SG101 Flashcards
Starting with the 1st day of the menstrual cycle, list in chronological order which hormones are elevated.
- Gonadotropin releasing hormone
- FSH
- LH
- Progesterone
What hormone is responsible for the slight temperature rise in women around ovulation?
Progesterone
A women is menstruating. Which hormone levels would you expect to be low?
Estrogen and Progesterone
What is the spinbarkeit sign to indicate ovulation?
Change in consistency of vaginal discharge. A woman can touch her cervix and create a “thread” of mucus when separating her fingers after touching the cervix.
What does the drug Pergonal do?
Stimulates ovulation
In a family pedigree chart, which symbol represents female?
Circle
What does an abnormal nuchal fold scan indicate?
Possible Down’s syndrome
On a pedigree chart, what is a “proband” and how is it identifiable?
The proband is the first family member to be diagnosed with a medical/genetic problem. It is identified with an arrow.
Genetic translocations can lead to which condition?
Infertility
How is a stillborn child identified on a pedigree chart?
Small “uppercase” triangle
Is cerebral palsy a genetic disease?
No
Children in the same family appear similar, yet different, because homologous chromosomes exchange genetic information at the …..
Chiasma
Diseases transmitted by mitochondrial inheritance affect what percent of offspring?
100%
Which of the following crosses the placenta blood barrier?
Oral hypoglycemics
Insulin
Oral hypoglycemics - not safe to use during pregnancy
What is misoprostol used for?
Stimulating uterine contractions to speed labor
