NURS-6501N / NURS 6501 FINAL TEST PREPARATION QUIZ BANK: ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2022/2023

NURS-6501N / NURS 6501 FINAL TEST PREPARATION QUIZ BANK:
ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2022/2023


CHAPTER 32
1. A nurse recalls the major hormonal determinant of sexual differentiation in utero is: d
a.
Estrogen
b.
Progesterone
c.
Growth hormone
d.
Testosterone
2. A nurse is preparing to teach about puberty. Which information should the nurse c
include? One substance associated with puberty in males and females is the
hormone:
a.
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
b.
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
c.
Leptin
d.
Estrogen
3. A nurse is discussing female anatomy. Which body structure contains the openings to a
the vagina and urinary meatus?
a.
Vestibule
b.
Mons pubis
c.
Introitus
d.
Perineal body
4. While preparing to teach the staff about female anatomy, which information should b
be included? During the years that a woman is more likely to be sexually active, the
vagina mucosa is protected from infection by:
a.
Presence of autoantibodies
b.
An acidic pH
c.

, Low estrogen levels
d.
Douching
5. When a staff member asks the nurse what the thick middle layer of the uterine wall is c
called, what is the nurse's best response? The:
a.
Epithelial layer
b.
Endometrium
c.
Myometrium
d.
Perimetrium
6. A nurse recalls the is lined with columnar epithelial cells. b
a.
Perimetrium
b.
Endocervical canal
c.
Myometrium
d.
Vagina
7. A nurse is preparing to teach about female anatomy. Which information should the c
nurse include? The female erectile organ that secretes smegma is called the:
a.
Introitus
b.
Bartholin glands
c.
Clitoris
d.
Labia minora
8. A nurse is teaching about the menstrual cycle. Spinnbarkeit mucus is present during b
which stage of the menstrual cycle?
a.
Follicular
b.
Ovulation
c.
Luteal
d.
Menstrual

,9. When the nurse describes the duct that carries the ovum from the ovary to the d
uterus, what is the nurse discussing? The:
a.
Isthmus
b.
Corpus
c.
Endocervical canal
d.
Fallopian tube
10. A nurse is teaching the staff about female hormones. Which hormone promotes the d
formation of channels in the mucus of the cervical os to facilitate sperm movement
into the uterus?
a.
LH
b.
FSH
c.
Progesterone
d.
Estrogen
11. When a patient who is trying to get pregnant asks where the usual site of fertilization c
is, how should the nurse respond? The:
a.
Uterus
b.
Fimbriae
c.
Ampulla of the fallopian tubes
d.
Os of the fallopian tubes
12. A nurse is teaching about the female anatomy. Which information should the nurse c
include? Cells of the have receptors for gonadotropins.
a.
Uterus
b.
Breast
c.
Ovary
d.
Vagina
13. The nurse is preparing to teach the staff about female anatomy. Which information b

, should the nurse include? The ova are contained within the ovarian:
a.
Corpus luteum
b.
Follicle
c.
Stroma
d.
Infundibulum
14. Which information indicates the nurse has a good understanding of female anatomy? c
Having ejected a mature ovum, the ovarian follicle then develops into:
a.
An atretic follicle
b.
A theca cell
c.
A corpus luteum
d.
Scar tissue
15. When a staff member asks the nurse what is the most potent of the following a
estrogens, what is the nurse's best response? It is:
a.
Estradiol
b.
Testosterone
c.
Estrone
d.
Estriol
16. Which information indicates the nurse has a good understanding of progesterone? b
Progesterone is primarily secreted by the:
a.
Follicle
b.
Corpus luteum
c.
Granulose cells
d.
Anterior pituitary
17. A 56-year-old female is in menopause. She has ovarian failure. While checking the lab a
results, which of the following will the nurse find?
a.