BIOLOGY 2350 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
41. A pregnant teenager has arrived at a free clinic seeking care.
She has no prenatal care and is currently 27 weeks' gestation.
Upon testing for a sexually transmitted disease, it is found that
she has active T. pallidum (syphilis). Given the fact that she has
active syphilis at this stage in her pregnancy, it is very likely her
fetus is a risk for: Correct Answer • I and II - being born
prematurely and congenital defects
42. What is the optimal temperature for spermatogenesis?
Correct Answer • 95.5 F
43. Which of the following is true about oocytes present at
birth? Correct Answer • They are arrested in prophase I of
meiotic division
44. A student asks the instructor what are the parameters of
infertility. The instructor responds, "infertility is defined as
____" Correct Answer • 10 million/mL sperm available in
seminal fluid
45. During the follicular stage of the ovarian cycle, slightly
increasing levels of which hormone exerts a negative feedback
response on the release of FSH? Correct Answer • Estrogen
46. Progesterone secretion is highest during the Correct
Answer • Luteal phase
, 47. Gonadotropin-stimulated production of testosterone
normally begins around age Correct Answer • 10-12 years
48. The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a risk factor for
Correct Answer • A and B - cervical cancer in females and
penile cancer in males
49. Testicular development and embryonic production of
testosterone requires Correct Answer • One Y chromosome
50. GnRH is released from the ____ and helps stimulate the
____ to produce gonadotropin hormones which target the ____.
Correct Answer • Hypothalamus; anterior pituitary; gonads
51. A pap smear examines cells form the surface of the cervix
and endocervix to detect: Correct Answer • II and IIII -
precancerous cells and cancerous cells
52. Chocolate cysts often form in the ovaries in Correct
Answer • Endometriosis
53. Which infections may progress without treatment to damage
the aorta, liver, and the CNS? Correct Answer • Syphilis
54. Where are the Skene glands located? Correct Answer • At
the urethral opening
55. The most common cause of cancer in males over age 65 is
Correct Answer • Prostate cancer
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
41. A pregnant teenager has arrived at a free clinic seeking care.
She has no prenatal care and is currently 27 weeks' gestation.
Upon testing for a sexually transmitted disease, it is found that
she has active T. pallidum (syphilis). Given the fact that she has
active syphilis at this stage in her pregnancy, it is very likely her
fetus is a risk for: Correct Answer • I and II - being born
prematurely and congenital defects
42. What is the optimal temperature for spermatogenesis?
Correct Answer • 95.5 F
43. Which of the following is true about oocytes present at
birth? Correct Answer • They are arrested in prophase I of
meiotic division
44. A student asks the instructor what are the parameters of
infertility. The instructor responds, "infertility is defined as
____" Correct Answer • 10 million/mL sperm available in
seminal fluid
45. During the follicular stage of the ovarian cycle, slightly
increasing levels of which hormone exerts a negative feedback
response on the release of FSH? Correct Answer • Estrogen
46. Progesterone secretion is highest during the Correct
Answer • Luteal phase
, 47. Gonadotropin-stimulated production of testosterone
normally begins around age Correct Answer • 10-12 years
48. The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a risk factor for
Correct Answer • A and B - cervical cancer in females and
penile cancer in males
49. Testicular development and embryonic production of
testosterone requires Correct Answer • One Y chromosome
50. GnRH is released from the ____ and helps stimulate the
____ to produce gonadotropin hormones which target the ____.
Correct Answer • Hypothalamus; anterior pituitary; gonads
51. A pap smear examines cells form the surface of the cervix
and endocervix to detect: Correct Answer • II and IIII -
precancerous cells and cancerous cells
52. Chocolate cysts often form in the ovaries in Correct
Answer • Endometriosis
53. Which infections may progress without treatment to damage
the aorta, liver, and the CNS? Correct Answer • Syphilis
54. Where are the Skene glands located? Correct Answer • At
the urethral opening
55. The most common cause of cancer in males over age 65 is
Correct Answer • Prostate cancer
