Filters
Question type

Study Flashcards

When a nurse is describing the male anatomy,which paired glands lie posterior to the urinary bladder in the male?


A) Seminal vesicles
B) Prostate glands
C) Cowper glands
D) Parabladder glands

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

A nurse is teaching about the menstrual cycle.Spinnbarkeit mucus is present during which stage of the menstrual cycle?


A) Follicular
B) Ovulation
C) Luteal
D) Menstrual

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

When the nurse is teaching about the menstrual cycle,which information should be included? Menstruation is followed by the _____ phase of the menstrual cycle.


A) Follicular
B) Luteal
C) Secretory
D) Ischemic

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

When a breastfeeding mom asks what causes letdown,which information should the nurse give the patient? The hormone that plays a role in breast milk ejection (letdown) during lactation is:


A) Cortisol
B) Prolactin
C) Oxytocin
D) Progesterone

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

C

A nurse is discussing female anatomy.Which body structure contains the openings to the vagina and urinary meatus?


A) Vestibule
B) Mons pubis
C) Introitus
D) Perineal body

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

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 occur on day _____.

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

14 fourteen

A nurse recalls the _____ is lined with columnar epithelial cells.


A) Perimetrium
B) Endocervical canal
C) Myometrium
D) Vagina

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

A nurse is preparing to teach about puberty.Which information should the nurse 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

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

While preparing to teach the staff about female anatomy,which information should 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

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Progesterone is often referred to as "the hormone of pregnancy," and the patient asks what this phrase means.How should the nurse respond? Progesterone is the hormone of pregnancy because it:


A) Stimulates lactation
B) Increases ciliary action in the fallopian tubes
C) Thins the endometrium
D) Prevents smooth muscle contraction of the uterus

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

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


A) Estrogen
B) Progesterone
C) Growth hormone
D) Testosterone

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

D

Which information indicates the nurse has a good understanding of the menstrual cycle? When estrogen and progesterone levels drop,the endometrium enters the _____ phase.


A) Proliferative
B) Luteal
C) Menstrual
D) Recovery

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

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


A) Uterus
B) Fimbriae
C) Ampulla of the fallopian tubes
D) Os of the fallopian tubes

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

A clinician is preparing to teach about spermatogenesis.Which information should the clinician include? Spermatogenesis occurs in the:


A) Epididymis
B) Inguinal canals
C) Seminiferous tubules
D) Vas deferens

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

The nurse is discussing information about menopause with an older woman.Which of the following characteristics are associated with declining ovarian function with age? (Select all that apply.)


A) Vasomotor flush
B) Decline in bone mass
C) Decreased risk of coronary disease
D) Atrophy of the uterus
E) Dysfunctional uterine bleeding

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

A nurse is teaching about female hormones.Which information should the nurse include? Endometrial thickening during the proliferative phase is stimulated by increased levels of:


A) Estrogen
B) Progesterone
C) FSH
D) Inhibin

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

A student asks the instructor which of the following hormones stimulates follicular maturation.How should the instructor respond?


A) Activin
B) Inhibin
C) LH
D) Follistatin

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

When discussing the difference between male and female sex hormones,which information should the nurse include? The major difference between male and female sex hormone production is that:


A) LH has no apparent action in the male.
B) Sex hormone production in the male is relatively constant.
C) Estrogen is not produced in the male.
D) In the male, GnRH does not cause the release of FSH.

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

When a staff member asks the nurse what is the most potent of the following estrogens,what is the nurse's best response? It is:


A) Estradiol
B) Testosterone
C) Estrone
D) Estriol

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

A 56-year-old female is in menopause.She has ovarian failure.While checking the lab results,which of the following will the nurse find?


A) Increased FSH
B) Increased estrogen
C) Decreased GnRH
D) Decreased LH

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Showing 1 - 20 of 37

Related Exams

Show Answer