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