Chapter 9 The Reproductive System

Chapter 9   The Reproductive System

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

1) The external and internal female reproductive organs develop and mature in response to what hormones?

1. Adrenocorticotropic hormones (ACTH)
2. Estrogen and progesterone
3. Steroid hormones
4. Luteinizing hormones (LH)

Answer:  2

Explanation:  2. The external and internal female reproductive organs develop and mature in response to estrogen and progesterone.

Page Ref: 147

Cognitive Level:  Remembering

Client Need/Sub:  Health Promotion and Maintenance: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention

Standards:  QSEN Competencies: IV. A. 1. Describe the strategies for learning about the outcomes of care in the setting in which one is engaged in clinical practice. | AACN Essentials Competencies: I. 1. Integrate theories and concepts from liberal education into nursing practice. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: Relationships between knowledge/science and (a) quality and safe patient care (b) excellence in nursing, and (c) advancement of the profession. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation

Learning Outcome:  1 Summarize the major changes in the reproductive system that occur during puberty.

MNL LO:  1.2.1 Relate sexual maturation and its impact on the reproductive system.

 

2) The nurse teaching a class on the reproductive system is discussing what happens at puberty. Which statement does the nurse make?

1. Boys and girls go through puberty at the same time.
2. Most girls develop breasts and start their menses at about the same time.
3. The nocturnal emissions that adolescent boys have contain a large number of sperm.
4. The onset and progress of puberty varies widely from person to person.

Answer:  4

Explanation:  4. The age at onset and progress of puberty vary widely, physical changes overlap, and the sequence of events can vary from person to person.

Page Ref: 147

Cognitive Level:  Understanding

Client Need/Sub:  Health Promotion and Maintenance: Developmental Stages and Transitions

Standards:  QSEN Competencies: I. B. 10. Engage patients or designated surrogates in active partnerships that promote health, safety and well-being, and self-care management. | AACN Essentials Competencies: IX. 7. Provide appropriate patient teaching that reflects developmental stage, age, culture, spirituality, patient preferences, and health literacy considerations to foster patient engagement in their care. | NLN Competencies: Relationship-Centered Care: Communicate information effectively; listen openly and cooperatively. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome:  1 Summarize the major changes in the reproductive system that occur during puberty.

MNL LO:  1.2.1 Relate sexual maturation and its impact on the reproductive system.

3) The female and male reproductive organs are homologous, which means what?

1. They are believed to cause vasoconstriction and muscular contraction
2. They are fundamentally similar in function and structure
3. They are rich in sebaceous glands
4. They are target organs for estrogenic hormones

Answer:  2

Explanation:  2. The female and male reproductive organs are homologous; that is, they are fundamentally similar in function and structure.

Page Ref: 146

Cognitive Level:  Remembering

Client Need/Sub:  Health Promotion and Maintenance: Health Promotion/Disease Prevention

Standards:  QSEN Competencies: IV. A. 1. Describe strategies for learning about the outcomes of care in the setting in which one is engaged in clinical practice. | AACN Essentials Competencies: I. 1. Integrate theories and concepts from liberal education into nursing practice. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: How (a) sciences, (b) the evidence on which practice is based, and (c) informatics are developed, and by whom; the relationships between research and science building, and between research and EBP. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome:  1 Summarize the major changes in the reproductive system that occur during puberty.

MNL LO:  1.2.1 Relate sexual maturation and its impact on the reproductive system.

 

4) The nurse educator is lecturing on the changes that take place during puberty. What is a change that girls experience?

1. Elongation of the hips
2. Deepening of the voice
3. Broadening of the hips and budding of breasts
4. Preparation of the uterus for pregnancy

Answer:  3

Explanation:  3. During puberty, girls’ hips start to broaden and their breasts begin to form.

Page Ref: 146

Cognitive Level:  Understanding

Client Need/Sub:  Health Promotion and Maintenance: Developmental Stages and Transitions

Standards:  QSEN Competencies: I. B. 10. Engage patients or designated surrogates in active partnerships that promote health, safety and well-being, and self-care management. | AACN Essentials Competencies: IX. 7. Provide appropriate patient teaching that reflects developmental stage, age, culture, spirituality, patient preferences, and health literacy considerations to foster patient engagement in their care. | NLN Competencies: Relationship-Centered Care: Communicate information effectively; listen openly and cooperatively. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Diagnosis

Learning Outcome:  1 Summarize the major changes in the reproductive system that occur during puberty.

MNL LO:  1.2.1 Relate sexual maturation and its impact on the reproductive system.

 

5) The nurse working with pediatric clients knows that the primary hormone secretions that induce puberty include which of the following?

Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected.

Select all that apply.

1. Thyroid hormone
2. Follicle-stimulating hormone
3. Leuteinizing hormone
4. Adrenocorticotropic hormone
5. Gonadotropin-releasing hormones

Answer:  2, 3, 5

Explanation:  2. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is part of the process that induces puberty.

3. The luteinizing hormone (LH) is a part of the process that induces puberty.
4. The central nervous system releases a neurotransmitter that stimulates the hypothalamus to synthesize and release gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH).

Page Ref: 147

Cognitive Level:  Remembering

Client Need/Sub:  Health Promotion and Maintenance: Developmental Stages and Transitions

Standards:  QSEN Competencies: IV. A. 1. Describe strategies for learning about the outcomes of care in the setting in which one is engaged in clinical practice. | AACN Essentials Competencies: I. 1. Integrate theories for concepts from liberal education into nursing practice. | NLN Competencies: Knowledge and Science: How (a) sciences, (b) the evidence on which practice is based, and (c) informatics are developed, and by whom; the relationships between research and science building, and between research and EBP. | Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome:  1 Summarize the major changes in the reproductive system that occur during puberty.

MNL LO:  1.2.1 Relate sexual maturation and its impact on the reproductive system.