The Reproductive System at a Glance

at a Glance

Linda J. Heffner,Danny J. Schust

Multiple Choice: Fertilization and the establishment of pregnancy

Question 1.M.T. is a 27-year-old white woman who has been attempting pregnancy for 15 months. She is monitoring her ovulation with LH testing. Her test today indicated that she will ovulate tomorrow. In what phase will the ovulated germ cell be arrested?

A Prophase of the first mitotic division
B Anaphase of the first meiotic division
C Metaphase of the second meiotic division
D Zygotic phase
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