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What is puberty and when does it occur in a human male and human female?

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Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child.s body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction to enable fertilisation. It is imtiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads (ovaries in a girl and testes in a boy). It brings about physical growth development of secondary sex characters, etc. On average, girls begin puberty at age of 10-11 and complete by 15-17 years of age. Boys begin puberty at age of 11-12 and complete at ages 16-17.
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BETTER CHOICE PUBLICATION-HUMAN REPRODUCTION-SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
  1. Distinguish between Menstrual and Oestrous Cycle.

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  2. What is Corpus Luteum ? Name a hormone secreted by it.

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  3. What is puberty and when does it occur in a human male and human femal...

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  4. Why scrotal sacs are present outside the body?

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  5. What is the major composition of seminal fluid ?

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  6. Human egg (ovum) has an animal pole. Describe briefly the two events t...

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  7. What is parturition ? Name the hormone involved in induction of partur...

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  8. What is Colostrum ? Why it is preferred over normal milk ?

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  9. Define menstrual cycle. Name any two hormones which regulate this proc...

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  10. Where are Leydig’s cells present ? What is their role in reproduction?

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  11. Name the hormone responsible for the descent of testes into the scrotu...

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  12. Differentiate blastulation and gastrulation.

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  13. Differentiate between morula and blastula.

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  14. During early lactation, what is the specific name for first milk? What...

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  15. Differentiate between sperm and ova.

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  16. How is corpus luteum formed? What is its function?

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  17. What is spermatogenesis ? Briefly describe the process of spermatogene...

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  18. What is the role of estrogens in females? Where are they produced?

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  19. Draw labelled diagram of female reproductive system.

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  20. Draw a well labelled diagram of male reproductive system of man.

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