The menstrual cycle

Question 1

At the day 1-2 of the menstrual cycle there is?

Answer 1

Rise in FSH and a fall in progesterone and oestradiol

Question 2

At the mid-follicular phase stage

Answer 2

oestrogen levels are increasing, feedback is negative and FSH is decreasing

Question 3

What is a false statement about the events occurring in the mid-follicular phase?

Answer 3

There is an LH surge

Question 4

What is a true statement about the luteal phase?

Answer 4

Corpus luteum only produces progesterone under the influence of relatively low levels of LH

Question 5

The LH surge causes

Answer 5

Increased blood flow to the follicle
Withdrawal of cumulus cell projections from the egg
Increased progesterone production from granulosa cells via LH receptors
Decreased oestradiol production

Question 6

At the time of ovulation the egg has

Answer 6

Completed the first meiotic division