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1.
The structures that function together and influence important sexual functions such as the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, changes of puberty and sexual behavior are the:
A)hypothalamus, pituitary, and gonads.
B)testosterone, follicle-stimulating hormone and lutenizing hormones.
C)Prolactin and oxytocin.
D)Mullerian and Wolffian ducts.
2.
Which of the following is true with regard to the sex hormone systems in the female?
A)Progesterone is the hormone that stimulates and maintains secondary sex characteristics.
B)Sex hormone levels in females remain fairly stable throughout the menstrual cycle.
C)The hormones of the hypothalamus, pituitary, and ovaries form a negative feedback loop.
D)Inhibin is responsible for maintaining the mucous membranes of the vagina.
3.
During prenatal sexual differentiation:
A)the Y chromosome, because it is smaller, carries less information than the X.
B)if there is one X and one Y chromosome present, the result will typically be a female.
C)the presence of an extra Y chromosome in a genetic male results in Klinefelter's syndrome.
D)all of these.
4.
Which of the following is true with regard to prenatal sexual differentiation?
A)The Müllerian ducts turn into the fallopian tubes, the uterus, and the upper part of the vagina in the female.
B)The Wolffian ducts turn into the glans penis and the scrotum in the male.
C)The Y chromosome produces a hormone called astrogen which causes the Müllerian ducts to degenerate in the male.
D)The scrotum becomes the clitoris in the female.
5.
The glans penis and the clitoris are:
A)both homologous and analogous organs.
B)homologous, but not analogous organs.
C)analogous, but not homologous organs.
D)neither homologous nor analogous organs.
6.
Chromosomal gender, gonadal gender, and external genital appearance are all examples of:
A)Gender identity.
B)variables of gender.
C)Congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
D)Prenatal gender differentiation.
7.
In congenital adrenal hyperplasia:
A)a genetic male develops ovaries.
B)a genetic male is born with both fallopian tubes and a prostate and seminal vesicles.
C)an excess amount of androgens results in external genitals that are partly or completely male in appearance in a genetic female.
D)a genetic male is likely to be identified as female at birth.
8.
Societies in which 5-Alpha Reductase Syndrome occurs tend to be:
A)genderless societies.
B)one-gender societies.
C)two-gender societies.
D)three-gender societies.
9.
Which of the following is true with regard to adolescence?
A)Adolescence is the same as puberty.
B)Adolescence is a socially defined period of development that bears some relationship to puberty.
C)Modern American culture has an unusually short period of adolescence.
D)Adolescence exists in all cultures.
10.
The first sign of puberty in the female is typically:
A)breast development.
B)appearance of axillary hair.
C)menarche.
D)growth of pubic hair.
11.
The first sign of puberty in the male is typically:
A)the growth of facial and axillary hair.
B)the growth of the testes and scrotal sac.
C)first ejaculation.
D)the growth in the larynx.
12.
Which change of puberty is MORE characteristic of girls than of boys?
A)increase in muscle mass
B)acne
C)gynecomastia
D)none of these







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