Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Control and coordination in mammals

Control and coordination in mammals — practice question

FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) has key functions in mammalian reproduction.
(a)[1]

State where FSH is secreted from.

(b(i))[4]

Female mice lacking FSH receptors were sterile. Their ovaries contained normal primary and secondary follicles, but there were no Graafian (ovarian) follicles or corpora lutea. Explain these findings.

(b(ii))[3]

Discuss what these results imply about the role of FSH in the formation of spermatozoa in male mice. (Mean number of spermatozoa per mouse with FSH receptors: $5.6 \times 10^6$; without FSH receptors: $3.6 \times 10^6$. Percentage of spermatozoa able to swim actively with FSH receptors: $62\%$; without FSH receptors: $47\%$.)

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