Deck 29: The Female Reproductive System

Question 1

Which gonadotropic hormones should be included in a discussion of the female reproductive system? Select all that apply.

A) Estrogen
B) Progesterone
C) Luteinizing hormone
D) Follicle-stimulating hormone
E) Cortisol

Answer 1

Luteinizing hormone
Follicle-stimulating hormone

Question 2

What are the main effects of the gonadotropic hormones? Select all that apply.

A) Stimulation of the formation of ova
B) Stimulation of the secretion of hormones from sex organs
C) Stimulation of the development of secondary female sexual characteristics
D) Stimulation sustains pregnancy
E) Stimulation of the hormone progesterone

Answer 2

Stimulation of the formation of ova
Stimulation of the secretion of hormones from sex organs
Stimulation of the development of secondary female sexual characteristics

Question 3

What is the specific hormone that functions primarily during pregnancy?

A) Estradiol
B) Estriol
C) Estrone
D) Progesterone

Answer 3

Progesterone

Question 4

What physical changes should be discussed when educating a client on secondary sexual characteristics? Select all that apply.

A) Pubic hair
B) Decreased percentage of body fat tissue
C) Wider hip structure
D) Axillary hair
E) Breast development

Question 5

What is the function of the ovaries?

A) Produces female gametes or ova and secretes female sex hormones
B) Receives the fertilized ovum and provides housing and nourishment for a fetus
C) Receives sperm, provides an exit for menstrual flow, and serves as the birth canal
D) Small erectile structure that responds to sexual stimulation

Question 6

Which structure provides an environment for a developing fetus?

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

Question 7

What is the name of the ducts in the mammary glands that form a small reservoir for milk?

A) Areola
B) Lactiferous
C) Lobules
D) Nipple

Question 8

Which sequence details the maturation of an oocyte and the process of ovulation?
1) Graafian follicle
2) Ovum
3) Primary oocyte
4) Oogonia
5) Secondary follicle

A) 1, 4, 2, 3, 5
B) 2, 4, 3, 5, 1
C) 3, 5, 4, 2, 1
D) 4, 3, 5, 1, 2

Question 9

Which statement accurately describes what occurs during the follicular phase of the ovarian cycle?

A) Under the influence of follicle-stimulating hormone, several follicles begin to ripen, and the ovum with each begins to mature.
B) The empty ruptured graafian follicle becomes the corpus luteum and it begins to secrete progesterone and estrogen.
C) About day 14, a surge of hormones cause the ovum to burst through the ovary.
D) Preparation of the uterus for implantation of an ovum.

Question 10

During which phase of the ovarian cycle is the production of progesterone and estrogen initiated?

A) Follicular
B) Luteal
C) Ovulation
D) Uterine

Question 11

What occurs during the proliferative phase of the uterine cycle?

A) While the ovarian follicles are producing increased amounts of estrogen, the endometrium prepares for possible fertilization with pronounced growth.
B) If fertilization does not occur, the corpus luteum degenerates and hormonal levels fall.
C) Withdrawal of hormones causes the endometrial cells to change, and menstruation begins.
D) Maturation of an ovum is completed.

Question 12

Which statement presents accurate information about the ovum?

A) Consists of protoplasm enclosed within a three-layered cell wall
B) Contains a small nucleus, within which is a nucleolus called the germinal spot
C) All the ova a female will ever have are present at birth
D) Ovum is smaller than the sperm cell

Question 13

About how early of an age range may menopause begin?

A) 35 to 40 years of age
B) 41 to 45 years of age
C) 46 to 50 years of age
D) 51 to 55 years of age

Question 14

What are external indicators of menopause? Select all that apply.

A) Tendency to gain weight
B) Thinning of hair
C) Loss of eyebrows
D) Dry itchy skin
E) Hair growth on chin

Question 15

How should the nurse describe dyspareunia?

A) Female climacteric
B) Bones become brittle and fracture more easily
C) Painful intercourse
D) Uterus prolapses and falls into the vagina

Question 16

What is the implication of decreased ovarian function?

A) Susceptibility to fractures
B) Increases the risk of heart disease
C) Changes in sexual response
D) Inability to become pregnant

Question 17

A nurse is assigned to care for a client diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy. Of which possible outcome should the nurse be aware?

A) Endangers the life of the mother
B) Increases the risk of bleeding during pregnancy
C) Increases the size of the uterus by about 16 times
D) Increased the capacity of the uterus to 5,000 mL

Question 18

A nurse is caring for an adolescent girl experiencing menstruation for the first time.What changes occur in the body at this stage that the nurse should share with the adolescent girl?

A) Irritability and insomnia
B) Hot flashes
C) Breast development
D) Urinary incontinence