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Which of the following is NOT true with regard to the sex hormone systems in the female? |
| | A) | Estrogen stimulates and maintains secondary sex characteristics. |
| | B) | Sex hormone levels in females fluctuate according to the various phases of 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. |
| | E) | Estrogen is responsible for stopping the growth of bone and muscle, which accounts for the generally smaller size of females as compared with males. |
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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 the above. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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Which of the following is NOT 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) | Anti-Müllerian hormone causes the Müllerian ducts to degenerate in the male. |
| | D) | The tubercle becomes the clitoris in the female. |
| | E) | By four months after conception, the gender of the fetus is clear from the appearance of the external genitals. |
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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. |
| | E) | none of the above. |
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5 | |
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. |
| | E) | none of the above |
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6 | |
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. |
| | E) | reverse-gender societies. |
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Which 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. |
| | E) | Adolescence was much longer a century ago. |
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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. |
| | E) | widening of the pelvic bone structure. |
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9 | |
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. |
| | E) | wet dreams. |
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Which change of puberty is MORE characteristic of girls than of boys? |
| | A) | increase in muscle mass |
| | B) | acne |
| | C) | gynecomastia |
| | D) | all of the above |
| | E) | none of the above |
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