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