EXAM 4 QUESTIONS 5th Edition Chapter 24: Structure and Function of the Reproductive Systems Multiple Choice

EXAM 4 QUESTIONS 5th Edition Chapter 24: Structure and Function of the Reproductive Systems Multiple Choice 1. A nurse recalls the major hormonal determinant of sexual differentiation in utero is: a. Estrogen b. Progesterone c. Growth hormone d. Testosterone 2. A nurse is preparing to teach about puberty. Which information should the nurse include? One substance associated with puberty in males and females is the hormone: a) Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) b) Luteinizing hormone (LH) c) Leptin d) Estrogen . 3. A nurse is discussing female anatomy. Which body structure contains the openings to the vagina and urinary meatus? a. Vestibule b. Mons pubis c. Introitus d. Perineal body 4. While preparing to teach the staff about female anatomy, which information should be included? During the years that a woman is more likely to be sexually active, the vagina mucosa is protected from infection by: a) Presence of autoantibodies b) An acidic pH c) Low estrogen levels d) Douching 5. When a staff member asks the nurse what the thick middle layer of the uterine wall is called, what is the nurse’s best response? The: a) Epithelial layer b) Endometrium c) Myometrium d) Perimetrium A nurse recalls the is lined with columnar epithelial cells. a. Perimetrium b. Endocervical canal c. Myometrium d. Vagina 6. A nurse is preparing to teach about female anatomy. Which information should the nurse include? The female erectile organ that secretes smegma is called the: a) Introitus b) Bartholin glands c) Clitoris d) Labia minora 7. A nurse is teaching about the menstrual cycle. Spinnbarkeit mucus is present during which stage of the menstrual cycle? a) Follicular b) Ovulation c) Luteal d) Menstrual 8. When the nurse describes the duct that carries the ovum from the ovary to the uterus, what is the nurse discussing? The: a) Isthmus b) Corpus c) Endocervical canal d) Fallopian tube 9. A nurse is teaching the staff about female hormones. Which hormone promotes the formation of channels in the mucus of the cervical os to facilitate sperm movement into the uterus? a) LH b) FSH c) Progesterone d) Estrogen 10. When a patient who is trying to get pregnant asks where the usual site of fertilization is, how should the nurse respond? The: a) Uterus b) Fimbriae c) Ampulla of the fallopian tubes 11. Os of the fallopian tubes A nurse is teaching about the female anatomy. Which information should the nurse include? Cells of the have receptors for gonadotropins. a) Uterus b) Breast c) Ovary d) Vagina 12. The nurse is preparing to teach the staff about female anatomy. Which information should the nurse include? The ova are contained within the ovarian: a. Corpus luteum b. Follicle c. Stroma d. Infundibulum 13. Which information indicates the nurse has a good understanding of female anatomy? Having ejected a mature ovum, the ovarian follicle then develops into: a) An atretic follicle b) A theca cell c) A corpus luteum d) Scar tissue 14. When a staff member asks the nurse what is the most potent of the following estrogens, what is the nurse’s best response? It is: a) Estradiol b) Testosterone c) Estrone d) Estriol 15. Which information indicates the nurse has a good understanding of progesterone? Progesterone is primarily secreted by the: a) Follicle b) Corpus luteum c) Granulose cells d) Anterior pituitary 16. A 56-year-old female is in menopause. She has ovarian failure. While checking the lab results, which of the following will the nurse find? a) Increased FSH b) Increased estrogen c) Decreased GnRH d) Decreased LH 17. Progesterone is often referred to as “the hormone of pregnancy,” and the patient asks what this phrase means. How should the nurse respond? Progesterone is the hormone of pregnancy because it: a) Stimulates lactation b) Increases ciliary action in the fallopian tubes c) Thins the endometrium d) Prevents smooth muscle contraction of the uterus 18. When the nurse is teaching about the menstrual cycle, which information should be included? Menstruation is followed by the phase of the menstrual cycle. a) Follicular b) Luteal c) Secretory d) Ischemic 19. Which information indicates the nurse has a good understanding of the menstrual cycle? When estrogen and progesterone levels drop, the endometrium enters the phase. a) Proliferative b) Luteal c) Menstrual d) Recovery 20. A staff member asks the nurse when ovulation occurs. What is the nurse’s best response? During the menstrual cycle, ovulation occurs when: a) There is a gradual decrease in estrogen levels. b) Inhibin B sharply spikes. c) A surge in progesterone occurs. d) Activin is released. 21. A nurse remembers the LH surge transforms granulosa cells into: a. Theca cells b. Corpus luteal cells c. Ova d. Fibroblasts 22. A nurse is teaching about female hormones. Which information should the nurse include? Endometrial thickening during the proliferative phase is stimulated by increased levels of: a) Estrogen b) Progesterone c) FSH d) Inhibin 23. A student asks the instructor which of the following hormones stimulates follicular maturation. How should the instructor respond? a) Activin b) Inhibin c) LH d) Follistatin 1. A nurse recalls the major hormonal determinant of sexual differentiation in utero is: a. Estrogen b. Progesterone c. Growth hormone d. Testosterone 2. A nurse is preparing to teach about puberty. Which information should the nurse include? One substance associated with puberty in males and females is the hormone: a) Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) b) Luteinizing hormone (LH) c) Leptin d) Estrogen . 3. A nurse is discussing female anatomy. Which body structure contains the openings to the vagina and urinary meatus? a. Vestibule b. Mons pubis c. Introitus d. Perineal body 4. While preparing to teach the staff about female anatomy, which information should be included? During the years that a woman is more likely to be sexually active, the vagina mucosa is protected from infection by: a) Presence of autoantibodies b) An acidic pH c) Low estrogen levels d) Douching 5. When a staff member asks the nurse what the thick middle layer of the uterine wall is called, what is the nurse’s best response? The: a) Epithelial layer b) Endometrium c) Myometrium d) Perimetrium A nurse recalls the is lined with columnar epithelial cells. a. Perimetrium b. Endocervical canal c. Myometrium d. Vagina 6. A nurse is preparing to teach about female anatomy. Which information should the nurse include? The female erectile organ that secretes smegma is called the: a) Introitus b) Bartholin glands c) Clitoris d) Labia minora 7. A nurse is teaching about the menstrual cycle. Spinnbarkeit mucus is present during which stage of the menstrual cycle? a) Follicular b) Ovulation c) Luteal d) Menstrual 8. When the nurse describes the duct that carries the ovum from the ovary to the uterus, what is the nurse discussing? The: a) Isthmus b) Corpus c) Endocervical canal d) Fallopian tube 9. A nurse is teaching the staff about female hormones. Which hormone promotes the formation of channels in the mucus of the cervical os to facilitate sperm movement into the uterus? a) LH b) FSH c) Progesterone d) Estrogen 10. When a patient who is trying to get pregnant asks where the usual site of fertilization is, how should the nurse respond? The: a) Uterus b) Fimbriae c) Ampulla of the fallopian tubes 11. Os of the fallopian tubes A nurse is teaching about the female anatomy. Which information should the nurse include? Cells of the have receptors for gonadotropins. a) Uterus b) Breast c) Ovary d) Vagina 12. The nurse is preparing to teach the staff about female anatomy. Which information should the nurse include? The ova are contained within the ovarian: a. Corpus luteum b. Follicle c. Stroma d. Infundibulum 13. Which information indicates the nurse has a good understanding of female anatomy? Having ejected a mature ovum, the ovarian follicle then develops into: a) An atretic follicle b) A theca cell c) A corpus luteum d) Scar tissue 14. When a staff member asks the nurse what is the most potent of the following estrogens, what is the nurse’s best response? It is: a) Estradiol b) Testosterone c) Estrone d) Estriol 15. Which information indicates the nurse has a good understanding of progesterone? Progesterone is primarily secreted by the: a) Follicle b) Corpus luteum c) Granulose cells d) Anterior pituitary 16. A 56-year-old female is in menopause. She has ovarian failure. While checking the lab results, which of the following will the nurse find? a) Increased FSH b) Increased estrogen c) Decreased GnRH d) Decreased LH 17. Progesterone is often referred to as “the hormone of pregnancy,” and the patient asks what this phrase means. How should the nurse respond? Progesterone is the hormone of pregnancy because it: a) Stimulates lactation b) Increases ciliary action in the fallopian tubes c) Thins the endometrium d) Prevents smooth muscle contraction of the uterus 18. When the nurse is teaching about the menstrual cycle, which information should be included? Menstruation is followed by the phase of the menstrual cycle. a) Follicular b) Luteal c) Secretory d) Ischemic 19. Which information indicates the nurse has a good understanding of the menstrual cycle? When estrogen and progesterone levels drop, the endometrium enters the phase. a) Proliferative b) Luteal c) Menstrual d) Recovery 20. A staff member asks the nurse when ovulation occurs. What is the nurse’s best response? During the menstrual cycle, ovulation occurs when: a) There is a gradual decrease in estrogen levels. b) Inhibin B sharply spikes. c) A surge in progesterone occurs. d) Activin is released. 21. A nurse remembers the LH surge transforms granulosa cells into: a. Theca cells b. Corpus luteal cells c. Ova d. Fibroblasts 22. A nurse is teaching about female hormones. Which information should the nurse include? Endometrial thickening during the proliferative phase is stimulated by increased levels of: a) Estrogen b) Progesterone c) FSH d) Inhibin 23. A student asks the instructor which of the following hormones stimulates follicular maturation. How should the instructor respond? a) Activin b) Inhibin c) LH d) Follistatin .............................................continued.................................................................................