d) menstrual cycle
[Link] takes place after __________ of fertilisation.
(a) 5 days
(b) 6 days
(c) 7 days
(d) 8 days
[Link] connecting the foetus to placenta is
(a) umbilical cord
(b) amnion
(c) yolk sac
(d) chorion.
[Link] test during pregnancy determines the presence of
(a) human chorionic gonadotropin hormone
(b) estrogen
(c) progesterone
(d) luteinising hormone.
[Link] early stage human embryo distinctly possesses
(a) gills
(b) gill slits
(c) external ear (pinna)
(d) eyebrows.