RNSG 1261 MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING
STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ What hormones do the ovaries secrete? Answer: Estrogen and
progesterone
◉ What is the role of the fallopian tubes? Answer: They transport
eggs from the ovaries to the uterus.
◉ What is the largest structure that carries a fertilized egg to term?
Answer: The uterus
◉ What is the external female genitalia called? Answer: Vulva
◉ What tissue is located on the pubic bone? Answer: Mons pubis
◉ Where is the clitoris located? Answer: At the anterior folds of the
labia majora
◉ What initiates sexual maturation in females? Answer: Estrogen
production during puberty
,◉ What is the first sign of puberty in females? Answer: Estrogen-
stimulated breast development
◉ What does the menstrual cycle measure? Answer: From the first
day of menstruation to the next period
◉ What hormones increase during the follicular phase of the
menstrual cycle? Answer: Follicular-stimulating hormone (FSH) and
luteinizing hormone (LH)
◉ What does the prostatic reproductive system include? Answer:
Testes, scrotum, epididymis, vas deferens, prostate, urethra, and
penis
◉ What is a cultural practice regarding male infants? Answer:
Circumcision
◉ What happens to testosterone levels in aging individuals? Answer:
They decrease
◉ What is a common sexual dysfunction in older individuals?
Answer: Erectile dysfunction
, ◉ What are the breasts comprised of? Answer: Glandular and fatty
tissue
◉ What anchors the breast tissue? Answer: Pectoralis major muscle
and ligaments
◉ What happens to breast tissue after menopause? Answer: It may
shrink, become less elastic, and lose shape
◉ What is dysmenorrhea? Answer: Painful menstruation
◉ What is primary dysmenorrhea? Answer: Lower abdominal or
pelvic pain during menstruation not associated with other
abnormalities
◉ What is secondary dysmenorrhea? Answer: Painful menstruation
associated with another medical condition
◉ What is amenorrhea? Answer: The absence of menstruation
during reproductive years
◉ What is primary amenorrhea? Answer: A female client who has
never menstruated
STUDY GUIDE 2026 QUESTIONS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ What hormones do the ovaries secrete? Answer: Estrogen and
progesterone
◉ What is the role of the fallopian tubes? Answer: They transport
eggs from the ovaries to the uterus.
◉ What is the largest structure that carries a fertilized egg to term?
Answer: The uterus
◉ What is the external female genitalia called? Answer: Vulva
◉ What tissue is located on the pubic bone? Answer: Mons pubis
◉ Where is the clitoris located? Answer: At the anterior folds of the
labia majora
◉ What initiates sexual maturation in females? Answer: Estrogen
production during puberty
,◉ What is the first sign of puberty in females? Answer: Estrogen-
stimulated breast development
◉ What does the menstrual cycle measure? Answer: From the first
day of menstruation to the next period
◉ What hormones increase during the follicular phase of the
menstrual cycle? Answer: Follicular-stimulating hormone (FSH) and
luteinizing hormone (LH)
◉ What does the prostatic reproductive system include? Answer:
Testes, scrotum, epididymis, vas deferens, prostate, urethra, and
penis
◉ What is a cultural practice regarding male infants? Answer:
Circumcision
◉ What happens to testosterone levels in aging individuals? Answer:
They decrease
◉ What is a common sexual dysfunction in older individuals?
Answer: Erectile dysfunction
, ◉ What are the breasts comprised of? Answer: Glandular and fatty
tissue
◉ What anchors the breast tissue? Answer: Pectoralis major muscle
and ligaments
◉ What happens to breast tissue after menopause? Answer: It may
shrink, become less elastic, and lose shape
◉ What is dysmenorrhea? Answer: Painful menstruation
◉ What is primary dysmenorrhea? Answer: Lower abdominal or
pelvic pain during menstruation not associated with other
abnormalities
◉ What is secondary dysmenorrhea? Answer: Painful menstruation
associated with another medical condition
◉ What is amenorrhea? Answer: The absence of menstruation
during reproductive years
◉ What is primary amenorrhea? Answer: A female client who has
never menstruated
