Chapter 15 | Reproduction and Development
- Compare spermatogenesis and oogenesis as to timing of the processes and the number and type of cells finally produced.
- Compare spermatogenesis and oogenesis as to timing of the processes and the number and type of cells finally produced.
- If male reproductive pathways are not cyclical, how are they controlled?
- Compare spermatogenesis and oogenesis as to timing of the processes and the number and type of cells finally produced.
- What do you think would happen if multiple sperm fused with one egg?
- Describe the events in the ovarian cycle leading up to ovulation.
- The Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine recommends that all people who might become pregnant consume at least 400 µg/day of folate from supplements or fortified foods. Why?
- Explain how the different germ layers give rise to different tissue types.
- Explain the role of axis formation in development.
- What is the physiological benefit of incorporating shunts into the fetal circulatory system?
- Describe the major developments during each trimester of human gestation.
- Describe the stages of labor.
- Why would a premature infant require supplemental oxygen?
- Describe how the newborn’s first breath alters the circulatory pattern.
- Newborns are at much higher risk for dehydration than adults. Why?
- As an individual ages, a constellation of symptoms begins the decline to the point where an individual’s functioning is compromised. Identify and discuss two factors that have a role in factors leading to the compromised situation.
- Discuss changes that occur in cells as a person ages.
