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The slender projections that grow out from the trophoblast into the uterine wall are called _________________________.

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  Using the figure above, identify the labeled part. -Label C: ________ Using the figure above, identify the labeled part. -Label C: ________

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The ductus venosus is a fetal vessel that functions to transport blood from the umbilical vein to the


A) inferior vena cava.
B) umbilical artery.
C) aorta.
D) superior vena cava.
E) liver.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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  Using the figure above, identify the labeled part. -Label E: ________ Using the figure above, identify the labeled part. -Label E: ________

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If an individual carries a pair of alleles that are the same, he or she is ________ for the trait.


A) homologous
B) homozygous
C) heterozygous
D) autosomal
E) polygenic

F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

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The cells of a blastocyst that give rise to the placenta are the


A) trophoblast.
B) chorion.
C) inner cell mass.
D) zona pellucida.
E) blastomere.

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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The hormone that is the basis for an ovulation test is


A) LH.
B) progesterone.
C) human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) .
D) human placental lactogen (hPL) .
E) relaxin.

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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_________________________ is a technique in which a sample of amniotic fluid is analyzed to determine the presence of genetic defects in the fetus.

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The period from two years to puberty is known as _________________________.

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The fetal blood that passes through the ductus venosus is relatively


A) low in oxygen and nutrients.
B) high in oxygen and low in nutrients.
C) low in oxygen and high in nutrients.
D) high in oxygen and nutrients.
E) high in waste.

F) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

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During gastrulation,


A) the blastodisc is formed.
B) the placenta is formed.
C) germ layers are formed.
D) cells from the ectoderm move to the endoderm.
E) all of the above

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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The hollow cavity within the blastocyst is the _________________________.

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_________________________ is a procedure in which cells collected from the villi are analyzed for genetic defects.

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The process of growing old is called _________________________.

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The mesoderm forms


A) muscle.
B) skin.
C) neural tissues.
D) the lining of the digestive tract.
E) the endocrine system.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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_________________________ chromosomes are responsible for determining whether the individual will be male or female.

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Joe and Jane desperately want to have children, and although they have tried for two years, they have not been successful. Finally, each of them consults a physician, and it turns out that Joe suffers from oligospermia (a low sperm count). He confides to you that he doesn't understand why this would interfere with his ability to have children since he remembers from biology class that it only takes one sperm to fertilize an egg. What would you tell him?

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Although technically what Joe says is tr...

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  Using the figure above, identify the labeled part. -Label D: ________ Using the figure above, identify the labeled part. -Label D: ________

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A Barr body is a tiny cellular structure that represents


A) a Y chromosome.
B) chromosome 24.
C) an X chromosome.
D) chromosome 21.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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At puberty,


A) FSH levels rise.
B) LH levels rise.
C) levels of sex hormones rise.
D) gametogenesis begins.
E) all of the above

F) C) and E)
G) All of the above

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