PMC I EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the significance of the day 14 of the menstrual cycle? - Answers :Ovulation
Which hormone activates the pituitary to produce FSH and LH? - Answers :GnRH
Where is GnRH produced? - Answers :Hypothalamus
GnRH stimulates the secretion of what two hormones? - Answers :FSH and LH
What is the immediate precursor to DHEA? - Answers :17-a hydroxypregnenolone
What is the immediate precursor to testosterone? - Answers :Androstedione
Which enzyme turns testosterone to estrogen? - Answers :Aromatase
What is the major form of estrogen present in reproductive age females? - Answers
:17b estradiol
Pregnenolone is produced in the follicular phase. (T/F) - Answers :False
Which hormones are elevated/ peaked at day 14? - Answers :LH and Estradiol
Which hormones are peaked at the day 21? - Answers :Progesterone
Where is estradiol produced/secreted from? - Answers :Ovarian follicles
What is the precursor for progesterone? - Answers :Pregnenolone
What organ produces progesterone? - Answers :Corpeus luteum
Where are FSH and LH produced? - Answers :Anterior pituitary
Which enzyme turned testosterone into DHT? - Answers :5a reductase
Which drugs block testosterone productions? - Answers :Ketoconazole
Which drugs block testosterone to DHT? - Answers :Dutasteride and Finasteride
Which of the following drug can cause facial hair development in post menopausal
women ?
a. Estrogen
b. Fulvestrant
c. Danazole
d. Anastrozole - Answers :C
, Which of the following drug cannot be used to treat prostate cancer
A. Bicalutamide
B. Testosterone
c. Nilutamide
d. Flutamide - Answers :B
Which endocrine organ produces estrogen and progesterone? - Answers :Corpus
luteum
Which adrenocorticosteroid is associated with metabolism and immune function? -
Answers :Glucocorticosteroid
FSH and LH stimulate the secretion of what two hormones? - Answers :Estradiol and
progesterone
The endometrial lining is thickest around what days of the menstrual cycle? - Answers
:22-24
When is the optimal time to conceive a baby? - Answers :Approximately days 14-22
How long can an non conceived egg stay in the fallopian tube? - Answers :12-24 hours
How long can a conceived egg stay in the fallopian tube? - Answers :3-4 days
What is the maximum days a sperm is viable inside the female reproductive system? -
Answers :5 days
What is the major glucocorticosteroid in humans known as the "stress hormone?" -
Answers :Cortisol
Which adrenocorticosteroid is associated with salt and water retention? - Answers
:Mineralocorticosteroid
What is an example of a mineralcorticosteroid? - Answers :Aldosterone
Which hormone is known as the fountain of youth hormone? - Answers :DHEA
What is the intermediate product in the luteal phase? - Answers :Progesterone
What is the intermediate product in the follicular phase? - Answers :DHEA
What is the enzyme that converts androgens to estrogens? - Answers :Aromatase
What is pregnenolone made from? - Answers :Cholesterol
What is the major hormone product of the ovary? - Answers :Estradiol
What is the significance of the day 14 of the menstrual cycle? - Answers :Ovulation
Which hormone activates the pituitary to produce FSH and LH? - Answers :GnRH
Where is GnRH produced? - Answers :Hypothalamus
GnRH stimulates the secretion of what two hormones? - Answers :FSH and LH
What is the immediate precursor to DHEA? - Answers :17-a hydroxypregnenolone
What is the immediate precursor to testosterone? - Answers :Androstedione
Which enzyme turns testosterone to estrogen? - Answers :Aromatase
What is the major form of estrogen present in reproductive age females? - Answers
:17b estradiol
Pregnenolone is produced in the follicular phase. (T/F) - Answers :False
Which hormones are elevated/ peaked at day 14? - Answers :LH and Estradiol
Which hormones are peaked at the day 21? - Answers :Progesterone
Where is estradiol produced/secreted from? - Answers :Ovarian follicles
What is the precursor for progesterone? - Answers :Pregnenolone
What organ produces progesterone? - Answers :Corpeus luteum
Where are FSH and LH produced? - Answers :Anterior pituitary
Which enzyme turned testosterone into DHT? - Answers :5a reductase
Which drugs block testosterone productions? - Answers :Ketoconazole
Which drugs block testosterone to DHT? - Answers :Dutasteride and Finasteride
Which of the following drug can cause facial hair development in post menopausal
women ?
a. Estrogen
b. Fulvestrant
c. Danazole
d. Anastrozole - Answers :C
, Which of the following drug cannot be used to treat prostate cancer
A. Bicalutamide
B. Testosterone
c. Nilutamide
d. Flutamide - Answers :B
Which endocrine organ produces estrogen and progesterone? - Answers :Corpus
luteum
Which adrenocorticosteroid is associated with metabolism and immune function? -
Answers :Glucocorticosteroid
FSH and LH stimulate the secretion of what two hormones? - Answers :Estradiol and
progesterone
The endometrial lining is thickest around what days of the menstrual cycle? - Answers
:22-24
When is the optimal time to conceive a baby? - Answers :Approximately days 14-22
How long can an non conceived egg stay in the fallopian tube? - Answers :12-24 hours
How long can a conceived egg stay in the fallopian tube? - Answers :3-4 days
What is the maximum days a sperm is viable inside the female reproductive system? -
Answers :5 days
What is the major glucocorticosteroid in humans known as the "stress hormone?" -
Answers :Cortisol
Which adrenocorticosteroid is associated with salt and water retention? - Answers
:Mineralocorticosteroid
What is an example of a mineralcorticosteroid? - Answers :Aldosterone
Which hormone is known as the fountain of youth hormone? - Answers :DHEA
What is the intermediate product in the luteal phase? - Answers :Progesterone
What is the intermediate product in the follicular phase? - Answers :DHEA
What is the enzyme that converts androgens to estrogens? - Answers :Aromatase
What is pregnenolone made from? - Answers :Cholesterol
What is the major hormone product of the ovary? - Answers :Estradiol
