reproductive system

Question 1

what does estrogen and progesterone effect during pregnancy

Answer 1

-shut down ant pit gland so no more follicles
-maintain uterine lining
-prepared breast for lactation
-inhibits release of PRL until delivery

Question 2

what do estrogen and progesterone during not pregnancy

Answer 2

• at puberty stimulates uterus and vagina
• egg maturation.
• secondary sex characteristic

Question 3

what are the secondary sex characteristics of women

Answer 3

body hair, fat distribution, pelvic girdle enlarges and breast development

Question 4

what is the areola

Answer 4

pigment around nipple

Question 5

how many lobules does each breast have

Answer 5

15-25 ad each has a mammary duct

Question 6

what is alveoli

Answer 6

-each mammary duct is divided into
-blind ended sac, milk is produced here

Question 7

what is prolactin (PRL )

Answer 7

produced after delivery, up untill then inhibits by estrogen and progesterone

Question 8

what is colostrum

Answer 8

produced after delivery, watery yellowish fluid, has more protein than fat

Question 9

what is oxytocin

Answer 9

hormone for milk let down and labour