Health & Wellness, Ninth Edition

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Practice Quizzes

These Practice Quizzes test your knowledge of the important concepts in each chapter and provide an explanation for each answer.

Please read each question and select your answer from the choices provided. You must complete all of the questions in order to view your results. At the end of each exam, you have the option to e-mail your results to your instructor.

1: A married couple who was three months pregnant announced that their soon-to-be-born child was a boy. How did they know?
	A: Their physician performed an amniocentesis (removal of fetal cells from the uterus) and determined that the fetus had an XY pair of sex chromosomes.
	B: Their physician performed an amniocentesis (removal of fetal cells from the uterus) and determined that the fetus had an XX pair of sex chromosomes.
	C: The couple's three previous children are boys, which means that they can have only male children.
	D: The couple's three previous children are girls, and the laws of probability give 100 percent certainty of the birth of a male child.

2: Emotions and conscious and unconscious beliefs are aspects of which dimension of a person's sexuality?
	A: physical
	B: psychological
	C: orientation
	D: relationship

3: The male sterilization operation, a vasectomy, involves the cutting and/or tying of the vas deferens. Indicate the correct response.
	A: Vasectomy removes the source of sperm cells from the testes
	B: Vasectomy is effective because it makes it more difficult for a man to ejaculate
	C: Vasectomy requires abdominal surgery because it is performed anatomically between the seminal vesicles and the prostate
	D: Vasectomy can be carried out in a doctor's office because it is performed anatomically between the testes and seminal vesicles

4: A woman's fertile time, that is, the time of the menstrual cycle when she can become pregnant usually occurs during
	A: menstruation
	B: the proliferation phase
	C: midcycle
	D: the secretory phase

5: In the Sexual Response Cycle, vaginal lubrication and erection of the penis occur in the
	A: incremental phase
	B: excitement phase
	C: plateau phase
	D: orgasm phase

6: Effective listening is enhanced by
	A: judging what the speaker is saying in order to offer advice
	B: giving your complete attention even if you are dead tired
	C: paying attention to the speaker's words and trying not to figure out the speaker's intentions, mood, or motivations
	D: summarizing the speaker's message in your own words

7: Arguments in close relationships
	A: should continue until one partner has persuaded the other to her or his point of view
	B: should begin the moment one person feels angry
	C: should only be about one specific issue
	D: indicate that the partners are not well suited for each other

8: The lower part of the uterus is called the ________.
	A: urethra
	B: vulva
	C: cervix
	D: pelvis

9: The monthly flow of blood known as menstruation is due to the degeneration of the lining of the ________.
	A: ovaries
	B: uterus
	C: fallopian tube
	D: vagina

10: In a woman's lifetime, the beginning and stopping of menstruation are called ________ and ________.
	A: dysmenorrhea; amenorhea
	B: primary cycle; secondary cycle
	C: menarche; menopause
	D: amenorhea; menopause

11: Socialization is a process by which an individual's sexual attitudes and behaviors are formed.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

12: Estrogen and progesterone are the principal sex hormones for males.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

13: Erection of the penis occurs because the penile bone stiffens.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

14: The prostate gland manufactures a portion of a man's seminal.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

15: Using "I-statements" is a major barrier to effective communication.
	A: TRUE
	B: FALSE

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