MATERNITY TEST 1: CH. 2-4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS #14
2.1: Spermatozoa are produced in the: - correct answer 2. Seminiferous tubules
2.2: A woman can keep a diary of her menstrual cycles to determine her fertile period.
She understands that after ovulation she will remain fertile for: - correct answer 2. 24
hours
2.3: Which data indicate that the woman may have pelvic dimensions that would be
inadequate for a normal pelvic delivery?
A woman with a(n): - correct answer 2. Gynecoid-shaped pelvis with a history of rickets
2.4: The muscular layer of the uterus that is the functional unit in pregnancy and labor is
the: - correct answer 2. Myometrium
2.5: During a prenatal visit, a woman states that she probably will not plan to breastfeed
her infant because she has very small breasts and she believes she cannot provide
adequate milk for a full term infant. The best response of the nurse would be: - correct
answer 4. "The size of the breast has no relationship to the ability to produce adequate
milk."
2.11: The average female is usually shorter than the average male because: - correct
answer 3. The growth spurt of girls ends earlier than that of boys.
2.12: A woman can become pregnant even if the male "pulls out" before ejaculation
because: - correct answer 2. Some semen is released before ejaculation.
2.6: The uterine layer that responds to hormonal changes and receives the fertilized
ovum is the: - correct answer 3. Endometrium.
2.7: The true pelvis is divided from the false pelvis by the: - correct answer 3. Tinea
terminalis.
2.8: Which division of the female pelvis can change slightly to accommodate the fetus
during birth? - correct answer 3. Pelvic outlet.
2.9: The function of the male's scrotum is to: - correct answer 1. Regulate the
temperature of the testes.
2.10: The breast structures that secrete milk after childbirth are the: - correct answer 3.
Alveoli.
2.11: Erection of the penis occurs during sexual stimulation because: - correct answer
2. Blood is trapped within the tissues of the organ.
2.1: Spermatozoa are produced in the: - correct answer 2. Seminiferous tubules
2.2: A woman can keep a diary of her menstrual cycles to determine her fertile period.
She understands that after ovulation she will remain fertile for: - correct answer 2. 24
hours
2.3: Which data indicate that the woman may have pelvic dimensions that would be
inadequate for a normal pelvic delivery?
A woman with a(n): - correct answer 2. Gynecoid-shaped pelvis with a history of rickets
2.4: The muscular layer of the uterus that is the functional unit in pregnancy and labor is
the: - correct answer 2. Myometrium
2.5: During a prenatal visit, a woman states that she probably will not plan to breastfeed
her infant because she has very small breasts and she believes she cannot provide
adequate milk for a full term infant. The best response of the nurse would be: - correct
answer 4. "The size of the breast has no relationship to the ability to produce adequate
milk."
2.11: The average female is usually shorter than the average male because: - correct
answer 3. The growth spurt of girls ends earlier than that of boys.
2.12: A woman can become pregnant even if the male "pulls out" before ejaculation
because: - correct answer 2. Some semen is released before ejaculation.
2.6: The uterine layer that responds to hormonal changes and receives the fertilized
ovum is the: - correct answer 3. Endometrium.
2.7: The true pelvis is divided from the false pelvis by the: - correct answer 3. Tinea
terminalis.
2.8: Which division of the female pelvis can change slightly to accommodate the fetus
during birth? - correct answer 3. Pelvic outlet.
2.9: The function of the male's scrotum is to: - correct answer 1. Regulate the
temperature of the testes.
2.10: The breast structures that secrete milk after childbirth are the: - correct answer 3.
Alveoli.
2.11: Erection of the penis occurs during sexual stimulation because: - correct answer
2. Blood is trapped within the tissues of the organ.
