Phys and Endo of Female Reproductive System Flashcards
Rapid pulses of GnRH favor ___ synthesis
LH
Slow pulses of GnRH favor ___ synthesis
FSH
During fetal development, proliferation of oocytes and arrest in ____
meiosis I
Ovulations triggers completion of ___ and onset of ___
meiosis Imeiosis II
Fertilization triggers completion of ____
meiosis II
____ necessary for preparing uterus for potential implantation of fertilized ovum
Progesterone
Growth of axillary and pubic hair is mediated by ____
Adrenal androgens
____ quiets the uterine myometrium
Progesterone synthesized by corpus luteum
____ causes proliferation of endometrium and myometrium
Estrogen
Fertilization occurs in ____
ampulla of fallopian tube
Window of receptivityOpens:Closes:
5-6 days after ovulation3-4 days after it opens
Human chorionic gonatropin, hCG, secreted first by ___ then by ____
Trophoblast cells of blastocystTrophoblast cells of placenta
____ promotes development of ducts in mammary glands during pregnancy
Estrogen
____ stimulates alveolar-lobule development in mammary glands
Progesterone
Enzymes needed for components of milk (3)
Prolactin (anterior pituitary)Placental lactogenPlacental growth hormone
Lactation initiated by ____
decreased estrogen and progesterone
____ and ____ necessary for maintaing lactation
Prolactin, oxytocin
____ inhibits prolactin release from mammotrope cells of anterior pituitary
hypothalamic dopamine
LH and FSH (increase/decrease) during menopause
increase
____ becomes absent during menopause
ovarian progesterone and estrogen synthesis
Early pregnancy, ___ makes progesterone
corpus luteum
Late pregnancy, ___ makes progesterone
placenta
Ejection fraction (increases/decreases) during pregnancy
decreases
Stroke volume (increases/decreases) during pregnancy
increases