A couple is having difficulty conceiving a child, and they decide to see a fertility specialist. Which two organ systems will the specialist examine in this couple?

Question

A.  reproductive and nervous systems
B.  endocrine and urinary systems
C.  reproductive and endocrine systems
D.  reproductive and urinary systems

Clarify Question
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
What type of thinking is required?

Gather Content
What do you already know about fertility? What other information is related to the question?

Choose Answer
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?

Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?


Answer 1

C.  reproductive and endocrine systems

Clarify Question
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
        · This question is asking about the systems that play a direct role in fertility.
What type of thinking is required?
        · Apply level:
            o You are being asked to take what you already know and use, or apply, it to body systems that are involved in infertility.

Gather Content
What do you already know about fertility? What other information is related to the question?
        · The primary organs of the reproductive system, the testes and the ovaries, produce gametes, which are required for the production of offspring.
        · The production of gametes is regulated by hormones, which are products of the endocrine system.

Choose Answer
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
        · The endocrine, urinary, and nervous systems do not play a direct role in infertility.
        · Since gametes are made by the organs of the reproductive system, and the organs of the reproductive system are controlled by the hormones of the endocrine system, it is the actions of the reproductive system and the endocrine system that are primary causes of infertility.

Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?
        · Apply level:
            o Answering this question correctly depended on your ability to use fertility in a new situation. If you got an incorrect answer, did you remember that gametes are produced by the primary reproductive organs, or that the hormones of the endocrine system regulate gamete production? Did you have trouble extending fertility to determine the correct answer?