PREPU QUIZ 32 and 39

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The nurse reviews the physiologic changes that occur during puberty with the parent of a 10-year-old female client. Which statement indicates to the nurse that the parent understands the teaching?

"The hypothalamus releases a hormone that starts sexual development."

Which characteristic puts a male client at greatest risk for gonadal dysfunction?

An older adult

A 26-year-old diagnosed with prostate cancer is scheduled to have his testes surgically removed. What information should the nurse provide the client regarding the intervention to maintain his male characteristics?

Androgen therapy will be initiated to sustain the characteristics.

What occurs during andropause?

Atrophy of the seminiferous tubules

Which are estrogens produced by the ovaries? (Select all that apply.)

Estradiol Estrone Estriol

Which hormone serves to stimulate the development of female characteristics and prepares the body for pregnancy?

Estrogen

After describing the process of spermatogenesis to a group of students, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify what as being responsible?

Follicle stimulating hormone

The production of sperm would be affected if which hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland was lacking?

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

After teaching a group of students about hormonal secretion of the reproductive system, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify what as initiating hormone secretion from the ovaries and testes?

Gonadotropin releasing hormone

Which hormone would be initially responsible for hormone secretion from the ovaries and testes

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone

What is the trigger for andropause in a male client?

Impaired testes function

In describing the effects of progesterone, which would be appropriate to include?

Increased body temperature

The nurse is preparing information for a female client pregnant with their first child. Which information about progesterone would the nurse include in this teaching? Select all that apply.

It increases the appetite. It depresses T-cell function. It supports the growth of breast tissue.

Damage to what component of the male reproductive system would result in a lack of testosterone?

Leydig cells

The nurse is explaining the events that lead to ovulation. Which hormone would the nurse identify as being primarily responsible for ovulation?

Luteinizing hormone

The nurse is preparing an outline for a class on the physiology of the male sexual response. Which event would the nurse identify as occurring first?

Penile vasodilation

What is the function of the corpus luteum after the release of a mature ovum during ovulation?

Produces both estrogen and progesterone

If an ovum is fertilized and implants into the uterine wall, which would occur next?

Production of human chorionic gonadotropin

During fetal development, the descent of the testes into what structure helps prevent injury to the sperm-producing cells?

Scrotum

Which structure is responsible for producing sperm?

Seminiferous tubules

The nurse is teaching a health education class on male reproductive anatomy and asks the students to identify the site of sperm production. Which structure, if identified by the group, would indicate to the nurse that the teaching was successful?

Testes

The nurse is discussing infertility issues with a couple. What information should the nurse provide the couple concerning the effect of Sertoli cells of male sperm?

They produce inhibin a substance that in turn affects sperm production

When describing the effects of testosterone, which would be important to include? (Select all that apply.)

Vascular thickening Hair growth on the body Increased bone growth

Throughout the lifetime of a woman, ova are released into the:

abdomen

A boy is learning about his body. Where would this boy learn that androgens are released into the bloodstream?

adrenal gland

What would a nurse attribute to estrogen?

breast growth

If pregnancy does not occur during the menstrual cycle, the corpus luteum involutes and becomes the:

corpus albicans

An older male client develops a problem sustaining an erection and has testing for hormone levels. Which finding indicates that the client may be experiencing andropause?

elevated follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) level

After implantation, the fertilized egg is known as a(n):

embryo

Which hormone is released into circulation by the Graafian follicles?

estrogen

An ovum is allowed to mature and is exposed to estrogen and progesterone in which endocrine gland like storage structure?

follicle

What is the trigger for andropause in a male client?

impaired testes function

In the male, interstitial cell stimulating hormone is released. The nurse identifies this as:

luteinizing hormone.

When teaching an adolescent about ovulation, the nurse would include that ovulation is initiated by a surge in:

luteinizing hormone.

In the female reproductive system, the hormones estrogen and progesterone are produced by the

ovaries

Clotting of the uterine lining during the menstrual cycle is prevented by high levels of

plasminogen

During pregnancy, what complication is related to insufficient progesterone production?

premature uterine contractions occur

A patient reports menstrual cramps. The nurse understands that this is due to:

prostaglandins

Sperm are produced by the:

seminiferous tubules

The main male sex hormone is:

testosterone

The nurse is creating a student teaching tool that identifies the organs of the male reproductive system. Which structure would the nurse explain that stores sperm?

vas deferens

What factor is necessary for the triggering of menopause? (Select all that apply.)

A decrease in progesterone production A depletion of female ova A decrease in available estrogen

The nurse should education a client prescribed which classification of medication about its affect on sexual function?

beta-blockers


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