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Health: The Basics, 12e (Donatelle)
Chapter 5a Focus On: Understanding Your Sexuality
1) Which of the following is TRUE about sexual identity?
A) It is based solely on genetic factors.
B) The biological mother determines the sex of a child.
C) The biological father determines the sex of a child.
D) It is based mainly on social and cultural influences.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Your Sexual Identity
Learning Outcome: 5a.1
2) Which of the following is TRUE about intersexuality?
A) The person is exclusively male with minor female attributes.
B) The person is exclusively female with minor male attributes.
C) The person does not exhibit exclusively male or female sexual anatomy.
D) It may occur in as many as 10 out of 100 live births.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Your Sexual Identity
Learning Outcome: 5a.1
3) Which of the following BEST describes gender identity?
A) the practice of behaving in a masculine or feminine way
B) interactions with others that teach us certain behaviors
C) the manner in which we express masculinity or femininity on a daily basis
D) our personal sense of awareness of being masculine or feminine
Skill: Understanding
Section: Your Sexual Identity
Learning Outcome: 5a.1
4) Which of the following is TRUE about androgyny?
A) Androgynous people follow traditional sexual roles.
B) A person has feminine traits but tries to be a male.
C) A person has a combination of both traditional masculine and feminine traits.
D) A person has masculine traits but tries to be a female.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Your Sexual Identity
Learning Outcome: 5a.1
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5) When a person's gender identity does not match one's biological sex, this is known as being
A) transsexual.
B) transgendered.
C) transvestite.
D) bisexual.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Your Sexual Identity
Learning Outcome: 5a.1
6) Connie, who is analytical and independent, is pressured by her parents to be more nurturing.
This is an example of
A) discrimination.
B) gender role stereotyping.
C) traditionalization.
D) sexual identification.
Skill: Applying
Section: Your Sexual Identity
Learning Outcome: 5a.1
7) Sexual orientation is based on which of the following factors?
A) biological, social, and religious
B) psychological, familial, and environmental
C) biological, psychological, and socioenvironmental
D) biological, social, and socioenvironmental
Skill: Understanding
Section: Your Sexual Identity
Learning Outcome: 5a.1
8) Gavin and Todd have discovered that their application for an apartment rental was refused
solely because of their sexual orientation. This is an example of
A) sexual prejudice.
B) gender preference.
C) socioeconomic discrimination.
D) housing fraud.
Skill: Applying
Section: Your Sexual Identity
Learning Outcome: 5a.1
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9) Alison has had a few boyfriends, but she often feels romantic and sexual attraction to women
as well. Alison is
A) heterosexual.
B) homosexual.
C) bisexual.
D) asexual.
Skill: Applying
Section: Your Sexual Identity
Learning Outcome: 5a.1
10) Michael is biologically male, but for many years has been disturbed by feelings that he is
female "inside." Michael is most likely experiencing
A) puberty.
B) androgyny.
C) a disorder of sexual development (DSD).
D) gender dysphoria.
Skill: Applying
Section: Your Sexual Identity
Learning Outcome: 5a.1
11) Menstrual flow is actually sloughed off
A) fertilized eggs.
B) uterine lining.
C) cervical mucus.
D) corpus luteum.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Learning Outcome: 5a.2
12) How long is the average menstrual cycle?
A) 21 days
B) 24 days
C) 28 days
D) 31 days
Skill: Remembering
Section: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Learning Outcome: 5a.2
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13) The onset of the first menstrual period is
A) fertility.
B) menopause.
C) menstruation.
D) menarche.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Learning Outcome: 5a.2
14) The permanent cessation of menstrual periods is
A) fertility.
B) menopause.
C) menstruation.
D) menarche.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Learning Outcome: 5a.2
15) Which menstrual problem involves the common symptoms of breast tenderness, fatigue,
food cravings, irritability, and depression?
A) premenstrual syndrome
B) premenstrual dysphoric disorder
C) dysmenorrhea
D) hormone deficiency
Skill: Remembering
Section: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Learning Outcome: 5a.2
16) The system of tubules atop the testes where sperm reach maturity is the
A) vulva.
B) endometrium.
C) scrotum.
D) epididymis.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Learning Outcome: 5a.2
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17) The external female genitalia are collectively referred to as the
A) vulva.
B) endometrium.
C) scrotum.
D) epididymis.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Learning Outcome: 5a.2
18) The lining of the uterus is the
A) vulva.
B) endometrium.
C) cervix.
D) mons pubis.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Learning Outcome: 5a.2
19) The sac that contains the testes is the
A) prostate gland.
B) vas deferens.
C) scrotum.
D) epididymis.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Learning Outcome: 5a.2
20) The testes manufacture
A) sperm and testosterone.
B) semen and progesterone.
C) urine and semen.
D) sperm and Graafian follicles.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Learning Outcome: 5a.2
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21) Menstrual cramps occur when
A) luteinizing hormone signals the ovaries to produce progesterone.
B) prostaglandins released during the menstrual cycle promote uterine muscle contraction.
C) a surge in estrogen levels promotes uterine muscle contraction.
D) the woman has been engaging in excessive exercise.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Learning Outcome: 5a.2
22) A few days after her period began, Roxanne began to feel as if she had a flu-like illness.
Which of the following was the MOST likely cause of her high fever, dizziness, and rash?
A) pregnancy
B) premenstrual dysphoric disorder
C) dysmenorrhea
D) toxic shock syndrome
Skill: Applying
Section: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Learning Outcome: 5a.2
23) Ovulation typically occurs
A) in the first 1-3 days of a woman's menstrual cycle.
B) about halfway through a woman's menstrual cycle.
C) in the final 1-3 days of a woman's menstrual cycle.
D) only if a woman is pregnant.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Learning Outcome: 5a.2
24) During ejaculation,
A) urine sometimes mixes with semen in the urethra, but only if the man's bladder is full.
B) urine typically mixes with semen in the urethra.
C) urine and semen do not come into contact with each other.
D) semen is ejaculated from the seminal vesicles while urine is ejaculated from the urethra.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Learning Outcome: 5a.2
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25) Circumcision is the surgical removal of the
A) glans penis.
B) foreskin.
C) testes.
D) prostate.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
Learning Outcome: 5a.2
26) Anthony frequently experiences ejaculation within the first few minutes of sexual contact,
leaving both him and his partner unsatisfied. Which type of sexual dysfunction does he have?
A) orgasmic disorder
B) arousal disorder
C) excitation disorder
D) desire disorder
Skill: Applying
Section: Human Sexual Response
Learning Outcome: 5a.3
27) In which type of sexual dysfunction does an individual experience pain during or after sex?
A) inhibited sexual desire
B) vaginismus
C) female orgasmic disorder
D) dyspareunia
Skill: Remembering
Section: Human Sexual Response
Learning Outcome: 5a.3
28) In which stage of the human sexual response does vasocongestion occur?
A) excitement/arousal
B) plateau
C) orgasmic
D) resolution
Skill: Remembering
Section: Human Sexual Response
Learning Outcome: 5a.3
