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 - The menstrual cycle in all women is a 28 day reproductive cycle
-+ Ovulation occurs generally at the midpoint of the menstrual cycle
+- Ovulation always occurs at the midpoint of the menstrual cycle
 - The menstrual cycle's main function is to regularly replace the lining of the uterus
 - A high body temperature indicates ovulation is occurring
-||The menstrual cycle is variable amongst women and also within an individual, the "28 days" is an average time course. The uterine lining (functional layer) is replaced ever cycle, though this would not be considered the main function of the cycle. The body temperature does increase at ovulation, but it remains high even after this point, it is the time of change that indicates ovulation.
++ The menstrual cycle is an endocrine cycle regulating reproductive physiological changes
+||The menstrual cycle is variable amongst women and also within an individual, the "28 days" is an average time course. Like the cycle itself, the time of ovulation can vary anywhere between day 10 - day 19. The uterine lining (functional layer) is replaced ever cycle, though this would not be considered the main function of the cycle. The body temperature does increase at ovulation, but it remains high even after this point, it is the time of change that indicates ovulation.
 {Most pregnancies can be detected by pregnancy tests soon after fertilization.
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 - polar bodies, zygote, conceptus, blastocyst
 ||The '''oocyte''' is present before fertilization, the '''conceptus''' refers to all the products of fertilization and is not a developmental stage, '''polar bodies''' are small exclusion bodies enclosing the excess DNA from oocyte meiosis. I did not discuss in detail '''blastomeres'''  a term often used to describe the first cells formed from zygote mitosis.
+{Which of the following statements is most correct about ovulation
+|type="()"}
++ ovulation results in the release of only an egg (oocyte)
+- ovulation results from an increase in body temperature
+- zygote, conceptus, blastocyst
+- polar bodies, zygote, conceptus, blastocyst
+||The '''oocyte''' is present before fertilization, the '''conceptus''' refers to all the products of fertilization and is not a developmental stage, '''polar bodies''' are small exclusion bodies enclosing the excess DNA from oocyte meiosis. I did not discuss in detail '''blastomeres'''  a term often used to describe the first cells formed from zygote mitosis.
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1 I already really know all I need to know about embryology.

	true
	false

2 Which of the following statements is most correct about the human menstrual cycle.

	The menstrual cycle in all women is a 28 day reproductive cycle
	Ovulation always occurs at the midpoint of the menstrual cycle
	The menstrual cycle's main function is to regularly replace the lining of the uterus
	A high body temperature indicates ovulation is occurring
	The menstrual cycle is an endocrine cycle regulating reproductive physiological changes

3 Most pregnancies can be detected by pregnancy tests soon after fertilization.

	true
	false

4 The most correct sequence of early development following fertilization is:

	zygote, blastomeres, morula, blastocyst
	oocyte, zygote, morula, blastocyst
	zygote, conceptus, blastocyst
	polar bodies, zygote, conceptus, blastocyst

5 Which of the following statements is most correct about ovulation

	ovulation results in the release of only an egg (oocyte)
	ovulation results from an increase in body temperature
	zygote, conceptus, blastocyst
	polar bodies, zygote, conceptus, blastocyst

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