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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) reaches the anterior pituitary gland and causes the release of which of the following? (More than one may apply)
a) growth hormone (GH)
b) follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
c) antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
d) luteinizing hormone (LH)
e) oxytocin |
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Which is NOT a structure of the female external genitalia?
a) vagina
b) clitoris
c) vestibule
d) labia minora
e) labia majora |
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A new menstrual cycle involves a rise in the levels of:
a) LH
b) GH
c) estrogen
d) progesterone
e) FSH |
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Progesterone:
a) stimulates lactation
b) increases uterine tube motility
c) thins the endometrium
d) maintains the thickened endometrium
e) causes ovulation |
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The ovaries produce:
a) ova, estrogen, and oxytocin
b) ova only
c) ova and estrogen
d) testosterone and semen
e) none of the above |
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Hormones necessary for the growth and development of female breasts are:
a) estrogens and progesterone
b) oxytocin and ADH
c) androgens and steroids
d) gonadocorticoids
e) relaxin |
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The structure that releases a mature ovum is the:
a) corpus albicans
b) graafian follicle
c) primary follicle
d) corpus luteum
e) infundibulum |
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Prostate is to the accessory gland as gonad is to the:
a) ejaculatory duct
b) ovary
c) bulbourethral gland
d) accessory gland
e) urethra |
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Cells that produce testosterone are called:
a) interstitial endocrinocytes
b) testicular endocrine cells
c) sustentacular cells
d) spermatogonia
e) none of the above |
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The function of testosterone consists of:
a) development of male gonads
b) bone and muscle growth
c) influencing sexual behavior
d) growth of testes
e) all of the above |
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Semen is:
a) vaginal secretions needed to activate sperm
b) the product of the testes
c) the sperm and secretions of the seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral gland
d) responsible for engorgement of the erectile tissue in the penis
e) the secretion that causes ovulation in the female |
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The major difference between female and male hormone production is:
a) LH is without effect in the male
b) GnRH does not cause the release of FSH in the male
c) hormonal production is relatively constant in the male
d) both a and b
e) none of the above |
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During the follicular/proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle:
a) vascularity of breast tissue increases
b) vascularity of breast tissue decreases
c) progesterone constricts the ducts
d) both b and c |
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most of the lymphatic drainage of the female breast occurs through the:
a) axillary nodes
b) internal mammary nodes
c) subclavian nodes
d) brachial nodes
e) anterior pectoral nodes |
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