Ovulation

Question 1

Follicular development is induced by the rise of what hormone?

Answer 1

FSH

Question 2

The FSH induced follicular development is responsible for which process in the ovarian cycle?

Answer 2

Selection Window

Question 3

What are the 4 types of ovarian follicles (in order of maturity)

Answer 3

Primordial –> Primary (Unilaminar–>Multilaminar) –> Secondary/Antral –> Graffian Follicle

Question 4

In the Ovarian Cycle, this phase is marked by an estrogen-induced LH surge

Answer 4

Ovulation

Question 5

What hormone is increased in the proliferative phase in the endometrial cycle?

Answer 5

Estradiol

Question 6

Where is rhe site of FSH receptor expression?

Answer 6

Granulosa cells

Question 7

The primary oocyte in the primary follicle is arrested at what phase?

A. Mitosis
B. Meiosis I
C. Prophase
D. Meiosis II

Answer 7

B. (Prophase I meiosis I)

Question 8

What is the counterpart of menstrual period in the ovarian cycle?

Answer 8

Follicular Phase

Question 9

In the secretory phase, what hormone starts to increase? This is secreted by the?

Answer 9

Progesterone- Corpus Luteun

Question 10

The oocyte is on what stage during ovulation?

Answer 10

Secondary oocyte

Question 11

What are the 3 stages in implantation?

Answer 11

Apposition
Adhesion
Invasion

Question 12

In this stage, the blastocyst starts to adhere to the uterine wall

Answer 12

Apposition

Question 13

The implantation takes how many days after fertilization?

Answer 13

6-7 days

Question 14

What is the primary source of progesterone during the first few days in pregnancy? What structure secretes it

Answer 14

HCG-syncitiotrophoblast

Question 15

What is the extraembryonic fetal membrane?

Answer 15

Chorion laeve

Question 16

What hormone is responsible for the maintainance o amniotic fluid volume?

Answer 16

Decidual Prolactin

Question 17

This attenuates the rate of decidual prolactin secretion

Answer 17

Arachidonic Acid

Question 18

What hormones are responsible for the follocular dev’t? (growth factors)

Answer 18

GDF9 BMP-15

Question 19

The antrum is filled with what fluid? The initial appearance of antrum is on what follicular stage

Answer 19

Liquor folliculi / Secondary Follicle

Question 20

The Graafian Follicle contains what kind of oocyte? It is arrested at what stage in Meiosis?

Answer 20

Secondary oocyte / Metaphase II

Question 21

What happens when the estrogen secretion is uncontrolled by progesterone?

Answer 21

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Question 22

What hormones are decreased during the pre-ovulatory period?

Answer 22

Estradiol and estrogen

Question 23

What phase has a fixed amount of time? This is the basis of natural family planning

Answer 23

Luteal Phase (12-14days)

Question 24

Menstruation typically last for how many days?

Answer 24

4-7 days

Question 25

What layer in te endometrium is sloughed off during menses?

Answer 25

Stratum functionale

Question 26

What is the counterpart of proliferative phase in the ovarian cycle?

Answer 26

Follicular Phase

Question 27

What important event in the endometrium occurs after/during the 5th day of menses?

Answer 27

Revasculariation

Question 28

What hormone, which is produced in the hypothalamus, is responsible for release of both LH and FSH and initiates the menstrual cycle?

Answer 28

GnRH

Question 29

This hormone is responsible for the steroidogenesis in the ovarian follicle and corpus luteum

Answer 29

FSH

Question 30

Which among the hormones maintain pregnancy?

Answer 30

Progesterone