Biology 30 - Sample Quiz/Exam Questions

Perspectives on Sexuality, Sexuality Research and Spermatogenesis and Oogenesis associated structures, physiology and health issues

In a (an) ___ sample, subgroups are represented according to their incidence in the larger population.

A. Survey

B. convenience

C. random

D. representative

E. control

Representative sample

Demographic bias is sample bias in which certain segments of population are represented disproportionately.

A. True

B. False

True

During the middle ages Augustine ________.

A. declared lust as the original sin of Adam and Eve.

B. formalized notion that intercourse could only occur within marriage for procreation.

C. believed female subordination was part of God’s creation.

D. All above endings are correct.

E. None of the above endings correctly complete the sentence

All above endings are correct

The vaginal photoplethysmograph measure sexual arousal by indirectly measuring changes in ____.

A. mucous secretion

B. perspiration

C. blood flow

D. muscle contractions

Blood flow

Kinsey and his colleagues obtained their data by means of _________

a. direct observation

b. qualitative studies

c. experimental research

d. survey interviews.

e. All the above methods were used.

Survey Interviews

A study was conducted in South Africa to determine whether circumcision may be an effective strategy for preventing HIV infection. In this study 3,000 uncircumcised and uninfected men were randomly assigned to 2 groups, one with individuals circumcised at beginning of trial and other with uncircumcised males scheduled for circumcision at end of 21-month study. What is the dependent variable?

a. 3000 uncircumcised and uninfected men.

b. HIV infection status or whether the person is infected with HIV or not when tested.

c. Circumcision status or whether uncircumcised or circumcised.

d. Whether circumcision may be an effective strategy for preventing HIV infection

e. Random assignment

B. HIV infection status or whether the person is infected with HIV or not when tested

7. Who believed that same-gender acts, anal intercourse, and oral sex was against God’s will?

a. Sigmund Freud b. Thomas Aquinas c. Havelock Ellis d. Alfred Kinsey e. John Calvin

B. Thomas Aquinas

Thin, highly coiled structures located within the testicle and responsible for sperm production are _____.

a. seminiferous tubules

b. interstitial cells

c. cavernous bodies

d. spongy tissue.

e. sertoli cells.

A. seminiferous tubules

Which of the following structures is NOT part of an uncircumcised penis?

a. Corona

b. Frenulum

c. Foreskin

d. Perineum

e. Mea

D. Perineum

Which of the following is associated with the head of the sperm?

a. acrosome

b. mitochondria

c. flagellum

d. Interstitial cells of the Leydig

A. acrosome

 The term vulva refers to the ___________.

a. area covering the pubic bone.

b. oogenesis associated external genital structures.

c. vagina.

d. clitoris.

B. oogenesis associated external genital structures

The labia majora enclose all the following EXCEPT the:

a. clitoris.

b. mons veneris.

c. introitus.

d. urethral opening.

B. mons veneris

Female genital mutilation:

a. can cause severe bleeding, intense pain, childbirth complications, and death.

b. In most cases it is conducted in a hospital setting using up-to-date anesthetic and surgical techniques.

c. only ever involves the removal of the clitoral hood.

d. was performed in ancient societies but died out about 100 years ag

A. can cause severe bleeding, intense pain, childbirth complications, and death

The opening of the vagina is referred to as the:

a. vestibule.

b. urethra.

c. introitus.

d. vulva.

C. Introitus

Bartholin’s glands:

a. are located within the clitoral shaft.

b. can become clogged, causing swelling.

c. are surgically removed at puberty in some societies.

d. provide most of the uterine lubrication.

D. provide most of the uterine lubrication

Ovulation commonly takes place ________.

a. during the menstrual phase of the menstrual cycle.

b. every 3 to 5 days throughout the menstrual cycle.

c. about 14 days before the start of a person’s next menstrual period.

d. usually within a week of the start of a person’s next menstrual period

C. about 14 days before the start of a person’s next menstrual period

Breasts are:

a. primary sex characteristics.

b. secondary sex characteristics.

c. considered part of the external female genitalia.

d. considered part of the internal female genitalia.

B. secondary sex characteristics

Uterine contractions associated with primary dysmenorrhea are caused by an overproduction of prostaglandins.

a. True b. False

A. True

Most women orgasm from vaginal rather than clitoral stimulation.

a. True b. False

B. False

The corpus luteum ____________.

a. secretes progesterone.

b. secretes estrogen.

c. develops during the proliferative phase.

d. develops during the menstrual phase.

A. secretes progesterone

Undescended testes remain at the internal body temperature, which is __________.

a. too high for normal sperm production.

b. too low for normal sperm production.

c. too high for normal sperm motility.

d. too low for normal sperm motility

A. too high for normal sperm production

The major sources of androgens in people with penises are the __________.

a. interstitial cells.

b. Sertoli cells

c. Seminiferous tubules.

d. cavernous bodies.

A. interstitial cells

The seminal vesicles secrete an alkaline fluid that is rich in:

a. enzymes.

b. citric acid.

c. fructose.

d. ascorbic acid.

C. fructose

Wet dreams are also known as:

a. hot flashes.

b. nocturnal emissions.

c. retrograde ejaculation.

d. sphincter retraction.

B. nocturnal emissions

Brian is having surgery performed, which involves making an incision at the base of his penis and severing the ligaments that attach the penile root to the pelvic bone. Brian is MOST likely to have this surgery performed for which of the following reasons?

a. To treat penile cancer.

b. To treat testicular cancer.

c. To treat phimosis.

d. To cosmetically augment his penis size.

D. To cosmetically augment his penis size

True or False? The cavernous body is on the underside of the penis and encloses the urethra.

a. True b. False

B. False

The tunica dartos can raise or lower the testicles based on the outside temperature.

a. True b. False

A. True

____ produce female secondary sex characteristics and help regulate the menstrual cycle.

a. Estrogens

b. Progestational compounds

c. Androgens

d. Wolffian ducts

A. Estrogens

Which of the following is true about media and sexuality?

a. Music videos rarely if ever contain sexual content.

b. Commitment, contraception, and consequences are commonly depicted on television shows.

c. Advertising presents blatant and subtle sexual images designed to sell products.

d. Very few of the technological advances of the internet were advanced by the sex industry.

e. Mass media has changed very little in the past 600 years

C. Advertising presents blatant and subtle sexual images designed to sell products

What is the correct disadvantage of the direct observational method of research?

a. The subjects' behaviors may be influenced by the presence of an observer.

b. It is impossible to generalize the findings to the target population.

c. You can only study one subject at a time.

d. The measurements obtained through this method are entirely subjective.

e. The method eliminates possibility of falsification

A. The subjects’ behaviors may be influenced by the presence of an observer

A condition known as ____ exists when a person has an extremely tight foreskin.

a. cremasteric constriction

b. phimosis

c. cryptorchidism

d. glans constriction

e. tunica dartos

B. Phimosis

The results of the National Health and Social Life Survey in the mid-1990s reflected an American people who were_________.

a. less content with their erotic lives than was widely believed.

b. more sexually active than was widely believed.

c. more sexually conservative than was widely believed.

d. indulgent in all kinds of conventional and unconventional sexual practices.

e. ethnically very similar with similar sexual behaviors

C. more sexually conservative than was widely believed

The ____ is released from the follicle at ovulation.

a. secondary oocyte with 23 chromosomes

b. primary oocyte with 23 chromosomes

c. oogonium with 46 chromosomes

d. secondary oocyte with 46 chromosomes

e. oogonium with 23 chromosomes

A. secondary oocyte with 23 chromosomes

Which of the following correctly matches a term with its definition?

a. Secondary dysmenorrhea; Constant and often-spasmodic lower abdominal pain extending to back and thighs which is not due to overproduction of prostaglandins

b. Primary amenorrhea: Failure to begin menstruating at puberty.

c. Primary dysmenorrhea; Pain or discomfort during menstruation due to overproduction of prostaglandins.

d. Premenstrual syndrome: General term for all symptoms that occur before a woman’s period such as bloating, swelling breasts and pain.

e. All of the above terms correctly match their definition.

E. All of the above terms correctly match their definition

During the menstrual/ovarian cycle, which structure secretes progesterone after ovulation?

a. Secondary oocyte

b. Corpus luteum

c. Hypothalamus

d. Cervix

e. Follicle

B. Corpus luteum

People born with a uethra that does not extend the full length of the penis have a condition

called _____.

a. Peyronie’s disease

b. cryptorchidism

c. priapism

d. hypospadias

e. varicocele

D. hypospadias

Which of the following are true about breasts?

a. Size difference in breasts between different people is due to number of lobules producing milk.

b. Breast size changes throughout the course of women’s life, during pregnancy and during her menstrual cycle.

c. The colored region around the nipple is called the vestibule.

d. The lobes within the breast are directly connected to the nipple where milk is released.

e. All of the above statements are true.

B. Breast size changes throughout the course of women’s life, during pregnancy and during menstrual cycle

Despite differences in the overall length of the menstrual cycle among different women and even for a single woman during different parts of her life, which period of time within a woman’s cycle is most consistent?

a. The interval between the onset of menstruation and ovulation.

b. The interval between ovulation and the onset of menstruation.

c. The menstrual period itself.

d. Ovulation is consistently 14 days long

e. There is no period throughout the cycle that is consistently the same.

B. interval between ovulation and the onset of menstruation

Which of the following is/are TRUE about erections?

a. The capacity for erection occurs at puberty.

b. Erections that occur at night are always due to the erotic content of dreams.

c. Erections occur because the nervous system sends out messages causing expansion of the arteries, which increases the rate of blood flowing into and accumulating in the erectile cylinders beyond the outflow of blood from the penis.

d. Erections that occur in the morning are not due to having a full bladder but happen because an individual often awakens just after completing a rapid eye movement (R.E.M.) or dreaming stage of sleep.

e. Answers c and d are correct about erections

E. Answers c and d are correct about erections