Question 1

The corpus luteum

Accepted Answer

A)  is located within the uterus. 
B)  is a placental structure. 
C)  secretes gonadotropins. 
D)  secretes large amounts of progesterone. 
A)  is located within the uterus. 
B)  is a placental structure. 
C)  secretes gonadotropins. 
D)  secretes large amounts of progesterone.

Question 2

Which piece of skin,also called the foreskin,is removed during circumcision?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scrotum 
B)  Penis 
C)  Epididymis 
D)  Prepuce 
A)  Scrotum 
B)  Penis 
C)  Epididymis 
D)  Prepuce

Question 3

Which of the following characterizes the Graafian follicle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Matures within the fallopian tube 
B)  Is the mature follicle 
C)  Secretes gonadotropins 
D)  Causes the midcycle surge of LH 
A)  Matures within the fallopian tube 
B)  Is the mature follicle 
C)  Secretes gonadotropins 
D)  Causes the midcycle surge of LH

Question 4

Which structure secretes the gonadotropins?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adrenal cortex 
B)  Testes 
C)  Anterior pituitary gland 
D)  Ovum 
A)  Adrenal cortex 
B)  Testes 
C)  Anterior pituitary gland 
D)  Ovum

Question 5

Which hormone promotes the maturation of the egg and helps develop the female characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) 
B)  Androgen 
C)  Estrogen 
D)  Interstitial cell-stimulating hormone 
A)  Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) 
B)  Androgen 
C)  Estrogen 
D)  Interstitial cell-stimulating hormone

Question 6

Which structure is the primary secretor of estrogen and progesterone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corpus albicans 
B)  Endometrium 
C)  Ovaries 
D)  Anterior pituitary gland 
A)  Corpus albicans 
B)  Endometrium 
C)  Ovaries 
D)  Anterior pituitary gland

Question 7

Which of the following explains why the pregnant woman does not menstruate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The secretion of hCG maintains the integrity of the corpus luteum. 
B)  The luteal secretion of estrogen and progesterone prevents the secretion of gonadotropins. 
C)  The luteal secretion of estrogen and progesterone prevents the adenohypophyseal secretion of FSH and LH. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  The secretion of hCG maintains the integrity of the corpus luteum. 
B)  The luteal secretion of estrogen and progesterone prevents the secretion of gonadotropins. 
C)  The luteal secretion of estrogen and progesterone prevents the adenohypophyseal secretion of FSH and LH. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 8

Which of the following is the stimulus for the secretion of FSH and LH in the female?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elevated plasma levels of androgens 
B)  Low plasma levels of estrogen and progesterone 
C)  Elevated ovarian hormones 
D)  Increased plasma levels of hCG 
A)  Elevated plasma levels of androgens 
B)  Low plasma levels of estrogen and progesterone 
C)  Elevated ovarian hormones 
D)  Increased plasma levels of hCG

Question 9

Which of the following is true of the interstitial cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  Secrete testosterone 
B)  Are located within the prostate gland 
C)  Produce sperm 
D)  Line the ejaculatory ducts 
A)  Secrete testosterone 
B)  Are located within the prostate gland 
C)  Produce sperm 
D)  Line the ejaculatory ducts

Question 10

Which of the following is most likely to cause sterility in the female?

Accepted Answer

A)  Benign prostatic hypertrophy 
B)  Cystitis 
C)  Repeated bouts of gonorrhea 
D)  Torn hymen 
A)  Benign prostatic hypertrophy 
B)  Cystitis 
C)  Repeated bouts of gonorrhea 
D)  Torn hymen

Question 11

Which structure contains 23 chromosomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  A fertilized ovum 
B)  The corpus luteum 
C)  A sperm 
D)  The corpus albicans 
A)  A fertilized ovum 
B)  The corpus luteum 
C)  A sperm 
D)  The corpus albicans

Question 12

The endometrium

Accepted Answer

A)  is the uterine lining that is most responsive to the hormonal effects of estrogen and progesterone. 
B)  is the target of FSH and LH. 
C)  forms the graafian follicle. 
D)  is responsive to oxytocin during labor. 
A)  is the uterine lining that is most responsive to the hormonal effects of estrogen and progesterone. 
B)  is the target of FSH and LH. 
C)  forms the graafian follicle. 
D)  is responsive to oxytocin during labor.

Question 13

Which hormone is also called interstitial cell-stimulating hormone and stimulates the interstitial cells to secrete testosterone?

Accepted Answer

A)  FSH 
B)  Estrogen 
C)  Luteinizing hormone 
D)  Chorionic gonadotropin 
A)  FSH 
B)  Estrogen 
C)  Luteinizing hormone 
D)  Chorionic gonadotropin

Question 14

What is the consequence of severing the vas deferens?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interferes with testosterone secretion and therefore causes feminization 
B)  Prevents erection 
C)  Prevents orgasm 
D)  Induces sterility 
A)  Interferes with testosterone secretion and therefore causes feminization 
B)  Prevents erection 
C)  Prevents orgasm 
D)  Induces sterility

Question 15

What state is caused by the filling of erectile tissue with blood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Impotence 
B)  Orgasm 
C)  Erection 
D)  Emission 
A)  Impotence 
B)  Orgasm 
C)  Erection 
D)  Emission

Question 16

To which organ do these terms refer: womb,hysterectomy,and hystera?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vagina 
B)  Ovary 
C)  Uterus 
D)  Oviduct 
A)  Vagina 
B)  Ovary 
C)  Uterus 
D)  Oviduct

Question 17

Identify the glands that secrete these hormones: estrogen,testosterone,oxytocin,and prolactin.

Accepted Answer

A)  Testis, neurohypophysis, thyroid, adrenal medulla 
B)  Ovary, corpus albicans, hypothalamus, adrenal medulla 
C)  Ovary, testis, neurohypophysis, anterior pituitary gland 
D)  Ovary, adrenal medulla, adenohypophysis, endometrium 
A)  Testis, neurohypophysis, thyroid, adrenal medulla 
B)  Ovary, corpus albicans, hypothalamus, adrenal medulla 
C)  Ovary, testis, neurohypophysis, anterior pituitary gland 
D)  Ovary, adrenal medulla, adenohypophysis, endometrium

Question 18

Which of the following refers to "middle" pain ovulation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Impotence 
B)  Mittelschmerz 
C)  Chocolate cyst 
D)  Corpus albicans 
A)  Impotence 
B)  Mittelschmerz 
C)  Chocolate cyst 
D)  Corpus albicans

Question 19

The morula

Accepted Answer

A)  occurs only if there is an ectopic pregnancy. 
B)  is the unfertilized ovum that gets discharged with the menstrual blood. 
C)  refers to the adorable pre-embryonic cluster of cells. 
D)  spends its life embedded within the endometrium. 
A)  occurs only if there is an ectopic pregnancy. 
B)  is the unfertilized ovum that gets discharged with the menstrual blood. 
C)  refers to the adorable pre-embryonic cluster of cells. 
D)  spends its life embedded within the endometrium.

Question 20

What is the target of FSH and LH?

Accepted Answer

A)  Uterus 
B)  Vagina 
C)  Ovaries 
D)  Cervix 
A)  Uterus 
B)  Vagina 
C)  Ovaries 
D)  Cervix

Exam 26: Reproductive Systems

The corpus luteum

Which piece of skin,also called the foreskin,is removed during circumcision?

Which of the following characterizes the Graafian follicle?

Which structure secretes the gonadotropins?

Which hormone promotes the maturation of the egg and helps develop the female characteristics?

Which structure is the primary secretor of estrogen and progesterone?

Which of the following explains why the pregnant woman does not menstruate?

Which of the following is the stimulus for the secretion of FSH and LH in the female?

Which of the following is true of the interstitial cells?

Which of the following is most likely to cause sterility in the female?

Which structure contains 23 chromosomes?

The endometrium

Which hormone is also called interstitial cell-stimulating hormone and stimulates the interstitial cells to secrete testosterone?

What is the consequence of severing the vas deferens?

What state is caused by the filling of erectile tissue with blood?

To which organ do these terms refer: womb,hysterectomy,and hystera?

Identify the glands that secrete these hormones: estrogen,testosterone,oxytocin,and prolactin.

Which of the following refers to "middle" pain ovulation?

The morula

What is the target of FSH and LH?

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