Reproductive system MCQ's

Question 1

The male gonad is the

Prostate
Cowper’s gland
Testis
Penis

Answer 1

Testis

Question 2

The male gamete is the

Penis
Urethra
Spermatozoon
Testis

Answer 2

Spermatozoon

Question 3

The gland that produces seminal fluid, which can be enlarged in older men (benign or malignant) is called

The urethra
The prostate
The epididymis
The vas deferens

Answer 3

The prostate

Question 4

The female gonad is called

The ovary
The uterus
The fallopian tube
The cervix

Answer 4

The ovary

Question 5

The female gamete is called

The morula
The oocyte or ovum
The ovary
The stigma

Answer 5

The oocyte or ovum

Question 6

The fallopian tube is sometimes called the

The style
The ampulla
The oviduct
The corpus luteum

Answer 6

The oviduct

Question 7

The newly fertilized gamete is first called the

Zygote
Morula
Embryo
Foetus

Answer 7

Zygote

Question 8

The new individual is said to house the new chromosome compliment (number 46) the term used to describe this is

Whole
Haploid
Diploid
Autosome

Answer 8

Diploid

Question 9

Fertilisation takes place in the

Uterus
Ovary
Carvix
Fallopian tube

Answer 9

Fallopian tube

Question 10

How does the pre-implanted embryo aquire nutrition?

From the chorionic villi

From a yolk sac

By diffusion from the surrounding fluids in the female tract

From the mothers blood

Answer 10

By diffusion from the surrounding fluids in the female tract

Question 11

At what stage is the placenta fully functioning?

12 weeks
6 weeks
2 weeks
20 weeks

Answer 11

12 weeks

Question 12

The blood in the foetal right atrium can pass through a space in the atrial septum to the left side of the heart, this is called

The ductus arteriosus
The ductus venosus
The foramen ovale
The foramen magnum

Answer 12

The foramen ovale

Question 13

The hormone that triggers ovulation is

Progesterone
LH
FSH
Testosterone

Answer 13

LH

Question 14

Menstruation follows

Follicular phase of the cycle
The post fertilisartion stage
The luteal phase of the cycle
The antral phase

Answer 14

The luteal phase of the cycle

Question 15

The nuclear DNA from the sperm cell and the DNA from the ovum fuse. Why does the embryo not inherit genes from the father’s mitochondrial DNA?

The female mitochondrail DNA is stronger

The female mitochindrial DNA moves to the nucleus

The male mitochindrial have no DNA

The mitochindrial reside in the sperm neck and this falls off with the tail during fertilisation so does not get into the ovum

Answer 15

The mitochindrial reside in the sperm neck and this falls off with the tail during fertilisation so does not get into the ovum

Question 16

Neonates are at risk of excessive heat loss and dehydration particularly if they are pre-term, this is because

They have kidneys that are not fully functioning in terms of concentrating urine

Their body surface area is so much more than their volume thus more scope for liquid evaporation and heat loss by radiation

They pass more dilute urine

All of the above are true

Answer 16

All of the above are true

Question 17

The condition infant respiratory distress syndrome is specifically the result of

Poorly developed bronchial tubes

Nasal breathing only, no mouth breathing

Failure to produce surfactant to reduce surface tension in the aveoli

Hepatic insufficiency due to liver immaturity

Answer 17

Failure to produce surfactant to reduce surface tension in the aveoli

Question 18

The hormone picked up in urine and blood to indicate pregnancy is

Prolactin
Oestrogen
FSH
Chorionic gonadotrophin

Answer 18

Chorionic gonadotrophin

Question 19

Which one of the following is NOT an endocrine tissue?

Ovary
Uterus
Placenta
Corpus luteum

Answer 19

Uterus

Question 20

The hormone that produces repetitive contraction of the myometrium during labour is called

LH
FSH
Oxytocin
Prolactin

Answer 20

Oxytocin