Puberty: Female and Male Secondary Sex Characteristics
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What is the function of the pelvic floor muscle levator ani?

  • Producing milk after birth
  • Forming the birth passageway
  • Supporting the urethra, vagina, and rectum (correct)
  • Supporting and distributing body weight

    • Which type of pelvis is most favorable for delivery?

  • Gynegoid (correct)
  • True pelvis
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  • False pelvis

    • What is the function of the false pelvis?

  • Stabilizing reproductive organs
  • Supporting and protecting pelvic organs
  • Dictating the bony limits of the birth canal
  • Supporting the enlarging uterus (correct)

    • What is the function of the breasts as accessory organs of reproduction?

    <p>Produce milk after birth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary hormone responsible for causing secondary sex characteristics in females?

    <p>Estrogen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    At what age does the growth spurt in females typically end?

    <p>15-17 years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormone is responsible for the increase in muscle mass and strength in males?

    <p>Testosterone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the fallopian tubes?

    <p>Transporting the ovum to the uterus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the uterus provides an alkaline environment to shelter deposited sperm?

    <p>Corpus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the vagina during reproductive years?

    <p>Enabling stretching during sexual intercourse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormone stimulates the thickening of the uterine lining, and a decrease in its level causes menses?

    <p>Progesterone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the external female genitalia is known as part of the obstetrical perineum?

    <p><strong>Fourchette</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

    Skene’s ducts raise pH to enhance sperm motility. What is their primary function?

    <p><strong>Lubricates introitus during sexual arousal</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of Bartholin glands during sexual arousal?

    <p>Lubricates introitus during sexual arousal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of Labia majora in females?

    <p>Secretions from sebaceous glands</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of Labia minora in females?

    <p>Sensitive to stimulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the tubercles of Montgomery in the breast?

    <p>Providing structural support to the breast</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What stimulates the release of milk during breastfeeding?

    <p>Oxytocin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormone stimulates final maturation and release of the egg during the menstrual cycle?

    <p>Luteinizing hormone (LH)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the prepuce (foreskin) in males?

    <p>Protecting the glans penis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Mittelschmerz in relation to the female reproductive system?

    <p>&quot;Middle pain&quot;, pain experienced around the time of ovulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the accessory glands in the male reproductive system?

    <p>&quot;The Sailor and the Ocean&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormone ceases production during menopause?

    <p>Estrogen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Bartholin glands" are related to which aspect of female sexual arousal?

    <p>Lubrication during sexual arousal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are Cowper's glands responsible for producing?

    <p>Alkaline, thick fluid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is premenstrual syndrome (PMS) characterized by?

    <p>Cycling emotional and physical symptoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

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