Circle
TRUE/FALSE
to the following statements if possible.
A. PITUITARY/OVARIAN FUNCTION
1. LH is mainly responsible for ovulation and corpus luteum formation.
T
F
T
F
T
F
T
F
2. Blood oestrogen levels increase progressively from the first week
of the menstrual cycle until just before the next bleed.
3. A 32 day cycle implies that the corpus luteum has continued to
function for 18
4. Progesterone causes a rise in basal body temperature.
B FEMALE GENITAL TRACT FUNCTION
1. Cervical mucus is clear, profuse and stretchy leading up to the
time of ovulation.
T
F
T
F
T
F
T
F
2. Progesterone causes an increase in glycogen produced by
vaginal epithelium.
3. Uterine bleeding occurs when oestrogen or oestrogen and
progesterone levels fall.
4. Oestrogen and progesterone are both essential for normal
development of the endometrium in the secretory phase of the
menstrual cycle.
C CONCEPTION
1. Sperm are capable of fertilising an egg for seven days.
T
F
2. An egg can be fertilised for two days after ovulation.
T
F
3. A fertilised egg implants three days after fertilisation.
T
F
T
F
4. After conception, the corpus luteum continues to function
because it produces chorionic gonadotrophin.
5. Substances secreted by the developing embryo can be detected in blood 10 days after
ovulation.
T
F
D MALE FUNCTION
1. FSH and LH are both necessary for sperm production.
T
F
2. Production of sperm in the male is completed in 50 days.
T
F
3. Sperm acquire motility and fertilising potential in the epididymis.
T
F
4. The average ejaculate is 20 mls.
T
F
E SEXUAL FUNCTION
1. Orgasm and ejaculation is the same thing in men.
T
F
2. The upper vagina expands during sexual arousal.
T
F
T
F
T
F
3. The secretion of the bulbo-urethral (or Cowper’s) gland
contains spermatozoa.
4. Ejaculation – timing may be controlled voluntarily.