Maintenance Of Pregnancy SEM1

Question 1

What does luteotrophic mean

Answer 1

Process that promotes the growth and development of the corpus luteum in the ovary

Question 2

What are examples of luteotrophic hormones

Answer 2

Prolactin
Chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG)

Question 3

Where is the fetal membrane located

Answer 3

Inner most layer

Question 4

What is placental villi

Answer 4

Site of placental exchange

Question 5

How does corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) contribute during pregnancy

Answer 5

Placenta secretes CRH which contributes to the timing of birth

Question 6

What does the placental CRH stimulate

Answer 6

Stimulates the fetal hypothalamus to release its own CRH which prompts the fetal pituitary gland to secrete adrenocortiotropic hormone (ACTH)

Question 7

What does ACTH stimulate in regard to the fetus

Answer 7

ACTH stimulates production of cortisol which is crucial for fetal organ maturation and development of lungs

Question 8

How do matured fetal adrenal glands contribute to fetal development

Answer 8

Contributes to the synthesis of oestrogen crucial for development and preparing the fetus and mother for labour