Lecture 4 - Female Reproductive Tract II

Question 1

Uterial gorwth after implantation?

Answer 1

osetrogen (and progesterone) stretch existing cells following ectotopic implantation

Question 2

Ducidal reaction?

Answer 2

preparation for pregnancy (not necessary), stroma becomes oedematous, fibroblasts expand and fill with glycogen; sometimes occurs spontaneously during periods

Question 3

Myometrium blood?

Answer 3

branches of uterine arteries become arcuate arteries that encircle endometrium with radial artery branches?

Question 4

Radial artery branches?

Answer 4

supply straight arteries (supply basal zone), and spiral arteries (functional zone/placenta)

Question 5

Timing ovulation consideration?

Answer 5

follicular/proliferative phase is longer and more variable in length than the luteal/secretory phase

Question 6

Period anthropology from ancestors?

Answer 6

earlier puberty, earlier motherhood, more children, significantly less cycles over lifetime

Question 7

Histological signs of proliferative phase?

Answer 7

straight stroma, mitotic figures

Question 8

Histological signs of luteal phase?

Answer 8

bent glands, glandular secretions, basal oedema

Question 9

Oestrogen in uterus?

Answer 9

epithelial and stromal cell proliferation, oedema, gland secretion, progesterone receptor synthesis, myometric activity

Question 10

Progesterone in uterus?

Answer 10

gland secretions of luteal, stromal cell differentiation, inhibit myometric activity

Question 11

Endometriosis starting theories?

Answer 11

transport of cells through blood, lymphatics and stem cells

Question 12

HPV?

Answer 12

infects junctional site between layers - location of pap smear

Question 13

Cervical mucus?

Answer 13

changes depending on cycle - ovolume, viscosity, spinnbarkeit (stringy)