The nurse teaching a course in human reproduction informs the class that which reproductive structure is the first to form in the embryo?
A.
Gonad
B.
Mesoderm
C.
Mesonephric duct
D.
Oocyte
ANS: A
The first reproductive structure formed in the embryo is a gonad. This early reproductive tissue arises from the mesoderm, which is the embryo's middle layer. The mesonephric ducts are a set of primitive reproductive ducts. Oocytes are eggs.
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