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  Hormonal and neural changes during pregnancy function to facilitate diffusion of gases across the placenta. One way this occurs is by ________ respiration rate, thereby ________ CO2 levels in the blood.  

  Of the following statements, select the statement that is NOT TRUE of uterine function.  

  Which of the following will occur immediately after ovulation?  

  Which hormone is the necessary trigger for ovulation to occur?    (actually, you could put multiple answers here but which one did we talk about in class and spikes dramatically during ovulation!!!)  

  BONUS #1:   A secondary oocyte arrests in…..  

  Normally menstruation occurs when ________.  

  How many secondary oocytes ultimately develop from each primary oocyte?  

  Stretching of the cervix causes oxytocin secretion to…..  

  The basic difference between spermatogenesis and oogenesis is that ________.  

  If gametes were diploid like somatic cells, how many chromosomes would the zygote contain?