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Question #1
The hypothalamus controls the anterior pituitary via the
A.
thyroid
B.
hypothalamopituitary portal system.
C.
medial forebrain bundle.
D.
fornix.
E.
adrenals.
Question #2
Selectively cutting the veins of the pituitary stalk temporarily disrupts the release of
A.
hypothalamic hormones.
B.
anterior pituitary hormones.
C.
posterior pituitary hormones.
D.
all of these
Question #3
A portal vein is any vein
A.
in the pituitary stalk or “porta.”
B.
that carries blood toward the pituitary.
C.
that connects one capillary network with another.
D.
that leads to a large chamber.
E.
that carries blood away from the hypothalamus.
Question #4
Releasing hormones are synthesized in the
A.
gonads.
B.
hypothalamus.
C.
hippocampus.
D.
amygdala.
E.
pituitary.
Question #5
Releasing hormones control the release of
A.
releasing factors.
B.
androgens.
C.
tropic hormones.
D.
progestins.
E.
estrogens.
Question #6
The first releasing hormone to be isolated was
A.
growth hormone releasing factor.
B.
thyrotropin releasing hormone.
C.
luteinizing hormone.
D.
follicle stimulating hormone.
E.
gonadotropin releasing hormone.
Question #7
Both follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone are
A.
releasing factors.
B.
gonadal hormones.
C.
posterior pituitary hormones.
D.
releasing hormones.
E.
gonadotropins.
Question #8
There are often large minute-to-minute fluctuations in the levels of a person’s circulating hormones. These fluctuations are often the result of
A.
positive feedback.
B.
negative feedback.
C.
the adrenal medulla.
D.
pulsatile hormone release.
E.
testosterone.
Question #9
Humans are dimorphic; that is, they come
A.
in two standard models: female and male.
B.
with two bilaterally symmetrical halves.
C.
with two of most things.
D.
with a two-lobed brain.
E.
from a two-layered embryo.
Question #10
The cortices of the primordial gonads may develop into
A.
ovaries.
B.
the Wolffian system.
C.
testes.
D.
the frenulum.
E.
the female sex ducts.
Question #11
The Sry gene on the Y sex chromosome triggers the synthesis of
A.
Sry protein.
B.
testosterone.
C.
the primordial gonads.
D.
estradiol.
E.
the Müllerian system.
Question #12
Sry protein triggers the development of the medullas of the primordial gonads into
A.
a Wolffian system.
B.
ovaries.
C.
the penis.
D.
a Müllerian system.
E.
testes.
Question #13
In the absence of Sry protein, the
A.
medulla of a primordial gonad develops into an ovary.
B.
cortex of a primordial gonad develops into an ovary.
C.
cortex of a primordial gonad develops into a testis.
D.
Müllerian system develops into male ducts.
E.
medulla of a primordial gonad develops into a testis.
Question #14
Sperm cells move to the seminal vesicles through the
A.
H-Y antigen axons.
B.
Wolffian tube.
C.
fallopian tubes.
D.
vas deferens.
E.
Müllerian tube.
Question #15
During the third month of male fetal development, the testes secrete substantial amounts of testosterone and
A.
tropic hormones.
B.
Wolffian-inhibiting substance.
C.
Müllerian-inhibiting substance.
D.
estradiol.
E.
releasing factors
Question #16
When she matures, a genetic female fetus injected with testosterone in its third month of development could very well have
A.
both male and female internal reproductive ducts.
B.
two complete sets of female internal reproductive ducts.
C.
no internal reproductive ducts.
D.
male internal reproductive ducts, but no female ducts.
E.
copious quantities of Müllerian-inhibiting substance.
Question #17
The word that refers specifically to the removal of the testes is
A.
orchidectomy.
B.
gonadectomy.
C.
castration.
D.
ovariectomy.
Question #18
The external reproductive organs of males and females develop
A.
under estrogenic control.
B.
ue. under environmental control.
C.
from the same bipotential tissue.
D.
from different tissue.
E.
under direct genetic control.
Question #19
Which of the following male structures develops from the same fetal tissue as do the labia majora?
A.
shaft of the penis
B.
labia minora
C.
scrotum
D.
frenulum
E.
head of the penis
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