Reproductive System
Which of the following is the
1. Which of the following is the
result of the contraction of
smooth muscle in the wall of
the urethra and skeletal
muscles surrounding the base
of the penis?
A) Ejaculation
B) Expulsion
C) Resolution
D) Erection
2. Which of the following
hormones is produced in the
interstitial cells in the testes
and is involved in the
development and maintenance
of reproductive organs?
A) Luteinizing Hormone
B) Follicle Stimulating
Hormone
C) GnRH
D) Testosterone
3. Which of the following is
considered the first major
component of a sex act?
A) Ejaculation
B) Expulsion
C) Resolution
D) Erection
4.
primary female reproductive
organ?
A) Vagina
B) Ovaries
C) Uterus
D) Fallopian Tube
5. A nurse is providing
education to a group of women
considering permanent
contraception. Which
procedure involves blocking or
sealing the fallopian tubes,
preventing the eggs from
reaching the uterus, and is
commonly known as tubal
ligation?
A) Implant
B)Condom
C) Contraceptive pills
D) Female sterilization
6. Which of the following is
defined fatty layer of skin
covering pubic symphysis?
A) Labia Majora
B) Labia Minora
C) Mons Pubis
D) Vagina
7. A nursing instructor is
discussing the male
reproductive system with a
group of students. Which of
the following structures is a
primary component of the male
reproductive system
responsible for producing
sperm and the secretion of
hormones?
A) Epididymis
B) Seminal vesicles
C) Prostate gland
D) Testes
8. A nurse is providing
education to a group of
nursing students about the
reproductive systems and their
influence on human
development and behavior.
Which statement best
describes the primary role of
the reproductive systems in
producing structural and
functional differences between
males and females?
A) The reproductive systems
primarily contribute to the
production of hormones that
influence emotional well-being.
B) The reproductive systems
play a minor role in the
development of secondary
sexual characteristics.
C) The reproductive systems
are responsible for
transmitting genetic material
and contributing to the
structural and functional
differences between males and
females.
D) The reproductive system
primarily serves the purpose of
maintaining the body's overall
homeostasis.
9. A nursing student is
studying spermatogenesis.
Which statement accurately
describes spermatogenesis?
A) Spermatogenesis involves
the formation of egg cells and
begins during fetal
development.
B) Spermatogenesis is the
process of forming sperm cells,
starting at puberty.
C) Spermatogenesis is
primarily regulated by the
enlargement of seminal
vesicles.
D) Spermatogenesis occurs in
interstitial cells that increase
in number and size.
10. Which of the following
sperm cell structures contains
mitochondria?
A) Mid piece
B) Tail
C) Head
D) None of the choices are
correct.
11. A nursing student is
reviewing information about
the male reproductive system.
Which term correctly describes
the movement of sperm cells,
mucus, prostatic secretions,
and seminal vesicle secretions
into the prostatic,
membranous, and spongy
urethra?
A) Emission
B) Ejaculation
C) Spermatogenesis
D) Testicular descent
12. A nursing student is
learning about the phases of
the male sexual response.
Which phase occurs after
ejaculation, during which the
penis becomes flaccid, an
overall feeling of satisfaction
exists, and the male is
temporarily unable to achieve
an erection and a second
ejaculation?
A) Arousal
B) Emission
C) Resolution
D) Orgasm
13. A nursing instructor is
discussing the female
reproductive system with a
group of students. Which
structures are correctly
identified as components of the
female reproductive organs?
A) Ovaries, vas deferens,
uterus, and vaginal glands
B) Ovaries, uterine tubes,
bladder, and external genitalia
C) Uterus, prostate gland,
vaginal orifice, and mammary
glands
D) Ovaries, uterine tubes,
uterus, vagina, ✓ external
genitalia, and mammary
glands
14. Which of the following is
the first episode of menstrual
bleeding?
A) Menstruation
B) Menarche
C) Metrorrhagia
D) Menopause
15. Which of the following is
the time in which the ovaries
secrete less hormones and the
number of follicles in ovaries is
low?
A) Menstruation
B) Menarche
C) Menorrhagia
D) Menopause
16. A 28-year-old female is in
the secretory phase of her
menstrual cycle (days 15 to 28)
and is seeking advice about
her reproductive health. The
nurse understands that during
this phase:
A. Estrogen levels are elevated.
B) The endometrium is
shedding.
C) Progesterone levels are low.
D) Cervical mucus becomes
thickened.
17. A nursing student is
reviewing the anatomy of the
uterus. Which statement
accurately describes the layers
of the uterus?
A) The perimetrium is the
innermost layer composed of
smooth muscle.
B) The myometrium is the
outermost layer responsible for
sloughing off during
menstruation.
C) The endometrium is the
outermost serous layer of the
uterus.
D) The myometrium is the
middle layer composed of
smooth muscle.
18. A nursing student is
studying the male reproductive
system and its accessory
glands. Which statement
accurately describes the
Bulbourethral gland?
A) The Bulbourethral gland is
located next to the ductus
deferens.
B) The Bulbourethral gland
surrounds the urethra.
C) The Bulbourethral gland is
responsible for helping form
the ejaculatory duct.
D) The myometrium is the
middle layer composed of
smooth muscle.
18. A nursing student is
studying the male reproductive
system and its accessory
glands. Which statement
accurately describes the
Bulbourethral gland?
A) The Bulbourethral gland is
located next to the ductus
deferens.
B) The Bulbourethral gland
surrounds the urethra.
C) The Bulbourethral gland is
responsible for helping form
the ejaculatory duct.
D) The Bulbourethral gland is
a small mucus-secreting gland
near the base of the prostate
gland.
19. A nursing student is 23. How are eggs moved along
reviewing the phases of the the oviduct to the uterus?
menstrual cycle. Which
A) wafted along by cilia
statement accurately describes
the characteristics of the B) peristalsis in the oviduct
menstrual phase (Days 1 to 5)?
C) the eggs are motile
A. Estrogen and progesterone
24. If an egg is not fertilized,
levels are high.
which process occurs?
B) The follicle begins to
A) ejaculation
mature.
B) menstruation
C) Menstrual bleeding (menses)
occurs. C)ovulation
D) Endometrial thickening in 25. What is the average length
preparation for implantation. of a menstrual cycle?
20. What do you call the part A)28 days
of the female reproductive
B)14 days
organ that is considered
equivalent to the male penis? C) 40 days
A) Vagina 26. Sperm enter the uterus
through the?
B) Clitoris
A) vagina
C) Vulva
B) oviduct
D) Mons Pubis
C) ovary
21. What is a female sex cell
called? 27. The fetus develops in the
uterus via the process of?
A) an egg
A) respiration
B) sperm cells
B) mitosis
C) an embryo
C)meiosis
22. What is a zygote?
28. Endometrial tissue
A) immature sperm cells
appearing outside of the lining
B) a female sex organ of the uterine cavity is known
as?
C) fertilized egg
A) endometriosis
B) fibromyomas
C) vaginosis
29. Which of the following are
symptoms of pre-invasive
cervical cancer?
A) abnormal menstrual periods
B) there are no symptoms
C) vaginal discharge
30. Bacterial infections TO
THE cervix, uterus, fallopian
tubes, and ovaries cause which
of the following?
A) uterine leiomyomas
B) pelvic inflammatory disease
C) endometriosis
31. What is the medical term
for pain during menstruation?
A) menorrhagia
B) amenorrhea
C) dysmenorrhea
32. While all breast lumps
should be investigated, what
percentage of lumps tend to be
benign?
A) 90%
B) 50%
C)10%
33. A surgical operation to
remove the womb is called a ...
A) hysterectomy
B) oophorectomy
C) salpingectomy
34. What is the condition
known as 'amenorrhea'?
A) the absence of a menstrual
period
B) pain during sexual
intercourse
C) an intermittent menstrual
period
35. A prolapse of the uterus
can be caused by which of the
following:
A) vaginal infections
B) excessive weight loss
C) weakened pelvic muscles
36. The use of antibiotics can
sometimes lead to an increase
in the growth of the candida
fungus within the vagina. What
is this condition called?
A) menorrhagia
B) vaginal thrush
C) vaginismus
37. A cervical screening test
(previously known as a smear
test) is a method of detecting
abnormal cells on ...
A) the uterus
B) the fallopian tubes
C) the cervix C) male infertility
38. The presence of benign 42. An accumulation of fluids
tumors in the muscular wall of around a testicle, causing a
the uterus, causing increased soft and non-tender swelling is
urination, lower back pain, and called....
heavy menstrual bleeding are
A) a testicular torsion
called....
B) a varicocele
A) uterine fibroids
C) a hydrocele
B) fibromyomas
43. If a man loses one testicle
C) endometriosis
due to surgery for testicular
39. Which of the following is cancer, will he be infertile
the term used to describe a thereafter?
non-cancerous increase in the
A) possibly
size of the prostate?
B) yes
A) prostatitis
C) no
B) hypospadias
44. A twisting of the spermatic
C) benign prostatic hyperplasia
cord, causing a rapid onset of
40. What is the medical name testicular pain, is called ...
for the condition characterized
A) If a man loses one testicle
by pain in the curved structure
due to surgery for testicular
at the back of the testicle, in
cancer, will he be infertile
which sperm matures and is
thereafter?
stored?
A) possibly
A) testicular torsion
B) yes
B) epididymitis
C) no
C) testicular cancer
45. A twisting of the spermatic
41. The inability to develop or
cord, causing a rapid onset of
maintain an erection of the
testicular pain, is called....
penis during sexual activity is
called A) a vasectomy
A) erectile dysfunction B) a testicular torsion
B) benign prostatic hyperplasia C) a varicocele
46. What is the primary 49. Which hormone regulates
function of the hormone the sleep-wake cycle?
aldosterone?
a) Melatonin
A) Regulation of blood sugar
B) Serotonin
B) Regulation of sodium and
C) Dopamine
potassium levels
D) Epinephrine
C) Promotion of bone growth
D) Control of heart rate
50. What hormone is
47. Which hormone is
responsible for stimulating
produced by the pineal gland
uterine contractions during
and plays a role in puberty?
childbirth?
A) Melatonin
A) Oxytocin
B) Thyroxine
B) Estrogen
C)Insulin
C) Progesterone
D) Cortisol
D) Prolactin
47. What is the role of
51. The adrenal glands are
parathyroid hormone (PTH) in
located on top of which organ?
the body?
a) Liver
A) regulation of blood pressure
B) Kidney
B) calcium homeostasis
C) Heart
C) control of body temperature
D) Stomach
D) immune system modulation
52. Which hormone is
48. In which gland is the
responsible for the
hormone erythropoietin
development of male secondary
produced?
sexual characteristics?
A) Pancreas
A) Estrogen
B) Kidney
B) Progesterone
c)Thyroid
C) Testosterone
D) Adrenal
D) Prolactin
53. What is the primary
function of the hormone
cortisol?
A) Regulation of blood sugar
B) Fight or flight response
C) Regulation of metabolism
D) Stress response
54. Which of the following
hormones is NOT produced by
the thyroid gland?
A) Thyroxine
B) Calcitonin
C) Adrenaline
D) Triiodothyronine
55. What is one of the main
roles of thyroxin?
a)to increase the basal
metabolic rate
b) to decrease the basal
metabolic rate,
c) to increase glucose uptake
by skeletal muscle cells
56. Which area of the brain
synthesizes antidiuretic
hormone (ADH)?
a) the hypothalamus
b) the pituitary gland
c)the frontal lobe
57. What effect does insulin
have on blood sugar levels?
a) increases the synthesis of
glucose
b) increases absorption into
skeletal muscle cells
c) decreases absorption into
skeletal muscle cells
58. Glucagon is secreted by
which type of cell?
a) alpha cells of Islet of
Langerhans
b) beta cells of islets of
Langerhans
c)Kupfer cells
59. What is the main function
of parathyroid hormone?
a) the regulation of adult
b) the regulation of calcium
and phosphate levels
c) the regulation of zinc and
copper levels
60. How do hormones in the
endocrine system move around
the body?
a) via the circulatory System
b) through ducts at target sites
c) via the nervous system
61. Where are the adrenal
glands located?
a) on top of the kidneys
b) underneath the kidneys
c) next to the pancreas
62. Which of these is NOT an
endocrine function of the
pancreas?
a) the secretion of glucagon
b) the secretion of insulin
c) the secretion of pancreatic
amylase
63. The beta cells in the
pancreas secrete which
hormone?
a) antidiuretic hormone
b) insulin
c) glucagon
64. Which reflexes is
adrenaline most often
associated with?
a) the patellar reflex
b) the gag reflexes
c) the fight or flight reflex