Menustration

Question 0

Luteinizing Hormone

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The LH surge results in establishment of the corpus luteum, which produces estrogen and progesterone. LH rises and stimulates the follicle to produce estrogen. As estrogen is produced by the follicle, estrogen levels rise, inhibiting the ouput of LH.

Question 1

The menstrual cycle hormones

Answer 1

GnRH, FSH, LH, Estrogen, Progesterone, Prostaglandins

Question 2

When does ovulation occur

Answer 2

After LH surge damages the estrogen-producing cells, resulting in a decline in estrogen

Question 3

Labia majora

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Crescent shaped fatty tissue containing folds of skin; extends down from mons veneris to perineum

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Labia minora

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Narrow folds of hairless skin between labia majora and vagina

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Clitoris

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Short, sensitive, erectis tissue, anterior junction of the vulva

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Perineum

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Area between vaginal opening and anus composed of muscles and fascia, which supports pelvic structures

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Hymen

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Membranous tissue over vaginal opening

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Urethral opening

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Beneath clitoris

Question 9

Ovaries

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Small oval organs located on each side of the uterus in the upper part of the pelvis; function in the development and expulsion of ova

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Fallopian tubes (oviduct)

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Two tube, each closely adjoining an ovary. Each has two openings- one into the abdominal cavity and one into the uterine cavity. Function to conduct the released ovum from the ovary to the uterus

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Uterus

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Hollow, pear shaped thick walled muscular structure, located between the bladder and the rectum in the pelvic cavity. Composed of 3 sections: fundus, body, and cervix. Consist of the myometrium, endometrium. During labor expels the product of conception

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Myometrium

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Involuntary muscle fibers that provide for expansion and support during pregnancy and for expulsion of fetus and control of hemorrhage during labor and delivery

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Endometrium

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Highly vascular lining that provides for implantation of fertilized ovum, she’d during menstruation

Question 14

Vagina

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Distensible mucous membrane- lined passage ( birth canal) located between the bladder and rectum

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Pelvis

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Bony ring through which the fetus passes during labor and delivery; consist of four united bones ( two hip or innominate bone, the sacrum, and the coccyx) between the trunk and the thighs

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Gynecoid

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Classic female pelvis inlet, well rounded (oval); ideal for delivery

Question 17

Android

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Resembling a male pelvis, narrow and heart shaped; usually requires cesarean section or difficult forceps delivery

Question 18

Platypelloid

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Flat, broad pelvis; usually not adequate for vaginal delivery

Question 19

Anthropoid

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Similar to pelvis of anthropoid ape; long, deep, and narrow; usually adequate for vaginal delivery

Question 20

Breasts

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Pair of accessory glands of female reproduction responsible for lactation. Externally covered by skin with dark colored nipple and areola containing Montgomery’s glands that lubricate the nipples. Internally contain the alveoli that produce the colostrum ( premilk) and breast milk late in pregnancy and after delivery, as well as lactiferous or mammary ducts to eject the milk