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