Exam #1

Question 1

What is painful menstruation?

Answer 1

Dysmenorrhea

Question 2

Which hormone is at the highest level at ovulation?

Answer 2

LH

Question 3

The ovarian artery branches from where?

Answer 3

Abdominal aorta

Question 4

Which endocrine gland provides negative feedback to reduce GnRH, LH, and FSH production?

Answer 4

Ovary

Question 5

If fertilization does not occur, the corpus luteum will undergo atresia and become the?

Answer 5

Corpus albicans

Question 6

What layer of the endometrium is shed during menstruation?

Answer 6

Functional layer

Question 7

Secondary blood supply to the ovaries is through the?

Answer 7

Uterine arteries

Question 8

The thickness of the endometrium should be measured in which plane?

Answer 8

Longitudinal

Question 9

What term describes abnormally heavy menstrual bleeding?

Answer 9

Menorrhagia

Question 10

The endometrium demonstrates the three-line sign during the?

Answer 10

Proliferative phase

Question 11

In which phase does the endometrium measures 9 to 16 mm thick and hyperechoic?

Answer 11

Secretory phase

Question 12

What is a function of luteinizing hormone?

Answer 12

Ovulation of the dominant follicle

Question 13

The left ovarian vein drains into the?

Answer 13

Left renal vein

Question 14

The arteries found along the periphery of the uterus are the?

Answer 14

Actuate arteries

Question 15

What are the paired embryonic tubes that run parallel to the mesonephric ducts?

Answer 15

Müllerian ducts

Question 16

During the maturation of the Graafian follicle, the endometrium is undergoing:

Answer 16

Proliferation of glands, blood vessels and storma

Question 17

In a typical 28 day menstrual cycle, days 6-13 correspond to the?

Answer 17

Follicular phase of the ovary

Question 18

What arteries are sloughed during menstruation?

Answer 18

Spiral arteries

Question 19

The ovary is attached to the pelvic sidewalk by the?

Answer 19

Suspensory ligament

Question 20

A complete failure of resorption of the uterovaginal septum results in?

Answer 20

Septate uterus

Question 21

The primary or first kidney that develops in the embryo is the ________.

Answer 21

Pronephros

Question 22

Different names for the peritoneal space anterior to the rectum and posterior to the uterus.

Answer 22

Rectouterine pouch, posterior cul-de-sac, and pouch of Douglas

Question 23

Flexion refers to the axis of the uterine body relative to the?

Answer 23

Cervix

Question 24

The upper part of the pelvis above the pelvic brim that is occupied by bowel is the?

Answer 24

False pelvis

Question 25

The endometrium is at its greatest thickness and echogenicity with posterior enhancement in which phase?

Answer 25

Secretory

Question 26

The release of an egg from a mature follicle is?

Answer 26

Ovulation

Question 27

Which organ produces GnRH?

Answer 27

Hypothalamus

Question 28

What is a complete duplication of uterus, cervix and vaginal canal?

Answer 28

Uterus didelphys

Question 29

What muscle forms the lateral wall of the true pelvis?

Answer 29

Obturator internus muscle

Question 30

Uterine anomalies are commonly associated with anomalies in the?

Answer 30

Kidneys

Question 31

What is the distal portion of the Fallopian tubes?

Answer 31

Infundibulum

Question 32

Which organ produce estrogen and progesterone?

Answer 32

Ovaries

Question 33

When are estrogen and progesterone at the lowest levels?

Answer 33

Day 28

Question 34

Which hormone is at the highest level during the secretory phase?

Answer 34

Progesterone

Question 35

The spiral artery provides the primary blood supply to which of the following pelvic structures?

Answer 35

Endometrium

Question 36

The ovarian vessels and nerves travel through the?

Answer 36

Suspensory ligament

Question 37

What is the effect of estrogen on the endometrium?

Answer 37

Stimulates thickening of the endometrium

Question 38

The corpus luteum secretes mainly?

Answer 38

Progesterone