Advanced Pathophysiology chapters 31
& 32 Nurs 6501 Walden University
A nurse recalls the major hormonal determinant of sexual differentiation in utero
... [Show More] is: ------
--- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Testosterone
A nurse is preparing to teach about puberty. Which information should the nurse
include? One substance associated with puberty in males and females is the hormone: -
-------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Leptin
A nurse is discussing female anatomy. Which body structure contains the openings to
the vagina and urinary meatus? --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Vestibule
While preparing to teach the staff about female anatomy, which information should be
included? During the years that a woman is more likely to be sexually active, the vagina
mucosa is protected from infection by: --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- An acidic pH
When a staff member asks the nurse what the thick middle layer of the uterine wall is
called, what is the nurse's best response? The: --------- CORRECT ANSWER --------
Myometrium
A nurse recalls the _____ is lined with columnar epithelial cells. --------- CORRECT
ANSWER -------- Endocervical Canal
A nurse is preparing to teach about female anatomy. Which information should the
nurse include? The female erectile organ that secretes smegma is called the: ---------
CORRECT ANSWER -------- Clitoris
A nurse is teaching about the menstrual cycle. Spinnbarkeit mucus is present during
which stage of the menstrual cycle? --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Ovulation
When the nurse describes the duct that carries the ovum from the ovary to the uterus,
what is the nurse discussing? The: --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Fallopian Tube
A nurse is teaching the staff about female hormones. Which hormone promotes the
formation of channels in the mucus of the cervical os to facilitate sperm movement into
the uterus? --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Estrogen
When a patient who is trying to get pregnant asks where the usual site of fertilization is,
how should the nurse respond? The: --------- CORRECT ANSWER -------- Ampulla of
the fallopian tubes
A nurse is teaching about the female anatomy. Which information should the nurse
include? Cells of the ____ have receptors for gonadotropins. --------- CORRECT
ANSWER -------- Ovary
The nurse is preparing to teach the staff about female anatomy. Which information
should the nurse include? The ova are contained within the ovarian: --------- CORRECT
ANSWER -------- Follicle
Which information indicates the nurse has a good understanding of female anatomy?
Having ejected a mature ovum, the ovarian follicle then develops into: ---------
CORRECT ANSWER -------- A corpus luteum [Show Less]