Exam 32: Structure and Function of the Reproductive Systems

Which hormone promotes the formation of channels in the mucus of the cervical os to facilitate sperm movement into the uterus?

The glands of Montgomery are located in the:

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

An ovum is contained within the ovarian:

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 most likely occur on day _____.

Endometrial thickening during the proliferative phase is stimulated by increased levels of:

Which hormone stimulates the secretion of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)?

Spermatogenesis occurs in the:

The female erectile organ that secretes smegma is called the:

During the years that a woman is more likely to be sexually active, the vagina mucosa is protected from infection by:

Progesterone is primarily secreted by the:

Spinnbarkeit mucus is present during which stage of the menstrual cycle?

Which hormone plays a role in breast milk ejection (let-down) during lactation?

A 56-year-old female is in menopause. While checking the laboratory results, which of the following will the nurse find?

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

Which term is used to describe the thick middle layer of the uterine wall?

Cells of the ____ have receptors for gonadotropins.

Which structure secretes glucose-rich fluid into the semen?

How should the nurse describe cervical mucus during ovulation?

What term should the nurse use when discussing male sex hormones collectively?