Chapter 06: Health Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What are the two primary functions of the ovary?
a. Normal female development and sex
hormone release
b. Ovulation and internal pelvic support
c. Sexual response and ovulation
d. Ovulation and hormone production
ANS: D
The two functions of the ovaries are ovulation and hormone production. The presence of
ovaries does not guarantee normal female development. The ovaries produce estrogen,
progesterone, and androgen. Ovulation is the release of a mature ovum from the ovary;
the ovaries are not responsible for internal pelvic support. Sexual response is a
feedback mechanism involving the hypothalamus, anterior pituitary gland, and the
ovaries. Ovulation does occur in the ovaries.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 90
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment
2. The uterus is a muscular, pear-shaped organ that is responsible for which event?
a. Cyclic menstruation
b. Sex hormone production
c. Fertilization
, d. Sexual arousal
ANS: A
The uterus is an organ for reception, implantation, retention, and nutrition of the fertilized
ovum; it also is responsible for cyclic menstruation. Hormone production and fertilization
occur in the ovaries. Sexual arousal is a feedback mechanism involving the
hypothalamus, the pituitary gland, and the ovaries.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 88
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment
3. Unique longitudinal muscle fibres make the uterine myometrium ideally suited for which event?
a. Menstruation
b. Birth process
c. Ovulation
d. Fertilization
ANS: B
The myometrium is made up of layers of smooth muscle that extend in three directions.
These muscles assist in the birth process by expelling the fetus, ligating blood vessels
after birth, and controlling the opening of the cervical os. The myometrium has little
connection to menstruation. The muscles in the myometrium are not related to ovulation
or fertilization.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 88
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment
4. Which hormone is responsible for maturation of mammary gland tissue?
a. Estrogen
b. Testosterone
c. Prolactin
d. Progesterone
ANS: D
Progesterone causes maturation of the mammary gland tissue, specifically acinar
structures of the lobules. Estrogen increases the vascularity of the breast tissue.
Testosterone has no bearing on breast development. Prolactin is produced after birth
and released from the pituitary gland. It is produced in response to infant suckling and
emptying of the breasts.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: pp. 90-91
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What are the two primary functions of the ovary?
a. Normal female development and sex
hormone release
b. Ovulation and internal pelvic support
c. Sexual response and ovulation
d. Ovulation and hormone production
ANS: D
The two functions of the ovaries are ovulation and hormone production. The presence of
ovaries does not guarantee normal female development. The ovaries produce estrogen,
progesterone, and androgen. Ovulation is the release of a mature ovum from the ovary;
the ovaries are not responsible for internal pelvic support. Sexual response is a
feedback mechanism involving the hypothalamus, anterior pituitary gland, and the
ovaries. Ovulation does occur in the ovaries.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 90
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment
2. The uterus is a muscular, pear-shaped organ that is responsible for which event?
a. Cyclic menstruation
b. Sex hormone production
c. Fertilization
, d. Sexual arousal
ANS: A
The uterus is an organ for reception, implantation, retention, and nutrition of the fertilized
ovum; it also is responsible for cyclic menstruation. Hormone production and fertilization
occur in the ovaries. Sexual arousal is a feedback mechanism involving the
hypothalamus, the pituitary gland, and the ovaries.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 88
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment
3. Unique longitudinal muscle fibres make the uterine myometrium ideally suited for which event?
a. Menstruation
b. Birth process
c. Ovulation
d. Fertilization
ANS: B
The myometrium is made up of layers of smooth muscle that extend in three directions.
These muscles assist in the birth process by expelling the fetus, ligating blood vessels
after birth, and controlling the opening of the cervical os. The myometrium has little
connection to menstruation. The muscles in the myometrium are not related to ovulation
or fertilization.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 88
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment
4. Which hormone is responsible for maturation of mammary gland tissue?
a. Estrogen
b. Testosterone
c. Prolactin
d. Progesterone
ANS: D
Progesterone causes maturation of the mammary gland tissue, specifically acinar
structures of the lobules. Estrogen increases the vascularity of the breast tissue.
Testosterone has no bearing on breast development. Prolactin is produced after birth
and released from the pituitary gland. It is produced in response to infant suckling and
emptying of the breasts.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: pp. 90-91
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment
