PREGNANCY

Question 1

WHO SECRETS BHCG

Answer 1

SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST

Question 2

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION HCG

Answer 2

SIMILAR STRUCTURE TOLUTEINIZING HORMONE -LH-
HAS TOW GLYCOPROTEIN SUBUNITS - A AND B -
ALFA SUBUNIT IS SIMILAR LH, FSH , TSH
BETA SUBUNIT IS UNIQUE IN THE PREGNANCY
BINDS LH RECEPTORS IN CORPUS LUTEUM

Question 3

WHY DOES HCG NEED TO MAINTAIN THE CORPUS LUTEUM

Answer 3

CORPUS LUTEUM CONTINUES THE PROGESTERONE RELEASE , AFTER 10 WEEK, THE PLACENTA IS WHO RELEASE THE PROGESTERONE
PREVENTS MENSTRUATION
MAINTAINS PREGNANCY FOR FIRST 10 WEEKS

Question 4

WHAT AMOUN I NEED FOR DETECT BHCG

Answer 4

IN THE BLOOD - SERUM TEST - MOST SENSITIVE METHOD FOR DETENTING HCG
CAN DETECT VERY LOW LEVELS 1-2 MLU/ ML
MAY BE POSITIVE WITHIN 1 WEEK CONCEPTION

URINE TEST - THRESHOLD 20 -50 MLU/ML
MAY NOT BE POSITIVE UNTIL 2 WEEKS OR MORE

Question 5

FUNCTION SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST

Answer 5

SECRETES HCG
BEGINS PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS ABOUT 10 WEEKS
PLACENTA MAINTAINS PREGNANCY GOING FORWARD
ALSO PRODUCES HUMAN PLACENTAL LACTOGEN IT IS ALSO SOMETIMES CALLED HUMAN CHORIONIC SOMATOMAMMOTROPIN - THIS IS A PROTEIN HORMONE

Question 6

HUMAN PLACENTAL LACTOGEN, WHAT IS THIS

Answer 6

ALSO CALLED CHORIONIC SOMATOMAMMOTROPIN.
HIGHER LEVELS AS PLACENTA GROWS DURING PREGNANCY
BLOCKS EFFECTS OF INSULIN - RAISES BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL -GOOD FOR BABY
PROMOTES BREAKDOWN OF FATTY ACIDS BY MOTHER FOR FUEL
PROMOTES BREAKDOWN OF PROTEINS FOR FUEL
INABILITY TO OVERCOME INSULIN RESISTANCE – GESTATIONAL DIABETES

Question 7

MIFEPRISTON

Answer 7

ANTI-PROGESTERONE
BLOCKS PROGESTERONE EFFECTS ON UTERUS
PREVENTS IMPLANTATION

Question 8

MISOPROSTOL

Answer 8

SYNTHETIC PROSTAGLANDID E1 ANALOG
INDUCES UTERINE CONTRACTIONS