EMBRYOLOGY TEST TWO

NAME…………………………………….
SECTION A
1.Sperm undergo the process of capacitation in the following organs
a. testis
b. epididymis
c. vas deferens
d. none of the above
e. uterus
2.The following are the derivatives of somites expect
a. vertebra
b. intervertebral disc
c. segemental muscle
d. epididermis of the skin
3.The following is true about fertilization expect
a. its normal site is the ampulla of the fallopian tube
b. it coincide with the completion of second meiotic division
c. first polar body is liberated at the time of fertilization
d. sex is determined at the time of fertilization
e. all of the above
4.The following cell is liberated from the ovary at the time of
ovulation
a. primary oocyte
b. oogonium
c. secondary oocyte
d. ovum
e. tertiary
5.The somites develop from
a. lateral plate mesoderm
b. paraxial mesoderm
c. intermediate mesoderm
d. extra-embryonic mesoderm
6. After ovulation,the remnant of graafian follicle is converted into
a. corpus haemorrhagicsn
b. corpus luteum
c. corpus albicans
d. none of the above
7.In the numerical abnormalities of the chromosomes
a. down syndrome is trisomy 21
b. turner’s syndrome is male in appearance
c. klineflelter syndrome is only in short male
d. monosomy usually survive
non-disjunction has no role
8.In dextrocardia
a. the heart loops to the left instead of right
b. atrioventricular canal closes
c. truncus anteriosus will not form the roof of the aorta and
pulmonary artery
d. there is reversal of great vessels
e. situs inversus can coincide
9.Implantation occur at the stage of
a. zygote
b. morula
c. blastocyst
d. primary villi
10.Morula is
a. 32 cell stage
b. 8 cell stage
c. 16 cell stage
d. fully formed embryo
e. none of the above
11.The normal site of implanation is
a. ovary
b. cervix of the uterus
c. body of the uterus
d. fallopian tube
12.Secondary polar body is released
a. 24 hours of ovulation
b. at ovulation
c. 12 hours after ovulation
d. fertilization
13. Teratomas may arise from the aberrant migration of
a. primordial germ cells
b. hypoblast
c. cytotrophoblast
d. synctiotrophoblast
14. Chromsome condition of secondary oocyte is
a. 23Y
b. 23X
c. 46XY
d. 46XX
15.During meiosis ,pairing of homologous chromosome
occurs ,which permits large segemts of dna to be exchanged. What is
this process called
a. synapsis
b. nondisjunction
c. alignment
d. crossing over
e. disjunction
16.Where do primordial germ cells initially develop
a. in the gonads at week 4 of embryonic development
b. in the yolk sac at week 4 of embryonic development
c. in the gonads at the 5th month of embryonic development
d. in the yolk sac at the 5th month of embryonic development
e. in the gonads at puberty
17. How much DNA does a primary spermatocyte contain
a. 1N
b.2N
c. 4N
d. 6N
e. 8N
18.What must degenerate inorder for implantation to occur
a. zona pellucida
b. corpus luteum
c. theca interna
d. none of the above
e. all the above
19. cells of the inner cell mass are
a. epiblast
b. hyoblast
c. a and b
d. yolk sac
20. which layer does oxytocin target to prevent bleeding after
delivery
a. stratum vascularis
b. stratum basalis
c. stratum functionalis
d. myometrium
21.the primitive streak first appears at beginning of
a. 1st week
b. 2nd week
c. 3rd week
d. 4th week
22. during the second week of development the trophoblast
differentiates into
a. yolk sac
b. epiblast
c. syncytiotrophoblast
d. intraembryonic mesoderm
23. the early stage of cleavage is characterizied by
a. formation of the hallow ball of cells
b. formation of the zona pellucida
c. increase in the size of cells in the zygote
d. increase in the number of cells in the zygote
24.haploid nuclei that fuse at fertization are
a. pronuclei
b.mitotic fibres
c. centrioles
d.nucleoi
25.the ovulated oocyte is arrested at
a. prophase of meiosis 1
b. metaphase of meiosis 1
c. prophase of meiosis 1
d. metaphase of meiosis 2
26.the part of the sperm containing proteolytic enzyme to digest the
zona pellucida is
a. acrosome
b. capacitor
c. head
d. cumulus
27.what surrounds and is deprived from the epiblast
a. chorion
b. placenta
c. amnion
d. yolk sac
28.the notochord develops from which of the following embryonic
germ layers
a. endoderm
b. ectoderm
c. neuroectoderm
d. neural crest cells
29. which of the following embryonic development corresponds to
the first missed menstrual period
a. week1
b. week 2
c. week 3
d. week 4
e. all of the above
30.when does the secondary oocyte complete its second meiotic
division
a. at ovulation
b. before ovulation
c. after fertilization
d. before birth
e, at puberty
31. the first indication of gastrulation in the embryo is
a. formation of primitive streak
b. formation of notochord
c. formation of the neural tube
d. formation of the extraembryonic mesoderm
32.neural crest cells is a derivative of
a. ectoderm
b. intraembryonic mesoderm
c. endoderm
d. trophoblast
33.how soon after fertilization occurs within the uterine tube does
the blastocyst begin implantation
a. within minutes
b. by day 2
c. by day 7
d. by 12 hours
34.which of the following components plays the most active role in
invading the endometrium during blastocyst implantation
a.epiblast
b. syncytiotrophoblast
c. hyoblast
d. yolk sac
35.concerning maturation of the female gamete when do the
oogonia enter meiosis 1 and undergo DNA replication to form
primary oocytes
a. during fetal life
b. at birth
c. at puberty
d. with each ovarian cycle
e. following fertilization

SECTION B ANSWER ALL

Write short notes on
1 .Neurulation
2.formation of the notochord
3.phases of fertilization
4.gastrulation