OBGYN Ch 41 Test Review questions and
answers Graded A+
1. What is the physiologic status of prepuberty? a. Menarche b. Menopause c.
Premenarche d. Postmenarche - ✅✅ANS: C Premenarche is the physiologic
status of prepuberty, which is the time before the onset of puberty
2. Which one of the following arteries sheds blood during menses? a. Radial b.
Spiral c. Arcuate d. Vaginal - ✅✅ANS: B Blood from the spiral arteries is shed
during menses.
3. Which one of the following muscle groups may be in the false pelvis along the
lateral sidewall of the pelvis? a. Obturator internus b. Iliopsoas c. Rectus sheath d.
Psoas major - ✅✅ANS: B The iliopsoas muscles descend inferiorly through the
false pelvis on the pelvic sidewalls.
4. Which one of the following ligaments contains the uterine blood vessels and
nerves? a. Broad b. Round c. Uterosacral d. Endometrial - ✅✅ANS: A The broad
ligaments provide a small amount of support for the uterus and contain the
uterine blood vessels and nerves.
5. Which one of the following ligaments occupies the space between the layers of
another ligament and occurs in front and below the fallopian tubes? a. Broad b.
Uterosacral c. Round d. Tubal - ✅✅ANS: C The round ligaments are fibrous
cords that occur in front of and below the fallopian tubes between the layers of
the broad ligaments.
6. Bending forward of the fundus and body of the uterus toward the cervix is
called which one of the following positions? a. Retroflexion b. Anteversion c.
, Anteflexion d. Retroversion - ✅✅ANS: B Anteversion is the most common
uterine position. The fundus and body are bent forward toward the cervix.
7. The normal size of the menarchal uterus should measure centimeters ___ (cm)
long and ____ cm wide. a. 3;5 b. 2; 3 c. 8:4 d. 6; 2 - ✅✅ANS: C The menarchal
uterus measures 8 to 10 cm long and 3 to 5 cm wide.
8. The superficial layer of glands and stroma of the endometrium is called which
one of the following? a. Zona basalis b. Zona functionalis c. Zona stromata d. Zona
endometria - ✅✅ANS: B The endometrium consists of two layers: the
superficial functional layer (zona functionalis) and the deep basal layer (zona
basalis)
9. Which one of the following structures lies above the utero-ovarian ligament,
round ligament, and tubo-ovarian vessels? a. Ovary b. Fallopian tube c. Broad
ligament d. Uterine artery - ✅✅ANS: B The fallopian tube lies above the utero-
ovarian ligament, round ligament, and tubo-ovarian vessels.
10. The ovary produces two hormones. Estrogen is secreted by _____ whereas
progesterone is secreted by the _____
a. Follicles; corpus luteum b. Secretory; proliferative c. Follicles; corpuscle d.
Corpus luteum; nabothian - ✅✅ANS: A The ovary produces two hormones.
Estrogen is secreted by follicles, whereas the progesterone is secreted by the
corpus luteum.
11. The release of an egg from the ruptured follicle is termed which one of the
following? a. Menstruation b. Corpus luteum c. Ovulation d. Follicular-stimulating
hormone - ✅✅ANS: C Ovulation is the release of an ovum once a month by one
of two ovaries
answers Graded A+
1. What is the physiologic status of prepuberty? a. Menarche b. Menopause c.
Premenarche d. Postmenarche - ✅✅ANS: C Premenarche is the physiologic
status of prepuberty, which is the time before the onset of puberty
2. Which one of the following arteries sheds blood during menses? a. Radial b.
Spiral c. Arcuate d. Vaginal - ✅✅ANS: B Blood from the spiral arteries is shed
during menses.
3. Which one of the following muscle groups may be in the false pelvis along the
lateral sidewall of the pelvis? a. Obturator internus b. Iliopsoas c. Rectus sheath d.
Psoas major - ✅✅ANS: B The iliopsoas muscles descend inferiorly through the
false pelvis on the pelvic sidewalls.
4. Which one of the following ligaments contains the uterine blood vessels and
nerves? a. Broad b. Round c. Uterosacral d. Endometrial - ✅✅ANS: A The broad
ligaments provide a small amount of support for the uterus and contain the
uterine blood vessels and nerves.
5. Which one of the following ligaments occupies the space between the layers of
another ligament and occurs in front and below the fallopian tubes? a. Broad b.
Uterosacral c. Round d. Tubal - ✅✅ANS: C The round ligaments are fibrous
cords that occur in front of and below the fallopian tubes between the layers of
the broad ligaments.
6. Bending forward of the fundus and body of the uterus toward the cervix is
called which one of the following positions? a. Retroflexion b. Anteversion c.
, Anteflexion d. Retroversion - ✅✅ANS: B Anteversion is the most common
uterine position. The fundus and body are bent forward toward the cervix.
7. The normal size of the menarchal uterus should measure centimeters ___ (cm)
long and ____ cm wide. a. 3;5 b. 2; 3 c. 8:4 d. 6; 2 - ✅✅ANS: C The menarchal
uterus measures 8 to 10 cm long and 3 to 5 cm wide.
8. The superficial layer of glands and stroma of the endometrium is called which
one of the following? a. Zona basalis b. Zona functionalis c. Zona stromata d. Zona
endometria - ✅✅ANS: B The endometrium consists of two layers: the
superficial functional layer (zona functionalis) and the deep basal layer (zona
basalis)
9. Which one of the following structures lies above the utero-ovarian ligament,
round ligament, and tubo-ovarian vessels? a. Ovary b. Fallopian tube c. Broad
ligament d. Uterine artery - ✅✅ANS: B The fallopian tube lies above the utero-
ovarian ligament, round ligament, and tubo-ovarian vessels.
10. The ovary produces two hormones. Estrogen is secreted by _____ whereas
progesterone is secreted by the _____
a. Follicles; corpus luteum b. Secretory; proliferative c. Follicles; corpuscle d.
Corpus luteum; nabothian - ✅✅ANS: A The ovary produces two hormones.
Estrogen is secreted by follicles, whereas the progesterone is secreted by the
corpus luteum.
11. The release of an egg from the ruptured follicle is termed which one of the
following? a. Menstruation b. Corpus luteum c. Ovulation d. Follicular-stimulating
hormone - ✅✅ANS: C Ovulation is the release of an ovum once a month by one
of two ovaries
