Ch22 QUIZ

Question 0

1. Which of the following is TRUE regarding the development of the reproductive structures?
   a. Anterior pituitary development starts btw 4th & 5th weeks of fetal life
   b. The vascular connection btw hypothalamus & pituitary is established by 2nd week of life
   c. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is produce at week 20
   d. The genital tubercle is developed at week 17

Answer 0

a. Anterior pituitary development starts btw 4th & 5th weeks of fetal life

Question 1

2. An individual is Dx w/ early puberty. Which of the following has been LINKED w/ this condition?
   a. presence of leptin
   b. thin body habitus
   c. decreased growth hormone
   d. decreased lutenizing hormone

Answer 1

a. presence of leptin

Question 2

3. The appropriate term for sexual maturation is which of the following?
   a. adolescence
   b. puberty
   c. adrenarche
   d. gonadarch

Answer 2

b. puberty

Question 3

4. In the female reproductive system, which of the following is the appropriate term for the thin perforate membrane that covers the vaginal introitus?
   a. mons pubis
   b. labia majora
   c. vulva
   d. hymen

Answer 3

d. hymen

Question 4

5. Which of the following is a factor that helps to maintain the self-cleansing action of the vagina?
   a. acid-base balance that discourages the proliferation of most pathogenic bacteria
   b. thinness of the vaginal epithelium
   c. low estrogen level
   d. excess of Lactobacillus acidophilus

Answer 4

a. acid-base balance that discourages the proliferation of most pathogenic bacteria

Question 5

6. A women has be Dx w/ cervical dysplasia. Which of the following anatomic locations is the common location for this type of cancer?
   a. perimetrium
   b. myometrium
   c. endometrium
   d. squamous-columnar junction

Answer 5

d. squamous-columnar junction

Question 6

7. Which of the following hormones stimulates the ovary to release the ova & secrete progesterone?
   a. follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
   b. lutenizing hormone (LH)
   c. estrogen
   d. testosterone

Answer 6

b. lutenizing hormone (LH)

Question 7

8. Ovulations marks the beginning of which phase of menstruation?
   a. menstruation
   b. follicular/proliferative
   c. luteal/secretory
   d. secretory

Answer 7

c. luteal/secretory

Question 8

9. Which of the following hormones inhibits follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) synthesis & secretion?
   a. activin
   b. inhibin
   c. follistatin
   d. luteinizing hormone

Answer 8

b. inhibin

Question 9

10. Which of the following structures is comma shaped & curves over the posterior portion of each of the testes?
    a. vas deferens
    b. tunica dartos
    c. epididymis
    d. corpora cavernosa

Answer 9

c. epididymis

Question 10

11. Which structure secretes a thin milky substance w/ an alkaline pH that helps sperm survive the alkaline environment?
    a. prostate gland
    b. cowper gland
    c. spermatogonia
    d. Sertoli cell

Answer 10

a. prostate gland

Question 11

12. To which of the following does the testosterone bind?
    a. sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG)
    b. prolactin
    c. Sertoli cells
    d. leydig cells

Answer 11

a. sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG)

Question 12

13. Which of the following is the appropriate term for breast development?
    a. adrenarche
    b. thelarche
    c. gonadarche
    d. puberty

Answer 12

b. thelarche