Meiosis
In what phase are there 46 chromosomes and 46 chromatids?
Interphase I
Sperm is also known as
What is a spermatozoon?
Up to how many primordial follicles will attempt full maturation?
What is 20?
Removal of oats on the surface of the sperm's acrosome is called
Capacitation
In what stage do primary oocytes arrest?
Prophase I
What phase does the secondary oocyte arrest in?
When is metaphase II?
Capacitation is the process of
Removing coats on acrosomes surface
What hormone stimulates ovulation?
Leutinizing hormone
What is the reversible step in blocking polyspermy?
Rapid depolarization of the egg plasma membrane
Secondary spermatocytes have
23 chromosomes and 46 chromatids
What has 23 chromosomes and 46 chromatids following cytokinesis?
Secondary spermatocytes
The sperm is made up off what 5 structures?
What is the acrosomal vesicle, nucleus, mitochondrion, flagellum mictrotubules, and plasma membrane?
Corpus luteum is...
The remains of the primordial follicle following rupture during ovulation
What forms the zygote?
Joining of the male (sperm head) and female (mature ovum) pronuclei
What structure of the oocyte is considered a secretory vesicle?
Cortical Granules
What has 46 chromosomes and 92 chromatids at the conclusion of Prophase I?
Primary spermatocyte and primary oocyte
Acrosomal vesicles on sperm contain what two enzymes?
What is hyaluronidase and acrosin?
What is the order, external to internal, of the oocyte?
What is corona radiata, zona pellucida, plasma membrane, and cortical granules?
At what point does the oocyte complete its second meiotic division?
Fusion of sperm and secondary oocyte plasma membranes
What is a mature follicle called?
Graafian follicle
In order to mature from spermatids to mature to sperm, they have to complete these four steps:
What is condensing the nucleus?
What is forming the acrosome?
What is removing the cytoplasm/other nonessential organelles?
What is developing flagellum?
Corpus luteum secretes the 'baby making' enzymes (progesterone and estrogen) following what event?
What is Leutinizing hormone stimulation?
What layers of the oocyte must be penetrated to initiate fertilization?
Corona radiata and zona pellucida
Germs cells in the testes are located where
Primitive seminiferous tubules