What statement indicates a woman has correct information about oogenesis?
a. "Women make fewer ova as they age."
b. "Women have all of their ova at the time they are born."
c. "Ova production begins at birth and continues until puberty."
d. "New ova are made every month from puberty to climacteric."
ANS: B
Oogenesis (formation of immature ova) does not occur after fetal development. Females are born with about 2 million immature ova, which rapidly reduce by adulthood.
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