Advanced Pathophysiology chapters 31 & 32 Nurs 6501 Walden University

A nurse recalls the major hormonal determinant of sexual differentiation in utero is: ------ --- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Testosterone 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: - -------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Leptin A nurse is discussing female anatomy. Which body structure contains the openings to the vagina and urinary meatus? --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Vestibule 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: --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- An acidic pH 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: --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Myometrium A nurse recalls the _____ is lined with columnar epithelial cells. --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Endocervical Canal 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: --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Clitoris A nurse is teaching about the menstrual cycle. Spinnbarkeit mucus is present during which stage of the menstrual cycle? --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Ovulation When the nurse describes the duct that carries the ovum from the ovary to the uterus, what is the nurse discussing? The: --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Fallopian Tube 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? --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Estrogen When a patient who is trying to get pregnant asks where the usual site of fertilization is, how should the nurse respond? The: --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Ampulla 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. --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Ovary The nurse is preparing to teach the staff about female anatomy. Which information should the nurse include? The ova are contained within the ovarian: --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Follicle Which information indicates the nurse has a good understanding of female anatomy? Having ejected a mature ovum, the ovarian follicle then develops into: --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- A corpus luteum