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A&P lab final
20,23,24,25,27,28 and enzyme lab
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
04/19/2011

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Alkalinity in semen neutralizes the acid in the what?
Definition
male urethra and vagina
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The what in semen destroy certain bacteria?
Definition
antibiotic chemicals
Term
What coagulates semen just after ejaculation?
Definition
clotting factors
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What enzyme liquefies semen?
Definition
Fibrinolysin
Term
Spermatogenesis is what?
Definition
the formation of sperm
Term
Spermatogenesis is the sequence of events that produces sperm in the _______ _______ of the testes.
Definition
seminiferous tubules
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What happens in the seminiferous tubules?
Definition
sperm is produced
Term
Most body cells are diploid or haploid?
Definition
diploid
Term
Gametes are diploid or haploid?
Definition
haploid
Term
Diploid (2n) are somatic body cells and haploid are what kind of cells?
Definition
sex cells
Term
Gamete formation involves ______.
Definition
Meiosis
Term
Meiosis is the nuclear division in the gonads in which the number of of what is halved?
Definition
chromosomes
Term
meiosis produces ___ daughter cells?
Definition
four (haploid)
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Meiosis introduces what?
Definition
Genetic variation
Term
3 phases of uterine cycle (Menstrual)
1. Days 1-5 _________ phase
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menstrual
Term
3 phases of uterine cycle (Menstrual)
2. Days 6-14 ________ phase
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proliferative (preovulatory)
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3 phases of uterine cycle (Menstrual)
3. Days 15-28 _______ phase
Definition
secretory (postovulatory)
Term
The oocyte is viable for 12 to ___ hours
Definition
24
Term
The sperm is viable for 24 to ___ hours after ejaculation.
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48
Term
One or two forms of a gene?
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allele
Term
alleles controlling a single trait are the same?
Definition
Homozygous
Term
alleles for a trait are different?
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heterozygous
Term
an allele that masks or supresses its recessive partner?
Definition
dominant
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Inherited traits determined by genes on the _____ ________.
Definition
sex chromosomes
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What is an example of an inherited trait on the sex chromosome?
Definition
homophilia
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