Meiosis in Females

question 7

Multiple Choice

Meiosis in females

• A) occurs and completes continually, producing millions of ova.
• B) only completes if an oocyte is fertilized.
• C) results in large, mature polar bodies.
• D) completes in one or two oocytes every month before ovulation.
• E) is completed before birth.

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Definitions:

Adrenal Gland

Small glands located atop the kidneys that produce hormones essential for various bodily functions, including stress response.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain responsible for the regulation of certain metabolic processes and other activities of the autonomic nervous system, including temperature control, hunger, and thirst.

Neurons

Specific cells within the nervous system tasked with transmitting data to other nerve cells, muscular cells, or glands.

Branchlike Extensions

In neuroscience, refers to dendrites, which are projections of a neuron that receive signals from other neurons and convey them toward the cell body.