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What is true about fimbriae?
- A. They form the passageway for the sperm to meet the ovum.
- B. They are the site of fertilization.
- C. They are fingerlike projections that 'capture' the ovum.
- D. They propel the egg through the fallopian tube.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Fimbriae are the fingerlike projections from the infundibulum that 'capture' the ovum at ovulation and conduct it into the fallopian tube.
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For what is the decrease in estrogen and progesterone during the menstrual cycle responsible?
- A. Degeneration of the corpus luteum
- B. Ovulation
- C. Follicle maturation
- D. Shedding of the endometrium
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The fall in estrogen and progesterone causes the endometrium to break down, resulting in menstruation.
What correct information will the nursing students teach to the class?
- A. Menarche usually occurs around 12 years of age.
- B. Ovulation occurs regularly from the very first cycle.
- C. A regular cycle is established by the third period.
- D. Typically, menstrual flow is heavy and lasts up to 10 days.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The beginning of menstruation, called menarche, occurs at about 12 years of age. Early cycles are irregular and anovulatory.
What is the correct nursing response?
- A. An increase in height
- B. Breast development
- C. Appearance of axillary hair
- D. The first menstrual period
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The first outward change of puberty in girls is the development of breasts at about 10 to 11 years of age.
What statement indicates a woman has correct information about oogenesis?
- A. Women make fewer ova as they age.'
- B. Women have all of their ova at the time they are born.'
- C. Ova production begins at birth and continues until puberty.'
- D. New ova are made every month from puberty to climacteric.'
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Oogenesis (formation of immature ova) does not occur after fetal development. Females are born with about 2 million immature ova, which rapidly reduce by adulthood.
Where are the secretions responsible for nourishing sperm excreted from?
- A. Vas deferens
- B. Epididymis
- C. Cowper's gland
- D. Scrotum
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Cowper's gland secretions nourish the sperm.