Question 1

The nurse is preparing a handout on the ovarian cycle to a group of middle school girls. Which information should the nurse include?

Accepted Answer

The ovarian cycle consists of two main phases: the follicular phase and the luteal phase.

Question 2

A pregnant client who is at 14 weeks' gestation asks the nurse why the doctor used to call her baby an embryo, and now calls it a fetus. What is the best answer to this question?

Accepted Answer

The term "fetus" is used from the ninth week of gestation onward, while "embryo" is used from conception until the eighth week.

Question 3

The nurse is preparing a presentation on the menstrual cycle for a group of high school students. Which statement should the nurse include in this presentation?

Accepted Answer

The secretory phase occurs after ovulation and is when the endometrium is prepared for potential implantation, making it the time when a woman is most fertile.

Question 4

Which statement regarding cervical mucus is accurate during ovulation and appropriate to include in an educational session with the client?

Accepted Answer

Cervical mucus becomes clearer, more slippery, and stretchy during ovulation, which helps sperm travel to the egg more easily. This change is a natural indicator of fertility.

Question 5

The nurse is presenting a class to pregnant clients. The nurse asks, "The fetal brain is developing rapidly, and the nervous system is complete enough to provide some regulation of body function on its own, at which fetal development stage?" It is clear that education has been effective when a participant makes which response?

Accepted Answer

The fetal brain develops rapidly, and the nervous system begins to regulate body functions around the 25th-28th week of gestation.

Question 6

Where in the illustration below is the isthmus of the fallopian tube located?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

The nurse is working with a client who has experienced a fetal death in utero at 20 weeks. The client asks what her baby will look like when it is delivered. Which statement by the nurse is best?

Accepted Answer

At 20 weeks of gestation, the fetus is typically covered in fine hair called lanugo. The other options describe characteristics not typical for a 20-week fetus.

Question 8

The nurse is preparing a handout for female adolescents on the menstrual cycle. What phase of the cycle occurs if fertilization does not take place?

Accepted Answer

The ischemic phase occurs if fertilization does not take place, leading to the breakdown of the endometrial lining and the onset of menstruation.

Question 9

Which term will the nurse use when teaching a client information regarding the entire female external genitalia?

Accepted Answer

The term "vulva" refers to the entire external female genitalia, encompassing structures such as the mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, and the openings of the urethra and vagina.

Question 10

The nurse teaching a high school class explains that during the menstrual cycle, the endometrial glands begin to enlarge under the influence of estrogen and cervical mucosal changes occur; the changes peak at ovulation. In which phase of the menstrual cycle does this occur?

Accepted Answer

The proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle is characterized by the rebuilding of the endometrial lining under the influence of estrogen. This phase occurs after menstruation and before ovulation, during which the endometrial glands enlarge and cervical mucosal changes peak, facilitating fertilization.

Question 11

During health class the school nurse is reviewing the anatomy of the male reproductive system. Which structure should be identified as the location of sperm production?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

The nurse is reviewing the female reproductive cycle with a group of high school students. Which part of the following diagram identifies the menstrual phase of this cycle?

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

Which statement by a pregnant client to the nurse would indicate that the client understood the nurse's teaching?

Accepted Answer

Identical twins, who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits into two, share the same genetic material. This shared genetic material can lead to a higher prevalence of congenital abnormalities in identical twins compared to fraternal twins, who develop from two different fertilized eggs and have the same genetic similarity as any siblings.

Question 14

The nurse educator is teaching student nurses what a fetus will look like at various weeks of development. Which descriptions would be typical of a fetus at 20 weeks' gestation?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

Accepted Answer

- At 20 weeks' gestation, a fetus typically weighs around 435-465 grams, has developed nipples over the mammary glands, has nails present on fingers and toes, and is covered in lanugo, a fine hair, over the entire body. The kidneys begin to produce urine much earlier in fetal development, around the 10th to 12th week, making option C incorrect for this gestational age.

Question 15

The nurse is reviewing the process of fertilization with a group of high school students. Which structure should the nurse identify as the location where fertilization of the ovum occurs?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

The nurse teaching the phases of the menstrual cycle should include that the corpus luteum begins to degenerate, estrogen and progesterone levels fall, and extensive vascular changes occur in which phase?

Accepted Answer

The ischemic phase is characterized by the degeneration of the corpus luteum, leading to a decrease in estrogen and progesterone levels. This hormonal change causes the blood vessels in the endometrium to spasm and break down, leading to the menstrual phase.

Quiz 9: Reproductive Physiology, Conception, and Fetal Development