NUR 131 Final Exam 2024 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
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CVS - ANSWER: Detects fetal karyotype and genetic disorders: sickle-cell
anemia/trait, phenylketonuria, Down Syndrome, cystic fibrosis, etc. Usually
performed bet 10-12 weeks (1st trimester). Results usually obtained in less than a
week.
MENARCHE - ANSWER: The start of menstruation in females
PERINEUM - ANSWER: Most posterior part of the external female reproductive
system
LUTEINIZING HORMONE (LH) - ANSWER: Secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and
is responsible for final maturation of follicle and lueinization of ruptured follicle
ENDOMETRIUM - ANSWER: The mucosal layer lining the uterine cavity in non-
pregnant women
GONADOTROPIN - RELEASING HORMONE (GNRH) - ANSWER: Secreted by the
hypothalamus, induces the release of FSH & LH
MITTLESCHMERTZ - ANSWER: Midcycle pain on either side of the abdomen occurs
during release of an ovum.
OVULATION - ANSWER: The release of a mature ovum approximately day 14 in a 28
day cycle.
MENSTRUATION - ANSWER: Normal, predictable physiologic process when the
uterine lining is shed.
PROGESTERONE - ANSWER: Secreted by the corpus luteum and prepares the
endometrium for implantation.
PREMENSTRUAL CYCLE - ANSWER: Group of symptoms that occur during luteal
phase of menstrual cycle and resolve with menstruation.
ESTROGEN - ANSWER: Secreted by the ovaries and is important for the maturation of
the follicle
CORPUS LUMEN - ANSWER: The remaining follicle after release of the ovum
secreting estrogen and progesterone
FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE (FSH) - ANSWER: Secreted by the anterior
pituitary gland and is responsible for maturation of the ovarian follicle.
, PRIMARY AMENORRHEA - ANSWER: absence of menstruation by age 14, absence of
growth of secondary sex characteristics or absence of menses by age 16 with normal
development of secondary sex characteristics
SECONDARY AMENORRHEA - ANSWER: absence of menses for 3 cycles or 6 months
in women who have previously menstruated regularly
Amenorrhea - ANSWER: absence of menses (PCOS, hormonal, genetic, malnutrition)
Oligomenorrhea - ANSWER: light or infrequent menses (PCOS , hormonal, birth
control pills)
Menometrorrhagia - ANSWER: excessive bleeding during menses and at irregular
intervals (endometriosis, fibroid tumors, hormone imbalance)
Dysmenorrhea - ANSWER: painful menses
Menorrhagia - ANSWER: abnormally heavy or prolonged menses (PID, hormonal
imbalance, fibroids, cancer)
Metrorrhagia - ANSWER: bleeding at irregular intervals (endometriosis, fibroids,
hormonal imbalance)
PMS - ANSWER: 7-10 days prior to start of menses and ends after the onset of
menses (cyclic pattern)
S/S: fatigue, irritability, back and leg pain, headache, weight gain, breast tenderness (
associated with elevated progesterone levels after ovulation)
Treatment: dietary changes, stress management, pain management, exercise
Proliferative phase - ANSWER: the endometrial glands enlarge due to increased
estrogen levels, and the lining thickens to prepare for implantation
Secretory phase - ANSWER: begins at the time of ovulation and is a response of the
progesterone from the corpus luteum, the endometrial lining continues to thicken.
Ischemic phase - ANSWER: if implantation does not occur, there are vasospasms
within the arterioles and ischemia of the uterine lining
Follicular Phase - ANSWER: the follicles within the ovary mature and form a mature
egg (estrogen levels increase to produce the mature follicle and egg)
Ovulation - ANSWER: a mature follicle ruptures in response to a surge in luteinizing
hormone (from the anterior pituitary gland) and a decrease in estrogen
Luteal Phase - ANSWER: begins at ovulation and lasts until the menstrual phase of
the next cycle . Once egg is released, follicle closes and forms corpus luteum
multiple choice, including SATA 100% ACCURATE
GUARANTEED PASS
CVS - ANSWER: Detects fetal karyotype and genetic disorders: sickle-cell
anemia/trait, phenylketonuria, Down Syndrome, cystic fibrosis, etc. Usually
performed bet 10-12 weeks (1st trimester). Results usually obtained in less than a
week.
MENARCHE - ANSWER: The start of menstruation in females
PERINEUM - ANSWER: Most posterior part of the external female reproductive
system
LUTEINIZING HORMONE (LH) - ANSWER: Secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and
is responsible for final maturation of follicle and lueinization of ruptured follicle
ENDOMETRIUM - ANSWER: The mucosal layer lining the uterine cavity in non-
pregnant women
GONADOTROPIN - RELEASING HORMONE (GNRH) - ANSWER: Secreted by the
hypothalamus, induces the release of FSH & LH
MITTLESCHMERTZ - ANSWER: Midcycle pain on either side of the abdomen occurs
during release of an ovum.
OVULATION - ANSWER: The release of a mature ovum approximately day 14 in a 28
day cycle.
MENSTRUATION - ANSWER: Normal, predictable physiologic process when the
uterine lining is shed.
PROGESTERONE - ANSWER: Secreted by the corpus luteum and prepares the
endometrium for implantation.
PREMENSTRUAL CYCLE - ANSWER: Group of symptoms that occur during luteal
phase of menstrual cycle and resolve with menstruation.
ESTROGEN - ANSWER: Secreted by the ovaries and is important for the maturation of
the follicle
CORPUS LUMEN - ANSWER: The remaining follicle after release of the ovum
secreting estrogen and progesterone
FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE (FSH) - ANSWER: Secreted by the anterior
pituitary gland and is responsible for maturation of the ovarian follicle.
, PRIMARY AMENORRHEA - ANSWER: absence of menstruation by age 14, absence of
growth of secondary sex characteristics or absence of menses by age 16 with normal
development of secondary sex characteristics
SECONDARY AMENORRHEA - ANSWER: absence of menses for 3 cycles or 6 months
in women who have previously menstruated regularly
Amenorrhea - ANSWER: absence of menses (PCOS, hormonal, genetic, malnutrition)
Oligomenorrhea - ANSWER: light or infrequent menses (PCOS , hormonal, birth
control pills)
Menometrorrhagia - ANSWER: excessive bleeding during menses and at irregular
intervals (endometriosis, fibroid tumors, hormone imbalance)
Dysmenorrhea - ANSWER: painful menses
Menorrhagia - ANSWER: abnormally heavy or prolonged menses (PID, hormonal
imbalance, fibroids, cancer)
Metrorrhagia - ANSWER: bleeding at irregular intervals (endometriosis, fibroids,
hormonal imbalance)
PMS - ANSWER: 7-10 days prior to start of menses and ends after the onset of
menses (cyclic pattern)
S/S: fatigue, irritability, back and leg pain, headache, weight gain, breast tenderness (
associated with elevated progesterone levels after ovulation)
Treatment: dietary changes, stress management, pain management, exercise
Proliferative phase - ANSWER: the endometrial glands enlarge due to increased
estrogen levels, and the lining thickens to prepare for implantation
Secretory phase - ANSWER: begins at the time of ovulation and is a response of the
progesterone from the corpus luteum, the endometrial lining continues to thicken.
Ischemic phase - ANSWER: if implantation does not occur, there are vasospasms
within the arterioles and ischemia of the uterine lining
Follicular Phase - ANSWER: the follicles within the ovary mature and form a mature
egg (estrogen levels increase to produce the mature follicle and egg)
Ovulation - ANSWER: a mature follicle ruptures in response to a surge in luteinizing
hormone (from the anterior pituitary gland) and a decrease in estrogen
Luteal Phase - ANSWER: begins at ovulation and lasts until the menstrual phase of
the next cycle . Once egg is released, follicle closes and forms corpus luteum
