Puberty (Chapter 6)

Question 1

What sex has a surge center?

Answer 1

Only females

Question 2

What is a good indicator of puberty in terms of sperm?

Answer 2

The age in which they produce 50 million viable sperm

Question 3

(T/F) Females need to reach a certain fat threshold to obtain puberty

Answer 3

True

Question 4

What are the concentrations of LH before and after puberty?

Answer 4

Before: low
After: High and pulsing

Question 5

(T/F) There is a correlation between glucose and LH pulses

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What neurons act as a mediator between GnRH and metabolic factors?

Answer 6

Kisspeptin neurons

Question 7

(T/F) Animals in high density pens will reach puberty later

Answer 7

False, low density pens will reach puberty later

Question 8

(T/F) Pheromones can reduce the time to reach puberty

Answer 8

True

Question 9

(T/F) When proper nutrition is not available, the reproductive system is one of the last systems to be shut down

Answer 9

False, one of the first to be shut down