NUR 353 EXAM 1: REPRODUCTIVE 2026/2027 | NUR 353
REPRODUCTIVE EXAM QUESTIONS & STUDY GUIDE
Reproduction - Correct answer ✔✔ The process by which human beings produce a new
individual. The total process by which organisms produce offspring.
Reproductive cells (Such as oocytes or spermatocytes) - Correct answer ✔✔ These cells carry
the genetic materials needed for conception and genetic material.
Gametogenesis - Correct answer ✔✔ The formation and development of germ cells, oocytes,
and spermatocytes.
Meiosis - Correct answer ✔✔ Gametogenesis occurs through _____.
Impoverished, adolescents (Under 18), older adults (35+) - Correct answer ✔✔ What are the
two populations at greatest risk for problems with reproduction?
Conception - Correct answer ✔✔ Formation of a viable zygote.
Contraception - Correct answer ✔✔ A process that interferes with the normal process of
ovulation, fertilization, and implantation.
Fertilization - Correct answer ✔✔ The union of a spermatozoal nucleus with an egg nucleus to
form the primary nucleus of an embryo
Gestation - Correct answer ✔✔ Carrying of an embryo or fetus inside the uterus from
conception until birth.
,Gestational age - Correct answer ✔✔ Refers to the embryonic or fetal age plus two weeks
(approximately the duration since the woman's last menstrual period (LMP) began.
1. Uterine abnormalities
2. Hormonal problems
3. Infections - Correct answer ✔✔ List 3 causes of female infertility.
An oocyte is created through the process of oogenesis. During ovulation, the ovum (mature
oocyte) drops into the distal third of the fallopian tube. During intercourse, the sperm travels
through the vagina, past the cervix, then into the uterus. The sperm swims around to find the
ovum in the distal third of the fallopian tube. When the sperm finds the ovum, it fertilizes the
egg. When the nucleus of the fertilized cell splits, it forms a zygote (day 1). For a few days, the
zygote keeps splitting until it gets to 16 cells, then it is called a morula. It becomes at blastocyst
at day 5 then implants into the endometrium. This entire time the cell is traveling from the
distal third of the fallopian tube to the fundus of the uterus. - Correct answer ✔✔ Describe of
process of reproduction/fertilization.
Oxytocin - Correct answer ✔✔ The main hormone involved with labor and delivery. It causes
labor contractions, and prevents hemorrhaging right after delivery.
Embryo - Correct answer ✔✔ From 6-8 days until 8 weeks gestation, a baby is called what?
A fetus - Correct answer ✔✔ From 9 weeks gestation on, a baby is called what?
24 hours - Correct answer ✔✔ How long is an egg viable for?
FSH and LH - Correct answer ✔✔ These two hormones peak right before ovulation, to cause the
ovum to be released into the fallopian tube.
,Up to 7 days, it varies. - Correct answer ✔✔ How long does it take for the fertilized egg to travel
from the ampulla of the fallopian tube to the uterus to implant?
Zygote - Correct answer ✔✔ A fertilized egg
HCG - Correct answer ✔✔ The process of the blastocyst implanting in the uterus releases which
hormone, commonly used for pregnancy tests?
Pre-embryonic period - Correct answer ✔✔ The period from fertilization (Day 0) to 2 weeks is
called what?
Embryonic period (Week 2-8) - Correct answer ✔✔ Which period is most critical in the
development of the organ systems and main features of a fetus?
1. Ectoderm
2. Mesoderm
3. Endoderm - Correct answer ✔✔ What are the three layers of the blastocyst?
1.5% - Correct answer ✔✔ In the fetal period, the fetus grows how much per day?
Decidua - Correct answer ✔✔ The term for the uterine lining during pregnancy (endometrium),
which forms the maternal part of the placenta.
Gravida - Correct answer ✔✔ # of times a woman has been pregnant (including current
pregnancy)
Parity - Correct answer ✔✔ # of times a woman has given birth, longer than 20 weeks gestation
, Multigravida - Correct answer ✔✔ A woman who has had 2 or more pregnancies
Nulligravida - Correct answer ✔✔ A woman who has had no pregnancies
Primigravida - Correct answer ✔✔ A woman who is pregnant for the first time
Multipara - Correct answer ✔✔ A woman who has completed two or more pregnancies to 20
weeks of gestation or more
Nullipara - Correct answer ✔✔ A woman who has not completed a pregnancy with a fetus or
fetuses beyond 20 weeks of gestation
Preterm - Correct answer ✔✔ A pregnancy that has reached 20 weeks of gestation but ends
before completion of 37 weeks of gestation
Primipara - Correct answer ✔✔ A woman who has completed one pregnancy with a fetus or
fetuses who have reached 20 weeks of gestation
Term - Correct answer ✔✔ A pregnancy from the beginning of week 38 of gestation to the end
of week 42 of gestation
Viability - Correct answer ✔✔ The capacity to live outside the uterus; there are no clear limits of
gestational age or weight. Infants born at 22 to 25 weeks of gestation are considered to be on
the threshold of this and are especially vulnerable to brain injury if they survive.
Placenta - Correct answer ✔✔ An organ of respiration, nutrition, excretion, storage, and
transportation.
14 - Correct answer ✔✔ Menstruation begins approximately __ days after ovulation.
REPRODUCTIVE EXAM QUESTIONS & STUDY GUIDE
Reproduction - Correct answer ✔✔ The process by which human beings produce a new
individual. The total process by which organisms produce offspring.
Reproductive cells (Such as oocytes or spermatocytes) - Correct answer ✔✔ These cells carry
the genetic materials needed for conception and genetic material.
Gametogenesis - Correct answer ✔✔ The formation and development of germ cells, oocytes,
and spermatocytes.
Meiosis - Correct answer ✔✔ Gametogenesis occurs through _____.
Impoverished, adolescents (Under 18), older adults (35+) - Correct answer ✔✔ What are the
two populations at greatest risk for problems with reproduction?
Conception - Correct answer ✔✔ Formation of a viable zygote.
Contraception - Correct answer ✔✔ A process that interferes with the normal process of
ovulation, fertilization, and implantation.
Fertilization - Correct answer ✔✔ The union of a spermatozoal nucleus with an egg nucleus to
form the primary nucleus of an embryo
Gestation - Correct answer ✔✔ Carrying of an embryo or fetus inside the uterus from
conception until birth.
,Gestational age - Correct answer ✔✔ Refers to the embryonic or fetal age plus two weeks
(approximately the duration since the woman's last menstrual period (LMP) began.
1. Uterine abnormalities
2. Hormonal problems
3. Infections - Correct answer ✔✔ List 3 causes of female infertility.
An oocyte is created through the process of oogenesis. During ovulation, the ovum (mature
oocyte) drops into the distal third of the fallopian tube. During intercourse, the sperm travels
through the vagina, past the cervix, then into the uterus. The sperm swims around to find the
ovum in the distal third of the fallopian tube. When the sperm finds the ovum, it fertilizes the
egg. When the nucleus of the fertilized cell splits, it forms a zygote (day 1). For a few days, the
zygote keeps splitting until it gets to 16 cells, then it is called a morula. It becomes at blastocyst
at day 5 then implants into the endometrium. This entire time the cell is traveling from the
distal third of the fallopian tube to the fundus of the uterus. - Correct answer ✔✔ Describe of
process of reproduction/fertilization.
Oxytocin - Correct answer ✔✔ The main hormone involved with labor and delivery. It causes
labor contractions, and prevents hemorrhaging right after delivery.
Embryo - Correct answer ✔✔ From 6-8 days until 8 weeks gestation, a baby is called what?
A fetus - Correct answer ✔✔ From 9 weeks gestation on, a baby is called what?
24 hours - Correct answer ✔✔ How long is an egg viable for?
FSH and LH - Correct answer ✔✔ These two hormones peak right before ovulation, to cause the
ovum to be released into the fallopian tube.
,Up to 7 days, it varies. - Correct answer ✔✔ How long does it take for the fertilized egg to travel
from the ampulla of the fallopian tube to the uterus to implant?
Zygote - Correct answer ✔✔ A fertilized egg
HCG - Correct answer ✔✔ The process of the blastocyst implanting in the uterus releases which
hormone, commonly used for pregnancy tests?
Pre-embryonic period - Correct answer ✔✔ The period from fertilization (Day 0) to 2 weeks is
called what?
Embryonic period (Week 2-8) - Correct answer ✔✔ Which period is most critical in the
development of the organ systems and main features of a fetus?
1. Ectoderm
2. Mesoderm
3. Endoderm - Correct answer ✔✔ What are the three layers of the blastocyst?
1.5% - Correct answer ✔✔ In the fetal period, the fetus grows how much per day?
Decidua - Correct answer ✔✔ The term for the uterine lining during pregnancy (endometrium),
which forms the maternal part of the placenta.
Gravida - Correct answer ✔✔ # of times a woman has been pregnant (including current
pregnancy)
Parity - Correct answer ✔✔ # of times a woman has given birth, longer than 20 weeks gestation
, Multigravida - Correct answer ✔✔ A woman who has had 2 or more pregnancies
Nulligravida - Correct answer ✔✔ A woman who has had no pregnancies
Primigravida - Correct answer ✔✔ A woman who is pregnant for the first time
Multipara - Correct answer ✔✔ A woman who has completed two or more pregnancies to 20
weeks of gestation or more
Nullipara - Correct answer ✔✔ A woman who has not completed a pregnancy with a fetus or
fetuses beyond 20 weeks of gestation
Preterm - Correct answer ✔✔ A pregnancy that has reached 20 weeks of gestation but ends
before completion of 37 weeks of gestation
Primipara - Correct answer ✔✔ A woman who has completed one pregnancy with a fetus or
fetuses who have reached 20 weeks of gestation
Term - Correct answer ✔✔ A pregnancy from the beginning of week 38 of gestation to the end
of week 42 of gestation
Viability - Correct answer ✔✔ The capacity to live outside the uterus; there are no clear limits of
gestational age or weight. Infants born at 22 to 25 weeks of gestation are considered to be on
the threshold of this and are especially vulnerable to brain injury if they survive.
Placenta - Correct answer ✔✔ An organ of respiration, nutrition, excretion, storage, and
transportation.
14 - Correct answer ✔✔ Menstruation begins approximately __ days after ovulation.
