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Genitourinary System Flashcards

1
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what does the bony pelvis connect and protect?

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  • connects vertebral column to the lower limbs
  • protects internal organs
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what 4 bones is the bony pelvis made of?

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  • ilum
  • pubis
  • ischium
  • sacrum
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where is the bony pelvis joined together? (male) (2)

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  • sacroiliac joint
  • pubic symphysis
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where is the perineum located? (male)

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  • between the thighs
  • most inferior part of the pelvic outlet
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what is the pelvic cavity and perineum separated by? (male)

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  • pelvic floor muscles superiorly
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what systems does the perinuem support? (2) (male)

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  • genitourinary
  • gastrointestinal
    systems
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what is the perineum important for? (male) (3)

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  • micturition
  • defecation
  • sexual intercourse
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nerve supply to bony pelvis? (male)

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  • S2, S3, S4
  • pudendal nerve
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what two layers is the scrotum made from?

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  • heavily pigmented skin
  • dartos muscle
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testes suspended in the scrotum by the ____

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  • spermatic cord
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the scrotum is externally seperated by the ___ and internally by the ____

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  • scrotal raphe
  • scrotal septum
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what does the scrotum help do?

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  • regulate the temperate of the testes
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what are the testes?

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  • paired gonads in phenotypically XY individuals
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what does the testes produce? (2)

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  • sperm
  • testosterone
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how is the testes developed?

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  • begin on the posterior abdominal wall
  • descend through abdominal wall
  • into scrotum
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what are the testes covered by?

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  • tunica vaginalis (aka. peritoneum dragged through abdominal wall as testes descend)
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17
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where is the spermatic cord formed?

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  • opening of inguinal canal
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18
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what does the spermatic cord contain?

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  • several neurovascular structures (vans derfernes)
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what is the spermatic cord veered by? (3)

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  • external spermatic fascia
  • cremaster muscle
  • internal spermatic fascia
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20
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6 contents of the spermatic cord?

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  • ductus (vas) deferens
  • testicular artery (branch of aorta)
  • cremasteric artery and vein (to supply cremaster muscle)
  • artery to ductus (vas) deferens
  • pampiniform plexus of veins
  • nerves and lymphatics
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what three layers of muscle is the ductus deferens made of?

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  • outer longitudinal
  • middle circular
  • inner longitudinal
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what is the journey of sperm? (7)

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  • begins in teste
  • travels through ductus (vas) deferens
  • through spermatic chord
  • through abdominal wall
  • over pelvis inlet
  • behind the bladder
  • passes the seminal vesicles
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what is the tunica albuginea?

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  • fibrous capsule that encloses the testes and creates lobules
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what are lobules? (3)

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  • made by tunica albuginea
  • contains seminiferous tubules
  • contains interstitial fluid
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seminferous tubules contain sertoli cells which are involved in _____

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  • sperm maturation
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26
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insterstitial fluid contains leydig cells which are involved in _____

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  • testosterone production
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27
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at the onset of puberty, GnRH starts to be produced by the ____

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  • hypothalamus
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in puberty for males, when GnRH is produced, the anterior pituary gland _____ for the first time

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  • releases FSH and LH
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FSH stimulates ___ in males

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  • sertoli cells
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30
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in males, LH stimulates ____

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  • leydig cells
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31
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in male stimulation of FSH and LH stimulates what? (2)

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  • the onset of spermatogenesis
  • development of secondary sex characteristics
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32
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human semen composition (%) (4)

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  • 4% sperm from teste via ductus deferens
  • 65% seminal vesicles
  • 30% prostate
  • 1% bulbourethral glands
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33
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where is the seminal gland located?

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  • between posterior wall of bladder and rectum
34
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what % of fluid is made up in seminal gland?

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  • 65%
35
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What can low volumes of seminal fluid show?

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  • indicates a problem with the seminal vesicles or prostate
36
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secretions from the seminal glands are discharged into the ____ which penetrate ____

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  • ejaculatory ducts
  • muscular wall of prostate
37
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how can the prostate gland be palpated?

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  • through the rectum
38
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what % of seminal fluid is produced by prostate?

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  • 30%
39
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prostatic fluid ejected into the ____ by ____ of the prostatic muscular wall

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  • prostatic urethra
  • peristaltic contractions
40
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what is bulbourethral gland?

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  • small, pea sized glands located at the base of the penis
41
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what does the bulbourethal gland secrete?

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  • thick, alkaline mucus
  • neutralises urinary acids that may be still be present in urethra
42
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what does the bony pelvis connect and protect?

A
  • connects vertebral column to the lower limbs
  • protects internal organs
43
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what bones is pelvis made from? (female) (4)

A
  • the sacrum
  • ilium
  • pubis
  • ischium
44
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where and what parts of the bony pelvis joined together

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  • sacroiliac joint
  • pubic symphysis
45
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where is the perineum located in female anatomy?

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  • between thighs
  • most inferior part of the pelvic outlet
46
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what is the perineum and pelvic cavity separated by in females?

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  • superiorly by the pelvic floor muscles
47
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what does the perineum support in females?

A
  • genitourinary
  • gastrointestinal
    systems
48
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when is the perineum functionally important in females?

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  • during micturition
  • defecation
  • sexual intercourse
  • childbirth
49
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what nerves supply the female pelvis? (2)

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  • sciatic nerve
  • pudendal nerve
50
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define mons pubis

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  • mound of subcutaneous fat
  • located anterior to the pubic symphysis
51
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define labia majora

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  • two hair-bearing skin folds extending from the mons pubis to the posterior commissure
52
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define clitoris

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  • located within the clitoral hood
  • formed from the corpa cavernosa erectile tissue
53
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define vestibule

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  • contains the opening of the vaina and uretha
  • situated between the labia minora
54
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define greater vestibular gland

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  • secrete lubricating mucus during sexual arousal
  • same embryological origin as bulbourethral glands
55
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clitoris’ function

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  • sexual pleasure
56
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what is the clitoris’ made of?

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  • erectile tissue and muscles
57
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what tissue and muscle is in the clitoris?

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  • corpus cavernosum (erectile tissue)
  • surrounded by ischiocavernosus muscle
58
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what is the corpus spongiosum surrounded by in the clitoris

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  • bulbospongiosus muscle
59
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how much urine can the female bladder hold?

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  • 400-600ml
60
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what is the rugae?

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  • folded internal lining of the female bladder
61
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what is the trigone?

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  • smooth triangular area in the female bladder
62
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what is detrusor muscle?

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  • forms the thick muscular walls of female bladder
  • innervated by autonomic nerves
63
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what are the ovaries?

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  • paired gonads in phenotypical XX individuals
64
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how are the ovaries attached to the uterus?

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  • ovarian ligament
65
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how are the ovaries attached to the body wall?

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  • suspensory ligament
66
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what is the blood supply for ovaries?

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  • ovarian artery branches from abdominal aorta
  • level L2
67
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what are the three layers of the uterine wall?

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  • perimetrium (peritoneum)
  • myometrium
  • endometrium
68
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what is the cervix?

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  • inferior portion of the uterous
  • connects vagins and body of uterous
69
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What two parts is the cervix made out of?

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  • endocervical canal - uterine cavity begins at internal oslined by mucus secreting simple columnar epithelium
  • ectocervix - transitions to the endocervical canal at the external os-lined by stratified squamous non-keatinised epithelium
70
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anatomical position of the vagina

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  • bladder and the urethra lie anteriorly
  • rectum and rectouterine pouch lie posteriorly
71
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what is the vagina?

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an elastic muscular tube which is highly distensible

72
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3 major biological functions of the vagina

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  • forms inferior portion of the birth canal
  • passageway for the elimination of menstrual fluids
  • sexual activity for reproduction, receives penis and ejaculatory fluids
73
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how is the vagina lubricated?

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  • mucus secreted by the cervix
  • greater vestibular gland during sexual arousal
74
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where are the hormones for the menstrual cycle released from?

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  • brain
  • ovaries
75
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hormones from the brain in the menstral cycle (3)

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  • gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH)
  • follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
  • luteinising hormone (LH)
76
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hormones released from the ovary in menstruation (3)

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  • oestrogen
  • inhibin
  • progestrone
77
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what happens with hormones at the start of a menstrual cycle? (3)

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  • hypothalamus secretes GnRH
  • GnRH stimulates FSH & LH release from the anterior pituitary gland into blood
  • FSH and LH enter ovaries through capillaries
78
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what happens days 1-14 (follicular stage) of the menstrual cycle? (5)

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  • FSH stimulates follicule maturation
  • maturing follicles produce and release oestrogen
  • at low levels, this inhibits LH release
  • oestrogen levels continue to rise at high levels it no longer inhibits LH
  • LH levels rise and triggers ovulation
79
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what happens at ovulation?

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  • ruptured follicle turns into corpus luteum (dead follicle)
  • drop in GnRH, LH and FSH levels
80
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what happens days 15-28 (luteal phase) of the menstrual cycle

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  • corpus luteum secretes progesterone, inhibin and oestrogen
  • progesterone inhibits GnRH, inhibin inhibits FSH high levels of progestrone
  • oestrogen builds
  • maintains endometrium
81
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what happens when the corpus luteum degenerates in the menstrual cycle?

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as the corpus luteum starts to degenerate the hormones stop being produced, causes;
- prostagladin release
- endometrium lining to shed
- leading to menstruation
- stops inhibition of GnRH, LH and FSH
- corpus luteum degenerates into the corpus albicans (scar tissue)

82
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what are prostagladins and what do they do?

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  • lipid compunds
  • causes constriction of blood vessels
  • ischemia of the endometrium
  • lining sheds off
  • results in primary dysmenorrhea

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