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Biology of Women, 5e Theresa Hornstein Jeri Lynn Schweirin

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Chapter 1 Why Biology of Women?

MULTIPLE CHOICE

• Which of the following is not true of biological differences between men and women?
• They respond differently to pain.
• Blood flow to the brain through the external carotid arteries is greater in women.
• They metabolize many medications at the same rate.
• Under physiological stress, men have a less active immune system.

ANS: C PTS: 1

• Which of the following is true regarding a woman’s body cells?
• Women have two X chromosomes.
• Women have two Y chromosomes.
• Women have two Z chromosomes.
• Women have one X and one Y chromosome.

ANS: A PTS: 1

• The term “gender” refers to which of the following?
• The biological distinction as to whether one is female or male
• The social attributes associated with being female or male in a given society
• The cultural attributes associated with being female or male in a given society
• Both B and C

ANS: D PTS: 1

• Which of the following are measures of the quality of women’s lives?
• Life expectancy c. Educational attainment
• Political empowerment d. All of the above

ANS: D PTS: 1

• According to the Gender Gap Report, the United States in 2009 ranked ______ in the world in terms of

the quality of women’s lives.

• 1st c. 10th
• 3rd d. 31st

ANS: D PTS: 1

• Throughout history, Puerperal (Childbirth) Fever was a common killer of women following delivery.

Which of the following is true about puerperal fever?

• It is a bacterial infection most often caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes.
• It was most often transmitted from patient to patient via nurses and physicians.
• It was most often transmitted from patient to patient via midwives.
• Both A and B.

ANS: D PTS: 1

• Which of the following is true of women’s mental health issues in the late 1800s?
• Mental illness was often perceived as psychosomatic.
• Mental health was often defined in terms of social expectations.
• Mental health was often defined in terms of cultural expectations. 2 / 4

• All of the above.

ANS: D PTS: 1

8. The Comstock Law of 1873 made it illegal to:

• Prohibit a woman from obtaining contraceptives
• Distribute information relating to contraception
• Bring contraceptives into the United States
• Both B and C

ANS: D PTS: 1

9. In 1865, Dr. Mary Walker was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for:

• Becoming the first recognized female doctor
• Work as a physician during the Civil War
• Opening the first birth control clinic
• Promoting the participation of women in the professional medical field

ANS: B PTS: 1

10. Margaret Sanger is best known for her efforts to:

• Promote higher educational opportunities to women
• Drastically reduce the number of deaths from Puerperal (Childbirth) Fever
• Provide contraceptives and contraceptive literature to women
• Study the effects of nutrition on female life expectancy

ANS: C PTS: 1

• In 1972, the Civil Rights Acts was amended to include “Title IX” which stated that:
• Women had legal rights to acquire contraceptives
• Women had the same legal rights as men in terms of access to education
• Women had the right to sue for illnesses related to unsanitary hospital conditions
• All of the above

ANS: B PTS: 1

• Some of the factors that have negatively affected the state of women’s health care include:
• Different treatment for men and women suffering from heart disease
• Political attempts to control the distribution of information about reproductive options
• The treatment of menopause as an “illness”
• All of the above

ANS: D PTS: 1

• Federal guidelines protect women from being used without their knowledge or consent in which of the

following clinical studies?

• Drugs c. Diseases
• Medical devices d. All of the above

ANS: D PTS: 1

• Which of the following has not been attributed to bringing more national and international attention to

women’s health issues?

• A massive increase in funding for focused women’s health research over the last 50 years
• Increased self-confidence in women to participate in their own health care decisions
• The availability of hundreds of books, articles, and Web sites on women’s health issues 3 / 4

• Further recognition of sexual differences in human development

ANS: A PTS: 1

• The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation became a leader in which of the following?
• Funding for research on breast cancer
• Education on breast cancer
• Legislative advocacy for breast cancer research
• All of the above

ANS: D PTS: 1

• In 1990, The Society for the Advancement of Women’s Health Research was created to increase

research on which of the following?

• Conditions affecting women differently from men
• Conditions affecting women exclusively
• Conditions affecting women disproportionately
• All of the above

ANS: D PTS: 1

• Women and minorities were not typically included in clinical health studies until:
• The 1960s c. The 1980s
• The 1970s d. The 1990s

ANS: D PTS: 1

• In 2005, a Women’s Health Initiative study concluded that Hormone Replacement Therapy:
• Increased rates of breast cancer in women
• Increased cardiovascular disease in women
• Decreased rates of breast cancer in women
• Both A and B

ANS: D PTS: 1

• Which of the following helps explain why women and women’s experiences have historically been

seen as “outside the human standard”?

• The human condition has typically been studied from an exclusively male point of view.
• Men’s lives, bodies, and experiences were most often romanticized in literature and

medicine.

• Women and minorities were not included in clinical studies until very recently.
• All of the above.

ANS: D PTS: 1

• Which of the following is not true of women’s studies?
• It is a discipline in which gender is the central theme.
• It recognizes that women’s experiences are shaped by social expectations and norms.
• It serves as an incubator for feminist thought and debate.
• It recognizes that men’s experiences are not as important as women’s experiences.

ANS: D PTS: 1

• Which of the following is not true of women with heart disease?
• Doctors have historically treated women less aggressively than men.
• Women generally have more advanced heart disease than men when first diagnosed.
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