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