Lecture 7

Question 1

What is the role of female reproductive systems

Answer 1

• produce ova and secrete sex hormons
• recieves spermatozoa from the male
• provides site for fertilization of an ovum
• provides site for implantation of the blastocysts
• parturition follows gestation
• mammary glands provide nourishment

Question 2

What are the categories of female reproductive structures

Answer 2

• primary organs = gonads= ovaries produce gametes = ova and sex hormones
• secondary sex organs - for successful fertilization of ovum implantation ecc (vagina, external genitalia, uterine tube, uterus, mammary glands)
• sex characteristics , fat in breasts , abdomen , mons pubis and hips , broad pelvis

Question 3

Where does the material of the ovary in which follicle are embeddd lies

Answer 3

In both the cortical and medullary layers

Question 4

What’s the function of Fallopian tubes

Answer 4

Transport located from ovaries to uterus

10 cm long 0.7 diameter

Question 5

What are fimbriae

Answer 5

They are a number of finger like processes that project from the margin of the infundibulum they sweep the egg into uterine tube

Question 6

Why are the layers of the uterus

Answer 6

Perimetrium myometrium endometrium (superficial dtrayum functional, deeper stratum basale)

Question 7

How does puberty results

Answer 7

From increased secretion of gonafotropic hormones from anterior pituitary

Question 8

Who delivers most of the hormones needed during pregnancy

Answer 8

The placenta

Question 9

What are the primary hormones of pregnancy

Answer 9

Human chorionic gonadrotopin hCG , ESTROGEN, PROGESTERONE , HP,POMC

Question 10

Which one is the predominant hormon during the first three months

Answer 10

HCG suppresses follicle maturation in ovaries and maintains production of estrogen and progesterone in corpus lutheum until 6th week

Question 11

Where does the placenta recieves precursors from

Answer 11

Maternal and fetal adrenal cortex for hormones synthesis

Question 12

What hormone rises steadily during pregnancy

Answer 12

Hpl and stimulates mammary enlargements and lactogen

Question 13

Which hormone plays a role in hormonal regulation of birth

Answer 13

crH

Question 14

What is naegele’s rule

Answer 14

Is used to predict the expected date of delivery on the basis of 28 days menstrual cycle

Subtract 3 months from the first day of the last menstrual period then add 7 days and 1 year

Question 15

What are the stages of parturition

Answer 15

1- contractions begin
2- cervix dilatate
3- contractions and dilatantesi cervix facilitate birth
4- placenta expelled

Question 16

What’s the pearl index

Answer 16

It’s a way to report effectiveness of a birth control method

Relative number of pregnancies for the method under study divided by number of months of exposure and then multiplied by 1200