MDCAT Biology — Reproduction
Reproduction is a core Biology topic in the PMDC MDCAT syllabus, covering 9 subtopics. Below are the subtopics to revise, how often the topic appears in past papers, and real past-paper MCQs to try.
Subtopics (9)
- Development
- Female
- Germ Layers and Organogenesis
- Hormones
- Human Physiology - Reproduction
- Human Reproductive System
- Male
- Menstrual Cycle
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
How Reproduction is tested
Across the 16 MDCAT past papers on ParhaiKrlo, Reproduction accounts for 88 questions. It appears in all 16, about 5.5 questions a paper. The heaviest was MDCAT 2014, with 9 questions, and the most recent is MDCAT 2025, with 6.
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| MDCAT 2025 | 6 |
| MDCAT 2024 | 7 |
| MDCAT 2023 | 6 |
| MDCAT 2022 | 7 |
| MDCAT 2019 | 4 |
| MDCAT 2018 | 6 |
| MDCAT 2017 | 7 |
| MDCAT 2016 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2015 | 8 |
| MDCAT 2014 | 9 |
| MDCAT 2013 | 5 |
| MDCAT 2012 | 6 |
| MDCAT 2011 | 6 |
| MDCAT 2010 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2009 | 4 |
| MDCAT 2008 | 1 |
Reproduction MCQs from the MDCAT past papers
Try each one before opening the answer. Each comes with a short explanation.
- Q1 · MDCAT 2025 · Reproduction
Receive, retain and nourish a fertilized ovum is the main function of:
- A.Cervix
- B.Uterus
- C.Ovary
- D.Oviduct
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Answer: B. Uterus — The uterus receives, retains, and nourishes the fertilized ovum.
- Q2 · MDCAT 2024 · Reproduction
Female reproductive system consists all of the following EXCEPT
- A.Ovaries
- B.Oviduct
- C.Cervix
- D.Seminiferous tubules
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Answer: D. Seminiferous tubules — Seminiferous tubules are part of the male, not female, reproductive system.
- Q3 · MDCAT 2023 · Reproduction
Production of Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and Luteinizing Hormone (LH) from the pituitary gland of female is controlled by:
- A.Ovary
- B.Uterus
- C.Stimulated follicles
- D.Hypothalamus
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Answer: D. Hypothalamus — The pituitary's release of FSH and LH is itself controlled by GnRH from the hypothalamus.