Deck 30: Male and Female Hormones

Question 1

Men and women athletes should be discouraged from taking male androgens (anabolic steroids)because

A) they may damage their liver
B) they may experience increased aggression
C) their blood pressure may increase
D) they may sustain damage to the myocardium
E) all of the above are true

Answer 1

all of the above are true

Question 2

In adult men,testosterone synthesis is stimulated by ______ hormone via a direct effect on _____ cells in the testes.

A) follicle stimulating; Leydig
B) follicle stimulating; Sertoli
C) luteinizing; Leydig
D) luteinizing; Sertoli
E) none of the above are true

Answer 2

luteinizing; Leydig

Question 3

Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs)such as tamoxifen and raloxifene may offer advantages in certain women because these drugs stimulate estrogen receptors on ______ while acting as estrogen antagonists (blockers)on _______.

A) bone and vascular tissues; breast and uterine tissues
B) breast and uterine tissues; skin
C) skin; breast and uterine tissues
D) breast and uterine tissues, bone and vascular tissues
E) none of the above are true

Answer 3

bone and vascular tissues; breast and uterine tissues

Question 4

Traditional hormonal contraceptives such as birth control pills exert their effects by

A) inhibiting ovulation
B) impairing the normal development of the uterine endometrium
C) increasing the thickness and viscosity of the mucous secretions in the uterine cervix, thus impeding the passage of sperm through the cervical region
D) all the above are true
E) none of the above are true

Question 5

In postmenopausal women,estrogen replacement may provide beneficial effects on _____,but may also increase the risk of ____.

A) the heart; osteoporosis
B) bone; cardiovascular disease
C) the kidney; severe hypotension
D) the liver; Alzheimer disease
E) GI function; fibromyalgia

Question 6

The first half of the menstrual cycle is controlled by ______ that is released from _____.

A) estrogen; corpus luteum
B) progesterone; corpus luteum
C) estrogen; developing follicle
D) progesterone; developing follicle
E) estrogen; pituitary gland

Question 7

The most common form of oral contraceptive or birth control pill typically contains

A) only estrogen
B) only progesterone
C) a fixed amount of estrogen and progesterone in the same pill
D) a pill containing estrogen for the first half of the menstrual cycle, followed by a pill containing progesterone for the second half of the cycle
E) an antiprogestin such as mifepristone

Question 8

Drugs that block progesterone receptors (i.e.,antiprogestins)such as mifepristone can be used clinically to

A) terminate pregnancy during the early stages of gestation
B) decrease pain and bleeding caused by benign uterine fibroid growths (leiomyomas, endometriois)
C) prevent hyperglycemia caused by excess cortisol production in Cushing syndrome
D) all the above
E) A and B only

Question 9

At the onset of puberty,increased testosterone production from the testes typically produces all of the following effects EXCEPT

A) increased body mass
B) increased body hair
C) deeper voice
D) maturation of the external genitalia
E) inhibition of spermatogenesis

Question 10

Physiologic doses of testosterone can be used therapeutically to treat all of the following conditions EXCEPT

A) delayed puberty in boys
B) hereditary angioedema
C) anemia
D) prostate cancer
E) conditions in which there is substantial muscle catabolism and protein loss

Question 11

In certain older men,small doses of testosterone (testosterone replacement)may produce beneficial effects on body composition,strength,bone mineralization,mood,and libido,but may also cause an increased risk of

A) anemia
B) osteoporosis
C) prostate hypertrophy and cancer
D) skin breakdown
E) hereditary angioedema