Instructions: For each histology question, pick the one best answer. This histology test bank is also useful for the histology questions on the USMLE (USMLE step 1).
1.
What is a developing gamete called?
a. Oogenesis
b. Ovary
c. Ovulation
d. Oocyte
e. Ova
2.
What is the inner part of the ovary?
a. Follicle
b. Germinal epithelium
c. Medulla
d. Tunica albuginea
e. Cortex
3.
Which stage of the follicle is arrested in prophase?
a. Primordial follicle
b. Primary follicle
c. Secondary follicle
d. Mature follicle
e. Graafian follicle
4.
What is the cavity within a secondary follicle?
a. Graafian follicle
b. Theca folliculi
c. Granulosa cells
d. Zona pellucida
e. Antrum
5.
During the first 7 to 10 days of the cycle, what is the main hormone that stimulates the growth of the ovarian follicles?
a. FSH
b. LH
c. HCG
d. Estrogen
e. Progesterone
6.
What is the female organ called where gametogenesis occurs?
a. Oogenesis
b. Ovary
c. Ovulation
d. Oocyte
e. Ova
7.
During which stage do the flattened (squamous) cells surrounding the follicle become cuboidal?
a. Primordial follicle
b. Primary follicle
c. Secondary follicle
d. Mature follicle
e. Graafian follicle
8.
What is the outer part of the ovary?
a. Follicle
b. Germinal epithelium
c. Medulla
d. Tunica albuginea
e. Cortex
9.
During a pregnancy, which hormone maintains the corpus luteum?
a. FSH
b. LH
c. HCG
d. Estrogen
e. Progesterone
10.
Which structure contains the oocyte?
a. Follicle
b. Germinal epithelium
c. Medulla
d. Tunica albuginea
e. Cortex
11.
Which follicular stage is also called an antral follicle?
a. Primordial follicle
b. Primary follicle
c. Secondary follicle
d. Mature follicle
e. Graafian follicle
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