FELP Flashcards

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1
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FSH

A

From pituitary, egg maturing

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2
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Estrogen

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comes from maturing follicle, builds endometrium

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3
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LH

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From pituitary, ovulation

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4
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Progesterone

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From corpus luteum, maintains endometrium

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5
Q

Egg+ sperm=

A

zygote

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6
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Where does the egg get fertilized

A

In the distal 1/3 of the Fallopian tube

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7
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Corpus luteum

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Follicle after egg has left.

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8
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Endometrium

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Membrane that thickens around the uterus (period)

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9
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Blastocyst

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It’s a zygote after its imbedded into the endometrium

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10
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Testosterone

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comes from teste, stimulates spermatogenesis, develops male secondary sex characteristics (puberty)

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11
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If your not pregnant

A

Progesterone goes down, endometrium is shed

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12
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If your pregnant

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Progesterone goes up, and estrogen goes up

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13
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Humanchorionicgonadtrophic hormone

HCG

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from implanted embryo, tells corpus luteum to continue -> keep progesterone

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14
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What two female sex hormones are opposite of each other

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FSH and Progesterone

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