Reproductive Physiology Quiz

Testosterone acts to __________ production of high density lipoproteins and estradiol acts to __________ bone resorption.

An XO female (Turner’s syndrome) has __________ Wolffian ducts and __________ Mullerian ducts.

Estradiol will act to __________ spinnbarkeit and progesterone will act to __________ cervical mucous ferning.

Starting with cholesterol, indicate the proper enzyme sequence in the synthesis of testosterone.

1. 3-β-ol-dehydrogenase
2. 17-hydroxylase
3. 17-β-OH-steroid dehydrogenase
4. 17- 20-desmolase
5. 20, 22-desmolase

Using the following list of events, indicate the proper sequence concerning the ovarian/uterine cycle.

1. High levels of estradiol
2. High levels of estradiol and progesterone
3. Luteinizing Hormone (LH) surge
4. Menstruation
5. Presence of a corpus albicans

Use this scenario to answer questions 6-8.

Bob and Miriam Pataki walk in to your office with their 16 year-old daughter Helga, who has not yet menstruated for the first time. Examination revealed a thin girl with normal breast development and the normal presence of pubic and axillary hair. On talking with Helga, you discover she is a junior in high school and is very active in sports. She is the highschool’s track and field star, and she is an avid swimmer. Because of her track practice, Helga stays up late most nights to do her homework, consequently, she only gets five to six hours of sleep a night.

The most likely diagnosis for Helga is __________.

Helga’s condition is described as _________.

The improper secretion of which of the following hormones do you suspect to be the original culprit of Helga’s amenorrhea?

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is primarily responsible for __________.

Which of the following cells is INCORRECTLY matched to the secretion or product it produces?

What is the most probable cause of an individual with ovaries, developed Mullarian ducts, regressed Wolffian ducts and male/female external genetalia?

Which of the following processes IS NOT part of spermatogenesis?

Between ejaculations, sperm is primarily stored in the __________.

Erection is controlled by the ________ division of the autonomic nervous system and ejaculation is controlled by the division of the autonomic nervous system ________.

Completion of oogenesis results __________.

Which hormone, from the profiles above, is inhibited by inhibin?

Days 15 to 28 of the menstrual cycle (i.e. both ovarian and uterine cycles) are referred to as the __________ or _________.

What day of the ovarian cycle might you expect to see low levels of estrogen and progesterone and high levels of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH)?

During gestation, androgens are produced by the __________.

All of the following hormones are produced from the chorionic portion of the placenta EXCEPT: