MATERNAL-NEWBORN & WOMEN'S HEALTH QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT

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MATERNAL-NEWBORN & WOMEN'S HEALTH QUESTIONS AND
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1. **The maturing child's hypothalamus gradually increases production of GnRH beginning:**
- A. **Age 9 to 12 years**
- B. Age 7 to 8 years
- C. Age 13 to 15 years
- D. Age 5 to 6 years

2. **Hormonal changes of puberty begin:**
- A. At the same time in both boys and girls
- B. **About 6 months to 1 year earlier in girls than in boys**
- C. About 2 years earlier in boys than in girls
- D. About 1 year later in girls than in boys

3. **Changes of puberty in girls, such as breast development and height increase, begin:**
- A. At the same time as in boys
- B. **An average of 2 years before changes in boys**
- C. An average of 2 years after changes in boys
- D. Simultaneously with changes in boys

4. **Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) is produced by:**
- A. Anterior pituitary
- B. **Hypothalamus**
- C. Ovaries
- D. Adrenal glands

5. **The target organs for Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) are:**
- A. Testes
- B. Ovaries
- C. Hypothalamus
- D. **Anterior pituitary**

6. **The action of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) in females includes:**
- A. Stimulating the production of estrogen
- B. **Stimulating the release of FSH and LH, initiating puberty and sustaining female reproductive
cycles; release is pulsatile**
- C. Stimulating ovulation directly
- D. Inhibiting the menstrual cycle

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7. **The action of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) in males includes:**
- A. Stimulating the production of testosterone directly
- B. **Stimulating the release of FSH and LH, initiating puberty; release is pulsatile**
- C. Inhibiting testosterone production
- D. Stimulating sperm maturation directly

8. **Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) is produced by:**
- A. Hypothalamus
- B. **Anterior pituitary**
- C. Ovaries
- D. Adrenal glands

9. **The target organs for Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) are:**
- A. Uterus (female) and testes (male)
- B. Breasts (female) and testes (male)
- C. Hypothalamus and anterior pituitary
- D. **Ovaries (female) and testes (male)**

10. **The action of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) in females includes:**
- A. **Stimulating final maturation of follicle**
- B. Stimulating ovulation directly
- C. Inhibiting the menstrual cycle
- D. Promoting progesterone production

11. **The action of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) in males includes:**
- A. Stimulating the production of sperm directly
- B. **Stimulating Leydig cells of testes to secrete testosterone**
- C. Inhibiting testosterone production
- D. Stimulating muscle growth

12. **Luteinizing Hormone (LH) is produced by:**
- A. Hypothalamus
- B. **Anterior pituitary**
- C. Ovaries
- D. Adrenal glands

13. **The target organs for Luteinizing Hormone (LH) are:**
- A. Uterus (female) and testes (male)
- B. Breasts (female) and testes (male)
- C. Hypothalamus and anterior pituitary
- D. **Ovaries (female) and testes (male)**

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14. **The action of Luteinizing Hormone (LH) in females includes:**
- A. **Stimulating final maturation of follicle**
- B. Stimulating breast growth
- C. Inhibiting ovulation
- D. Stimulating estrogen production directly

15. **The action of Luteinizing Hormone (LH) in males includes:**
- A. Stimulating sperm maturation directly
- B. **Stimulating Leydig cells of testes to secrete testosterone**
- C. Inhibiting testosterone production
- D. Promoting muscle growth

16. **Estrogens are produced by:**
- A. Anterior pituitary and adrenal glands
- B. **Ovaries and corpus luteum (female), placenta (pregnancy)**
- C. Testes and anterior pituitary
- D. Hypothalamus and adrenal glands

17. **The target organs for Estrogens are:**
- A. Hypothalamus and anterior pituitary
- B. Uterus (female) and breasts (female)
- C. **Internal and external reproductive organs, breasts (female), testes (male)**
- D. Ovaries (female) and testes (male)

18. **The action of Estrogens in females includes:**
- A. Stimulating the release of GnRH
- B. **Maturation of reproductive organs, stimulation of endometrium before ovulation, growth of
glandular and ductal tissue in breasts, and growth of long bones but closure of epiphyses**
- C. Stimulating ovulation directly
- D. Inhibiting the menstrual cycle

19. **The action of Estrogens in males includes:**
- A. Inhibiting testosterone production
- B. Stimulating sperm maturation directly
- C. **Necessary for normal sperm formation**
- D. Promoting muscle growth

20. **Progesterone is produced by:**
- A. Anterior pituitary and adrenal glands
- B. **Ovary, corpus luteum, placenta**
- C. Testes and anterior pituitary
- D. Hypothalamus and adrenal glands

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21. **The target organs for Progesterone are:**
- A. Hypothalamus and anterior pituitary
- B. **Uterus, female breasts**
- C. Ovaries (female) and testes (male)
- D. Breasts (female) and testes (male)

22. **The action of Progesterone in females includes:**
- A. Stimulating the release of GnRH
- B. Stimulating ovulation directly
- C. **Stimulating secretion of endometrial glands, causing endometrial vessels to become dilated and
tortuous in preparation for possible embryo implantation**
- D. Inhibiting the menstrual cycle

23. **Prolactin is produced by:**
- A. Hypothalamus
- B. **Anterior pituitary**
- C. Ovaries
- D. Adrenal glands

24. **The target organs for Prolactin are:**
- A. Uterus (female) and testes (male)
- B. Hypothalamus and anterior pituitary
- C. **Female breasts**
- D. Ovaries (female) and testes (male)

25. **The action of Prolactin in females includes:**
- A. Stimulating ovulation directly
- B. **Stimulating secretion of milk (lactogenesis)**
- C. Inhibiting milk production
- D. Stimulating growth of breast tissue only during pregnancy

26. **Oxytocin is produced by:**
- A. Hypothalamus
- B. **Posterior pituitary**
- C. Ovaries
- D. Adrenal glands

27. **The target organs for Oxytocin are:**
- A. Uterus (female) and testes (male)
- B. Hypothalamus and anterior pituitary
- C. **Uterus, female breasts**