Midwifery Boards-GYN: Ovarian Cycle
Exam Prep Questions and Answers.
What regulates the menstrual cycle? -
\hormonal regulation
Feedback loops are primarily ------in follicular phase -
\positive feedback
Feedback loops are primarily----in luteal phase -
\negative
What 2 hormones does the anterior pituitary produce in the menstrual cycle? -
\FSH & LH
What hormone does the ovary produce in the menstrual cycle? -
\estrogen (estradiol & estrone)
The corpus luteum produces ----hormones -
\progesterone
The follicular phase averages in ---- to----days -
\10-14
What is the goal of the follicular phase? -
\To produce ONE ovum for fertilization
The follicular phase starts on day----of the menstrual cycle -
\Day 1
What hormone levels rise in the beginning of follicular phase? -
\Estrogen
An increase in estrogen causes -------- to grow -
\Multiple immature ovarian follicles to grow
Define primordial follicle -
\Immature ovarian follicle
How many days of the menstrual cycle can one follicle emerge as a dominant follicle? -
\Day 5
Define atresia -
\When the immature follicles disintegrate
Exam Prep Questions and Answers.
What regulates the menstrual cycle? -
\hormonal regulation
Feedback loops are primarily ------in follicular phase -
\positive feedback
Feedback loops are primarily----in luteal phase -
\negative
What 2 hormones does the anterior pituitary produce in the menstrual cycle? -
\FSH & LH
What hormone does the ovary produce in the menstrual cycle? -
\estrogen (estradiol & estrone)
The corpus luteum produces ----hormones -
\progesterone
The follicular phase averages in ---- to----days -
\10-14
What is the goal of the follicular phase? -
\To produce ONE ovum for fertilization
The follicular phase starts on day----of the menstrual cycle -
\Day 1
What hormone levels rise in the beginning of follicular phase? -
\Estrogen
An increase in estrogen causes -------- to grow -
\Multiple immature ovarian follicles to grow
Define primordial follicle -
\Immature ovarian follicle
How many days of the menstrual cycle can one follicle emerge as a dominant follicle? -
\Day 5
Define atresia -
\When the immature follicles disintegrate
