GCU BIO 202 Exam 4 Questions with Verified Answers
|2026/2027 Update | A+ Graded
nutritional - Answer -the uterus provides the developing embryo (weeks 1-8) and fetus (week 9
through delivery) _______ support
waste - Answer -the uterus provides the developing embryo (weeks 1-8) and fetus (week 9
through delivery) _______ removal
uterine cycle - Answer -a repeating series of changes in endometrium
endometrium - Answer -lining of the uterus
menstrual cycle - Answer -what is another name for the uterine cycle?
21-35 - Answer -the uterine cycle lasts ___ days (average 28 days)
monthly - Answer -changing estrogen levels causes uterine glands, blood vessels, and
epithelium to change with phases of _______ uterine cycle
1|Page
,3 - Answer -how many phases in the uterine cycle?
menses - Answer -days 0-7
0 - Answer -what day does menses begin on?
patches - Answer -in menses, the degernation of functional zone occurs in _______
menses - Answer -is caused by constriction of spiral arteries: reducing blood flow, oxygen, and
nutrients
menses - Answer -degenerating tissues break away and enters uterine lumen
proliferative phase - Answer -days 7-14
proliferative phase - Answer -epithelial cells of uterine glands multiply and spread across
endometrial surface
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,proliferative phase - Answer -epithelial cells of uterine glands restore integrity of uterine
epithelium
functional - Answer -in proliferative phase, further growth and vascularization completely
restores _______ zone
same time - Answer -does proliferation phase occur at same or different time as enlargement of
primary and secondary follicles in ovary?
proliferative phase - Answer -stimulated and sustained by estrogens secreted by developing
ovarian follicuar thecal cells
vascularized - Answer -in proliferative phase, entire functional zone is highly _______
small - Answer -in proliferative phase, _______ arteries spiral toward inner surface from larger
arteries in myometrium
secretory phase - Answer -days 14-28
secretory phase - Answer -endometrial gland enlarge - icrease secretion of mucus rich in
glycogen (essential for survival of fertilized egg)
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, secretory phase - Answer -arteries of uterine wall elongate and spiral through functional zone
ovulation - Answer -secretory phase begins at _______ (day 14)
12 - Answer -secretory phase peaks about ___ days after ovulation, then glandular activity
declines
14 - Answer -secretory phase generally lasts ___ days in total (days 14-28)
menstrual cycle - Answer -28 day cycle
LH - Answer -menstrual cycle: _______ levels abrubtly drop during the secretory phase of the
uterine cycle
luteum - Answer -menstrual cycle - corpus _______ stops producing the stimulatory hormone
which maintains the endometrium
follicular - Answer -menses and proliferative phase occur durin ovarian _______ phase
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|2026/2027 Update | A+ Graded
nutritional - Answer -the uterus provides the developing embryo (weeks 1-8) and fetus (week 9
through delivery) _______ support
waste - Answer -the uterus provides the developing embryo (weeks 1-8) and fetus (week 9
through delivery) _______ removal
uterine cycle - Answer -a repeating series of changes in endometrium
endometrium - Answer -lining of the uterus
menstrual cycle - Answer -what is another name for the uterine cycle?
21-35 - Answer -the uterine cycle lasts ___ days (average 28 days)
monthly - Answer -changing estrogen levels causes uterine glands, blood vessels, and
epithelium to change with phases of _______ uterine cycle
1|Page
,3 - Answer -how many phases in the uterine cycle?
menses - Answer -days 0-7
0 - Answer -what day does menses begin on?
patches - Answer -in menses, the degernation of functional zone occurs in _______
menses - Answer -is caused by constriction of spiral arteries: reducing blood flow, oxygen, and
nutrients
menses - Answer -degenerating tissues break away and enters uterine lumen
proliferative phase - Answer -days 7-14
proliferative phase - Answer -epithelial cells of uterine glands multiply and spread across
endometrial surface
2|Page
,proliferative phase - Answer -epithelial cells of uterine glands restore integrity of uterine
epithelium
functional - Answer -in proliferative phase, further growth and vascularization completely
restores _______ zone
same time - Answer -does proliferation phase occur at same or different time as enlargement of
primary and secondary follicles in ovary?
proliferative phase - Answer -stimulated and sustained by estrogens secreted by developing
ovarian follicuar thecal cells
vascularized - Answer -in proliferative phase, entire functional zone is highly _______
small - Answer -in proliferative phase, _______ arteries spiral toward inner surface from larger
arteries in myometrium
secretory phase - Answer -days 14-28
secretory phase - Answer -endometrial gland enlarge - icrease secretion of mucus rich in
glycogen (essential for survival of fertilized egg)
3|Page
, secretory phase - Answer -arteries of uterine wall elongate and spiral through functional zone
ovulation - Answer -secretory phase begins at _______ (day 14)
12 - Answer -secretory phase peaks about ___ days after ovulation, then glandular activity
declines
14 - Answer -secretory phase generally lasts ___ days in total (days 14-28)
menstrual cycle - Answer -28 day cycle
LH - Answer -menstrual cycle: _______ levels abrubtly drop during the secretory phase of the
uterine cycle
luteum - Answer -menstrual cycle - corpus _______ stops producing the stimulatory hormone
which maintains the endometrium
follicular - Answer -menses and proliferative phase occur durin ovarian _______ phase
4|Page
