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1. Which of the following are accessory sex structures in the male?
a. Gonads
b. Gametes
c. Broad shoulders
d. Seminal vesicles
2. In terms of development, which of these pairs is mismatched?
a. Vagina—penis
b. Testis—ovary
c. Labia majora—scrotum
d. Uterine tube—ductus deferens
3. The myometrium is the muscular layer of the uterus, and the endometrium is the _________layer.
a. serosa
b. adventitia
c. submucosa
d. mucosa
4. Which of the following does not describe the gonadotropins?
a. Secreted by the pituitary gland
b. LH and FSH
c. Hormones with important functions in both males and females
d. The sex hormones secreted by the gonads
5. The approximate area between the anus and clitoris in the female is the
a. peritoneum.
b. perineum.
c. vulva.
d. labia.
6. Which of the following attach to the ovary?
a. Fimbriae
b. Ovarian ligament
c. Suspensory ligaments
d. Broad ligament
7. Human ova and sperm are similar in that
a. about the same number of each is produced per month.
b. they have the same degree of motility.
c. they are about the same size.
d. they have the same number of chromosomes.
8. Select the false statement about the cervix of the uterus.
a. It is the superior most part of the uterus.
b. It projects into the vagina.
c. Its cervical glands secrete mucus.
, d. It contains the cervical canal.
9. Each month, typically only one
a. primary follicle is stimulated.
b. follicle secretes estrogens.
c. vesicular follicle undergoes ovulation.
d. ovary is stimulated.
10. After ovulation, the ruptured follicle
a. degenerates.
b. becomes a corpus luteum.
c. sloughs off as waste material.
d. mends and produces another oocyte.
11. The outer layer of the blastocyst, which attaches to the uterine wall, is the
a. yolk sac.
b. inner cell mass.
c. amnion.
d. trophoblast.
12. The usual and most desirable presentation for birth is
a. vertex.
b. breech.
c. nonvertex.
d. headfirst.
13. During human embryonic development, organogenesis occurs
a. during the first trimester.
b. during the second trimester.
c. during the third trimester.
d. just before birth.
1. Microscopic examination of a section of the kidney shows a thick-walled vessel with glomeruli
scattered in the tissue on one side of the vessel but not on the other side. What vessel is this?
a. Segmental vein
b. Cortical radiate artery
c. Interlobar vein
d. Arcuate artery
2. What is the glomerulus?
a. The same as the renal tubule
b. The same as Bowman’s capsule
c. The same as the nephron
d. Capillaries
3. Urine passes through the ureters by which mechanism?
a. Ciliary action
, b. Gravity alone
c. Peristalsis
d. Suction
4. Effects of aldosterone include
a. increase in sodium ion excretion.
b. increase in water retention.
c. increase in potassium ion concentration in the urine.
e. higher blood pressure.
5. Which of the following is dependent on tubular secretion?
a. Clearing penicillin from the blood
b. Removal of nitrogenous wastes that have been reabsorbed
c. Removal of excess potassium ions from the blood
d. Control of blood pH
6. Which is a normal value for percentage of body weight that is water for a young adult male?
a. 73 percent
b. 45 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 60 percent
7. The smallest fluid compartment is the
a. intracellular fluid.
b. extracellular fluid.
c. plasma.
d. interstitial fluid.
8. In the carbonic acid–bicarbonate buffer system, strong acids are buffered by
a. carbonic acid.
b. water.
c. bicarbonate ion.
d. the salt of the strong acid
1. Which one of the following structures is not located in the abdominal cavity?
a. Liver
b. Spleen
c. Urinary bladder
2. Which of the following is not an abdominopelvic region?
a. iliac region
b. lumbar region
c. Pancreatic region
3. The dorsal body cavity contains components of the __________system.
a. Reproductive
b. Respiratory
c. Nervous
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