GYN: Menstrual Cycle Flashcards
Hormone that recruits primordial follicle
Gonadotropin
The theca lutein cell has ___ receptor and produces ____ hormoine
Theca lutein(izing) has LH receptor, produces androstenedione
The granulosa cells has ____ receptor and produces ___ hormone
Granulosa cell has FSH receptor, produces estorgen
___ follicle secretes 95% of the estrogen
Graafian follicle
Ovulation is caused by the surge of two gonadotropin hormines
LH and FSH
LH secretion peaks ___ hours before ovulation
10-12 hours
____ is the primary leutropic factor maintaining the corpus luteum
LH
What are the three phases of the menstrual cycle?
- Preovulatory phase / Follicular phase
- Ovulation phase
- Luteal phase postovulatory phase
An average menstrual cycle usually lasts for?
28days
FSH stimulates this cell in the pituitary gland
Granulosa cell
FGE
LH stimulates this cell in the pituitary gland
Theca Cell
LTT
What are the hormones secreted by the theca cells?
- Testosterone
2. Androstenedione
What hormones are secreted by your granulosa cell?
- Estrogen
- Activin
- Inhibin
Inhibin has a positive feed back to what cell?
Theca cell
Increasing production of testosterone and androstenedione
Inhibin has a negative feedback to what hormone?
FSH
What hormone has a negative feedback to FSH?
- Estrogen
2. Inhibin
This hormone has a negative feedback to your theca cells
Activin
The normal, spontaneous, cyclical ovulation occurs at ___ day intervals
25 to 35 days
In the menstrual cycle, which days is the narrow window of endometrial receptivity to blastocyst implantation?
Days 20-24`
What hormone regulates the secretion of FSH and LH?
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Released from neurons within the anterior hypothalamis (arcuate nucleus of the basal hypothalamus)