1. A nurse recalls the major hormonal determinant of sexual differentiation in utero is:

a.

Estrogen

b.

Progesterone

c.

Growth hormone

d.

Testosterone

d

2. 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:

a.

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

b.

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

c.

Leptin

c

d.

Estrogen

3. A nurse is discussing female anatomy. Which body structure contains the openings to 

the vagina and urinary meatus?

a.

Vestibule

b.

Mons pubis

c.

Introitus

d.

Perineal body

a

4. 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:

a.

Presence of autoantibodies

b.

An acidic pH

c.

Low estrogen levels

b

d.

Douching

5. 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:

a.

Epithelial layer

b.

Endometrium

c.

Myometrium

d.

Perimetrium

c

6. A nurse recalls the _____ is lined with columnar epithelial cells.

a.

Perimetrium

b.

Endocervical canal

c.

Myometrium

d.

Vagina

b

7. 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:

a.

Introitus

b.

Bartholin glands

c.

Clitoris

d.

Labia minora