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HESI RN · HESI Maternity · Anatomy and Physiology of Female Reproductive System

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Question 1 of 5

What is the primary structural difference between the male and female urethra?

A. The male urethra has two functions, whereas the female urethra has one.
B. The male urethra is up to three times as long as the female urethra.
C. The female urethra is less protected than the male urethra.
D. The female urethra is connected directly to the bladder.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The male urethra is up to three times as long as the female urethra.

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following does not contribute to the increase in the thickness of the endometrium during the endometrial cycle?

A. Growth of the endometrium
B. Fluid retention in the endometrium
C. Endometrial gland growth
D. All of the above contribute to the increase in the thickness of the endometrium during the endometrial cycle.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: All of the above contribute to the increase in the thickness of the endometrium during the endometrial cycle.

Question 3 of 5

Going from the ovary to the uterus, the sequence of the divisions of the uterine tubes is:

A. Isthmus, ampulla, fimbriae, and infundibulum
B. Ampulla, isthmus, infundibulum, and fimbriae
C. Fimbriae, infundibulum, ampulla and isthmus
D. Fimbriae, ampulla, isthmus, and infundibulum

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Fimbriae, infundibulum, ampulla and isthmus

Question 4 of 5

The main commissural fiber in the brain is:

A. Corpus callosum
B. Anterior commissure
C. Posterior commissure
D. Hippocampal commissure

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Corpus callosum

Question 5 of 5

The layer that is incomplete because it covers none of the cervix and only part of the body is called the:

A. Parietal peritoneum
B. Myometrium
C. Endometrium
D. Symphysis pubis

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Parietal peritoneum

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