Deck 32: Female Genital and Reproductive Function

Question 1

The hormone released from the posterior pituitary gland during the milk ejection reflex is

A) gonadotropin.
B) prolactin.
C) vasopressin.
D) oxytocin.

Answer 1

oxytocin.

Question 2

During pregnancy, the maternal minute ventilation increases by about 50%.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Ovulation occurs approximately how many days prior to the first day of menstruation?

A) 7
B) 10
C) 14
D) 21

Answer 3

14

Question 4

At the midpoint of the menstrual cycle, ovulation occurs in response to a(n)

A) increase in progesterone.
B) increase in LH and FSH secretion.
C) decrease in estrogen.
D) decrease in gonadotropin.

Question 5

During pregnancy, the placenta secretes human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which suppresses estrogen and progesterone production.

Question 6

Menopause is associated with a decrease in FSH and LH production.

Question 7

During the first 2 weeks of the menstrual cycle, the endometrium proliferates under the influence of

A) estrogen.
B) testosterone.
C) progesterone.
D) hCG.

Question 8

A woman continues to produce eggs in the ovaries until menopause.

Question 9

Proliferation of the endometrium occurs in response to estrogen.

Question 10

The corpus luteum

A) is the site of implantation of a fertilized egg.
B) secretes hCG.
C) develops at the site of a ruptured ovarian follicle.
D) is part of the placenta.