Define: mammal, eutherian, metatherian, prototherian; hormone, neurohormone, tropic; exocrine; endocrine doctrine; PAP smear; hypophysectomy; long-loop feedback; prostaglandins; NSAIDs; �second messenger�; radioimmunoassay; transgenic.
What organs/cells still bear the name of the historical figures - Fallopius, de Graaf, von Leydig, Sertoli, Wolff, M�ller, and Rathke?
Provide a brief historical account of the perceived functional importance of the pineal and pituitary glands.
Depict the (generalized) organizational scheme of the reproductive system (ie., hierarchy of control).
What are the two major chemical groups of classifications of hormones? Which subgroup has the most complicated structures?
Indicate a bioassay for each of the following: GnRH, FSH, LH, hCG, prolactin, progesterone, testosterone, estradiol, inhibin, relaxin, oxytocin, prostaglandins, MIH.
What is the functional significance of the Y chromosome?
What are the most effective methods of fertility control in human beings? What are the most popular approaches in married and unmarried couples (based on US statistics)? In addition to the conventional three-weeks-on/one-week-off oral contraceptive regimens (eg., Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Yasmin), name/describe some of the steroidal-based alternatives. Indicate some of the experimental tactics being tested as possible contraceptives.
True or false: the IUD is no longer a viable option to (worldwide) human population control.
What are the advantages of AI?
What legal restrictions apply to the performance of elective abortions in the US?
Name some hormones/drugs that can cause abortion.
List the major nondisease problems limiting fertility in the domestic farm animals.
What percentage of married couples that wish to have children experience some form of infertility? What relative contributions to human infertility are made by the male and female respectively?
Indicate the rationale and outline the basic steps involved in a human IVF-ET procedure; what are the shortcomings of this technique? What advantage is gained by ET in farm animals?
What potential benefits might arise from embryonic micromanipulations? Give a few examples.