Maternal-Child Nursing McKinney Ch
11 Reproductive Anatomy and
Physiology Test Bank Questions 100%
Well Answered.
1. Which man is most likely to have abnormal sperm formation resulting in infertility?
a. A 20-year-old man with undescended testicles
b. An uncircumcised 40-year-old man
c. A 35-year-old man with previously treated sexually transmitted disease
d. A 16-year-old adolescent who is experiencing nocturnal emissions - Answer ANS: A
For normal sperm formation, a man's testes must be cooler than his core body temperature.
The cremaster muscle attached to each testicle causes the testes to rise closer to the body and
become warmer or allow the testes to fall away from the body to become cooler. Circumcision
does not prevent fertility. Scar tissue in the fallopian tubes as a result of a sexually transmitted
disease can be a cause of infertility in women. Nocturnal emissions of seminal fluid are normal
and expected in teenagers.
2. A nurse is teaching a woman about spinnbarkeit. The student nurse asks why the woman
would need this information. What response by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. To assist in becoming pregnant or preventing pregnancy
b. To determine if she can breastfeed
c. To assess risk for genetic defects in the fetus
d. To find out if her ova are suitable for fertilization - Answer ANS: A
Spinnbarkeit refers to the elasticity of cervical mucosa. The woman can assess this to avoid or
promote pregnancy. It does not refer to breastfeeding, genetics, or her ova status.
3. Which of these is a secondary sexual characteristic?
a. Female breast development
b. Production of sperm
c. Maturation of ova
d. Secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone - Answer ANS: A
A secondary sexual characteristic is one not directly related to reproduction, such as
development of the characteristic female body form. Production of sperm, maturation of ova,
, 4. The nursing students learn that fertilization of the ovum takes place in which part of the
fallopian tube?
a. Interstitial portion
b. Ampulla
c. Isthmus
d. Infundibulum - Answer ANS: B
The ampulla is the wider middle part of the tube lateral to the isthmus and is where fertilization
occurs. It does not occur in the interstitial portion, isthmus, or infundibulum.
5. Which 16-year-old female is most likely to experience secondary amenorrhea?
a. A girl who is 5 ft 2 in, 130 lb
b. A girl who is 5 ft 9 in, 150 lb
c. A girl who is 5 ft 7 in, 96 lb
d. A girl who is 5 ft 4 in, 120 lb - Answer ANS: C
Low body fat is a risk factor for secondary amenorrhea. The girl who is 5 ft 7 inches tall and only
weighs 96 pounds has less body fat that the other girls and a higher likelihood of secondary
amenorrhea.
6. It is important for the nurse to understand that the levator ani is a(n)
a. imaginary line that divides the true and false pelvis.
b. basin-shaped structure at the lower end of the spine.
c. collection of three pairs of muscles.
d. division of the fallopian tube. - Answer ANS: C
The levator ani is a collection of three pairs of muscles that support internal pelvic structures
and resist increases in intra-abdominal pressure. The linea terminalis is the imaginary line that
divides the false pelvis from the true pelvis. The basin-shaped structure at the lower end of the
spine is the bony pelvis. The fallopian tube divisions are the interstitial portion, isthmus,
ampulla, and infundibulum.
7. In describing the size and shape of the nonpregnant uterus to a patient, the nurse would say
it is approximately the size and shape of a
a. cantaloupe.
b. grapefruit.
c. pear.
11 Reproductive Anatomy and
Physiology Test Bank Questions 100%
Well Answered.
1. Which man is most likely to have abnormal sperm formation resulting in infertility?
a. A 20-year-old man with undescended testicles
b. An uncircumcised 40-year-old man
c. A 35-year-old man with previously treated sexually transmitted disease
d. A 16-year-old adolescent who is experiencing nocturnal emissions - Answer ANS: A
For normal sperm formation, a man's testes must be cooler than his core body temperature.
The cremaster muscle attached to each testicle causes the testes to rise closer to the body and
become warmer or allow the testes to fall away from the body to become cooler. Circumcision
does not prevent fertility. Scar tissue in the fallopian tubes as a result of a sexually transmitted
disease can be a cause of infertility in women. Nocturnal emissions of seminal fluid are normal
and expected in teenagers.
2. A nurse is teaching a woman about spinnbarkeit. The student nurse asks why the woman
would need this information. What response by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. To assist in becoming pregnant or preventing pregnancy
b. To determine if she can breastfeed
c. To assess risk for genetic defects in the fetus
d. To find out if her ova are suitable for fertilization - Answer ANS: A
Spinnbarkeit refers to the elasticity of cervical mucosa. The woman can assess this to avoid or
promote pregnancy. It does not refer to breastfeeding, genetics, or her ova status.
3. Which of these is a secondary sexual characteristic?
a. Female breast development
b. Production of sperm
c. Maturation of ova
d. Secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone - Answer ANS: A
A secondary sexual characteristic is one not directly related to reproduction, such as
development of the characteristic female body form. Production of sperm, maturation of ova,
, 4. The nursing students learn that fertilization of the ovum takes place in which part of the
fallopian tube?
a. Interstitial portion
b. Ampulla
c. Isthmus
d. Infundibulum - Answer ANS: B
The ampulla is the wider middle part of the tube lateral to the isthmus and is where fertilization
occurs. It does not occur in the interstitial portion, isthmus, or infundibulum.
5. Which 16-year-old female is most likely to experience secondary amenorrhea?
a. A girl who is 5 ft 2 in, 130 lb
b. A girl who is 5 ft 9 in, 150 lb
c. A girl who is 5 ft 7 in, 96 lb
d. A girl who is 5 ft 4 in, 120 lb - Answer ANS: C
Low body fat is a risk factor for secondary amenorrhea. The girl who is 5 ft 7 inches tall and only
weighs 96 pounds has less body fat that the other girls and a higher likelihood of secondary
amenorrhea.
6. It is important for the nurse to understand that the levator ani is a(n)
a. imaginary line that divides the true and false pelvis.
b. basin-shaped structure at the lower end of the spine.
c. collection of three pairs of muscles.
d. division of the fallopian tube. - Answer ANS: C
The levator ani is a collection of three pairs of muscles that support internal pelvic structures
and resist increases in intra-abdominal pressure. The linea terminalis is the imaginary line that
divides the false pelvis from the true pelvis. The basin-shaped structure at the lower end of the
spine is the bony pelvis. The fallopian tube divisions are the interstitial portion, isthmus,
ampulla, and infundibulum.
7. In describing the size and shape of the nonpregnant uterus to a patient, the nurse would say
it is approximately the size and shape of a
a. cantaloupe.
b. grapefruit.
c. pear.
