The Number of Primary Oocytes in a Female

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Multiple Choice

The number of primary oocytes in a female

• A) is decreased continually throughout her reproductive life from puberty to menopause
• B) is maintained constant during her reproductive life because those that are lost are continuously replaced by an equal number of new primary oocytes
• C) increases at the time of menopause
• D) is decreased continually throughout her reproductive life from puberty to menopause and increases at the time of menopause
• E) is maintained constant during her reproductive life because those that are lost are continuously replaced by an equal number of new primary oocytes, and increases at the time of menopause

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Definitions:

Temporal Lobes

Regions of the cerebral cortex below the parietal lobes and in front of the occipital lobes; these regions are important for hearing and for recognizing objects, such as faces.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of the brain, responsible for complex behaviors, thought, memory, and consciousness.

Corpus Callosum

A large band of neural fibers connecting the two hemispheres of the brain and facilitating communication between them.

Hemispheres

The two halves of the brain, known as the left and right hemispheres, each responsible for different functions and abilities.