CHAPTER 32
1. A nurse recalls the major hormonal determinant of sexual differentiation in utero d
is:
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 a
to 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 c
is 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 b
during 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