Deck 19: Hormones of the Reproductive System and Contraceptives

Question 1

Which of the following is the site for secretion of estrogen?

A) hypothalamus
B) ovary
C) testes
D) pituitary

Answer 1

ovary

Question 2

Which of the following regulates testosterone production?

A) FSH and LH
B) ACTH
C) Graafian follicle
D) A and B

Answer 2

FSH and LH

Question 3

Naturally occurring estrogens include all of the following, except:

A) estrone
B) norethindrone
C) estriol
D) estradiol

Answer 3

norethindrone

Question 4

Anabolic steroids are used by young athletic individuals to promote an increase in:

A) heart size
B) testicular size
C) bone mass
D) muscle mass

Question 5

Estrogen is contraindicated in which of the following cancers?

A) lung
B) kidney
C) breast
D) bone

Question 6

The greatest amount of progesterone is secreted during the week after:

A) ovulation
B) delivery of a baby
C) breast feeding
D) none of the above

Question 7

High doses of progesterone suppress which of the following organs to prevent ovulation?

A) ovary
B) pituitary gland
C) adrenal cortex
D) breast

Question 8

Which of the following is an indication of progesterone?

A) breast cancer
B) ovarian cancer
C) undiagnosed vaginal bleeding
D) irregular uterine bleeding

Question 9

Progesterone can cause changes in:

A) smell
B) hearing
C) vision
D) taste

Question 10

Most oral contraceptives are taken daily for how many days?

A) 7
B) 14
C) 21
D) 28

Question 11

The classic adverse effects associated with birth control drugs are nausea, weight gain, and breast tenderness, which result from which of the following substances that they contain?

A) progesterone
B) estrogen
C) androgen
D) A and B

Question 12

Uterine stimulants are known as which of the following substances?

A) ertrogenic
B) androgenic
C) oxytocic
D) all of the above

Question 13

Higher doses of anabolic steroids used in women may be associated with which of the following adverse effects?

A) hypotension
B) virilization
C) atrophy of the prostate
D) narcolepsy

Question 14

Which of the following promotes milk ejection (letdown) reflex in nursing mothers?

A) testosterone gel (Androgel )
B) finasteride (Proscar )
C) estradiol (Estraderm )
D) oxandrolone (Oxandrin )

Question 15

Which of the following agents is used as a uterine relaxant?

A) ritodrine (Yutopar )
B) estropipate (Ogen )
C) methyltestosterone (Android )
D) None of the above

Question 16

Which of the following antimicrobial commonly is used to treat syphilis?

A) metronidazole
B) chloramphenicol
C) penicillin
D) acyclovir

Question 17

Genital warts may be caused by which of the following microorganisms?

A) chlamydia
B) a virus
C) a protozoan
D) none of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is a trade name of progesterone?

A) Norlutin
B) Provera
C) Gesterol
D) Cycrin

Question 19

Herbals such as ephedra and mahuang may interact with oxytocic drugs, causing:

A) hypotension
B) hypertension
C) hypercalcemia
D) hypocalcemia

Question 20

Uterine relaxants are used in which of the following conditions?

A) To decrease the volume of amniotic fluid.
B) To increase the blood pressure in premature infants.
C) To delay post-term labor in diabetic mothers.
D) To delay preterm labor in pregnancies of greater than 20 weeks.

Question 21

The ovary secretes __________ and progesterone.

Question 22

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone stimulates the release of FSH and __________ from the anterior pituitary gland.

Question 23

The androgenic hormone produced by the testes is __________.

Question 24

The absence of a menstrual period is called __________.

Question 25

The corpus luteum secretes __________ only during the last two weeks of the menstrual cycle.

Question 26

Progesterone in high doses suppresses the __________ release of LH.

Question 27

Oral contraceptives are taken daily for 21 days, starting on the __________ day after menstrual bleeding begins.

Question 28

Depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate is a long-acting __________.

Question 29

Uterine relaxants are prescribed in the management of __________ labor.

Question 30

Luteinizing hormone in males promotes development of testicular __________ cells, which secrete testosterone.

Question 31

Testosterone is contraindicated in men with breast or __________ cancers.

Question 32

Anabolic steroids are synthetic agents chemically similar to __________.

Question 33

Androgen hormone inhibitors are synthetic substitutes known as __________.

Question 34

Graafian follicles are __________ ovarian follicles.

Question 35

A deficiency in the secretory activity of the ovary or testis is called __________.

Question 36

The female reproductive system is composed of ovaries, fallopian tubes, the __________, and the vagina.

Question 37

Estrogens are contraindicated in patients who have __________ cancer.

Question 38

Progesterone is used in irregular uterine bleeding, and is combined with estrogen for the treatment of __________.

Question 39

Pitocin and cytotec are __________ drugs.

Question 40

Testosterone may decrease the amount of __________ requirements.

Question 41

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-estradiol

A) Premarin
B) Norlutate
C) Norlutin
D) Provera
E) Delestrogen

Question 42

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-medroxyprogesterone acetate

A) Premarin
B) Norlutate
C) Norlutin
D) Provera
E) Delestrogen

Question 43

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-norethindrone acetate

A) Premarin
B) Norlutate
C) Norlutin
D) Provera
E) Delestrogen

Question 44

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-norethindrone

A) Premarin
B) Norlutate
C) Norlutin
D) Provera
E) Delestrogen

Question 45

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-conjugated estrogen

A) Premarin
B) Norlutate
C) Norlutin
D) Provera
E) Delestrogen

Question 46

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-finasteride

A) Brethine
B) Yutopar
C) Proscar
D) Android
E) Winstrol

Question 47

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-stanozolol

A) Brethine
B) Yutopar
C) Proscar
D) Android
E) Winstrol

Question 48

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-methyltestoterone

A) Brethine
B) Yutopar
C) Proscar
D) Android
E) Winstrol

Question 49

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-terbutaline

A) Brethine
B) Yutopar
C) Proscar
D) Android
E) Winstrol

Question 50

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-ritodrine

A) Brethine
B) Yutopar
C) Proscar
D) Android
E) Winstrol