Deck 3: Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive System

Question 1

After teaching a group of adolescent girls about female reproductive development, the nursedetermines that teaching was successful when the girls state that menarche is defined as a woman's first:

A) Sexual experience
B) Full hormonal cycle
C) Menstrual period
D) Sign of breast development

Answer 1

Menstrual period

Question 2

A client with a 28-day cycle reports that she ovulated on May 10. The nurse would expect the client's next menses to begin on:

A) May 24
B) May 26
C) May 30
D) June 1

Answer 2

May 24

Question 3

Which female reproductive tract structure would the nurse describe to a group of young women as containing rugae that enable it to dilate during labor and birth?

A) Cervix
B) Fallopian tube
C) Vagina
D) Vulva

Answer 3

Vagina

Question 4

After teaching a group of pregnant women about breast-feeding, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies which hormone as important for theproduction of breast milk after childbirth?

A) Placental estrogen
B) Progesterone
C) Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
D) Prolactin

Question 5

The nurse is assessing a 13-year-old girl who has had her first menses. Which of the following events would the nurse expect to have occurred first?

A) Evidence of pubic hair
B) Development of breast buds
C) Onset of menses
D) Growth spurt

Question 6

When describing the ovarian cycle to a group of students, which phase would the instructor include?

A) Luteal phase
B) Proliferative phase
C) Menstrual phase
D) Secretory phase

Question 7

The nurse is teaching a health education class on male reproductive anatomy and asks the students to identify the site of sperm production. Which structure, if identified by the group, would indicate to the nurse that the teaching was successful?

A) Testes
B) Seminal vesicles
C) Scrotum
D) Prostate gland

Question 8

The nurse is preparing an outline for a class on the physiology of the male sexual response. Which event would the nurse identify as occurring first?

A) Sperm emission
B) Penile vasodilation
C) Psychological release
D) Ejaculation

Question 9

A woman comes to the clinic complaining that she has little sexual desire. As part of the client's evaluation, the nurse would anticipate the need to evaluate which hormone level?

A) Progesterone
B) Estrogen
C) Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
D) Testosterone

Question 10

A nursing instructor is describing the hormones involved in the menstrual cycle to a group of nursing students. The instructor determines the teaching was successful when the students identify follicle-stimulating hormone as being secreted by which of the following?

A) Hypothalamus
B) Anterior pituitary gland
C) Ovaries
D) Corpus luteum

Question 11

A woman comes to the clinic for an evaluation. During the visit, the woman tells the nurse that her menstrual cycles have become irregular. "I've also been waking up at night feeling really hot and sweating. The nurse interprets these findings as which of the following?

A) Menopause
B) Perimenopause
C) Climacteric
D) Menarche

Question 12

A woman comes to the clinic complaining of a vaginal discharge. The nurse suspects that the client has an infection. When gathering additional information, which of the following would the nurse be least likely to identify as placing the client at risk for an infection?

A) Recent antibiotic therapy for an upper respiratory infection
B) Last menstrual period about 5 days ago.
C) Weekly douching
D) Frequent use of feminine hygiene sprays.

Question 13

A group of nursing students are reviewing information about the male reproductivestructures. The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify which of the following as accessory organs? (Select all that apply.)

A) Testes
B) Vas deferens
C) Bulbourethral glands
D) Prostate gland
E) Penis

Question 14

A nurse is examining a female client and tests the client's vaginal pH. Which finding would the nurse interpret as normal?

A) 4.5
B) 7
C) 8.5
D) 10

Question 15

When describing the male sexual response to a group of students, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when they identify emission as which of the following?

A) Semen forced through the urethra to the outside
B) Movement of sperm from the testes and fluid into the urethras
C) Dilation of the penile arteries with increased blood flow to the tissues.
D) Body's return to the physiologic nonstimulated state

Question 16

A nurse is describing the structure and function of the reproductive system to an adolescenthealth class. The nurse describes the secretion of the seminal vesicles as which of the following?

A) Mucus-like
B) Alkaline
C) Acidic
D) Semen