Exam 31: Structure and Function of the Reproductive Systems

A 25-year-old female has a menstrual cycle of 28 days' duration and asks the nurse what day of the cycle will ovulation occur.The nurse responds that ovulation will occur on day _____.

A nurse recalls the major hormonal determinant of sexual differentiation in utero is:

When a breastfeeding mom asks what causes letdown,which information should the nurse give the patient? The hormone that plays a role in breast milk ejection (letdown)during lactation is:

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:

When a patient who is trying to get pregnant asks where the usual site of fertilization is,how should the nurse respond? The:

A nurse recalls the _____ is lined with columnar epithelial cells.

A 56-year-old female is in menopause.She has ovarian failure.While checking the lab results,which of the following will the nurse find?

Progesterone is often referred to as "the hormone of pregnancy," and the patient asks what this phrase means.How should the nurse respond? Progesterone is the hormone of pregnancy because it:

A nurse is teaching about the menstrual cycle.Spinnbarkeit mucus is present during which stage of the menstrual cycle?

A nurse is teaching about female hormones.Which information should the nurse include? Endometrial thickening during the proliferative phase is stimulated by increased levels of:

When the nurse is teaching about the menstrual cycle,which information should be included? Menstruation is followed by the _____ phase of the menstrual cycle.

The nurse is discussing information about menopause with an older woman.Which of the following characteristics are associated with declining ovarian function with age? (Select all that apply.)

Which information indicates the nurse has a good understanding of the menstrual cycle? When estrogen and progesterone levels drop,the endometrium enters the _____ phase.

When discussing the difference between male and female sex hormones,which information should the nurse include? The major difference between male and female sex hormone production is that:

When a nurse is describing the male anatomy,which paired glands lie posterior to the urinary bladder in the male?

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:

When a staff member asks the nurse what is the most potent of the following estrogens,what is the nurse's best response? It is:

A clinician is preparing to teach about spermatogenesis.Which information should the clinician include? Spermatogenesis occurs in the:

A student asks the instructor which of the following hormones stimulates follicular maturation.How should the instructor respond?

A nurse is discussing female anatomy.Which body structure contains the openings to the vagina and urinary meatus?