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What will the nurse remind the couple is a factor that can decrease sperm production?
- A. Infrequent sexual intercourse
- B. The man not being circumcised
- C. The penis and testes being small
- D. The testes being too warm
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The scrotum is suspended away from the perineum to lower the temperature of the testes for sperm production.
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The nurse knows that which is the most favorable pelvic type for vaginal birth?
- A. Gynecoid
- B. Android
- C. Anthropoid
- D. Platypelloid
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The gynecoid pelvis is typical female pelvis and is most favorable for vaginal birth.
What signifies the end of puberty for a male?
- A. Facial hair is evident.
- B. Erections can be sustained.
- C. Ejaculate is greater than 5 mL.
- D. Mature sperm are formed.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Puberty ends for a male when mature sperm are formed by the testes.
What will the nurse state based on an understanding of changes associated with puberty?
- A. Your daughter will have her first period.'
- B. You'll recognize puberty by the mood swings.'
- C. The child becomes interested in the opposite sex.'
- D. Secondary sex characteristics, such as pubic hair, appear.'
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Puberty begins when the secondary sex characteristics appear.
What does breast milk provide in addition to nourishment for the infant?
- A. Maternal antibodies
- B. Stimulus for red blood cell production
- C. Endorphins that soothe the infant
- D. Hormones that stimulate growth
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Breast milk provides maternal antibodies to the infant that give the child acquired immunity from some diseases for several months.
What will the nurse explain to a 12-year-old patient when describing what characterizes nocturnal emissions?
- A. A drop in testosterone level
- B. Sexual stimulation
- C. Absence of sperm in ejaculate
- D. Association with violent dreams
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nocturnal emissions, also known as 'wet dreams,' occur without sexual stimulation and contain no sperm.