The purpose of a menstrual cycle is to bring an ovum to

(a)  

Menarche may occur as early as (a)   years of age

the average length in days of menstrual cycle (from the beginning of one menstrual flow to the beginning of the next)-

(a)  

menstrual cycle can be as short as 23 days or as long as (a)   days

the length of the average menstrual flow termed as menses is 4 to (a)   days

the shortest number of days of menstruation can be as short as

(a)  

the longest number of days of menstruation can be as long as

(a)  

4 body structures involved in the physiology of the menstrual cycle- ( (a)   , pituitary gland, ovaries, uterus)

The gland that initiates the menstrual cycle

(a)  

When the level of estrogen rises, and its subsequent release is repressed, what cycle would not occur?

(a)  

Beginning with puberty, the hypothalamus becomes less sensitive to estrogen feedback; this results in the initiation every month in females of the hormone

(a)  

The two [2[ gonadotripic hormones produced by the anterior pituitary gland

(a)  

Diseases of the hypothalamus that cause deficiency of this releasing factor/hormone can result in delayed

(a)  

a disease that causes early activation of hormone produced by hypothalamus can lead to abnormally early sexual development termed as

(a)  

Under the influence of hormone produced by hypothalamus, what particular lobe of pituitary gland produces the two [2] gonadotropins?

(a)  

The hormone that is active early in the cycle and is responsible for maturation of the ovum

(a)  

The hormone that becomes most active at the midpoint of the cycle and is responsible for the release of the mature egg cell from the ovary

(a)  

The process that involves the release of the mature egg cell from the ovary

(a)  

FSH and LH are called gonadotropic hormones because they cause growth (trophy) in what female organ?

(a)  

Every month during the fertile period of a woman’s life (from menarche to menopause), one of the ovary’s primordial follicles is activated by what hormone to begin to grow and mature?

(a)  

As the primordial follicle grows, its cells produce a clear fluid that contains a high degree of what hormone mainly?

(a)  

The mature ovum is termed

(a)  

By day 14 before the end of a menstrual cycle (the midpoint of a typical 28-day cycle), the ovum has divided by mitotic division into two separate bodies: a primary oocyte, which contains the bulk of the cytoplasm, and a (a)   oocyte, which contains so little cytoplasm that it is not functional.

the yellow fluid, produced by the corpus luteum after ovulation that contains high progesterone and some estrogen

(a)  

after the release of egg, the empty Graafian follicle will be filled by a yellow fluid which and will now be called

(a)  

Just before the day of ovulation, the basal body temperature of a woman drops slightly by how many degrees Fahrenheit? (0.5 to (a)   degrees Fahrenheit)

This slight drop of basal body temperature just before the day of ovulation is due to what hormone?

(a)  

Basal body temperature increases by how many degrees Fahrenheit on the day of ovulation?

(a)  

The increased level of basal body temperature remains until at what approximate day of the menstrual cycle?

(a)  

If conception occurs, corpus luteum would last up to approximately how many weeks in pregnancy- (a)   to 20 weeks

If conception does not occur, the unfertilized ovum atrophies or regresses after how many days? (a)   or 5 days

If conception does not occur, corpus luteum WILL LIVE only for how many days? 8- (a)  

As the corpus luteum regresses, it is gradually replaced by white fibrous tissue, and the resulting structure is termed (a)   which means white body

Four [4[ terms used interchangeably to the first phase of the menstrual cycle- proliferative, estrogenic, , (a)   , postmenstrual

The phase of menstrual cycle in which the endometrium begins to grow rapidly and increase its thickness eightfold due to the effect of estrogen produced by the ovary

(a)  

The phase of menstrual cycle in which the endometrial glands of the uterus become corkscrew or twisted in appearance and dilated with quantities of glycogen and mucin, with increased amount of capillaries in the endometrium-

(a)  

Four [4] other terms used to refer to the second phase of menstrual cycle- progestational, luteal,premenstrual, (a)  

The third phase of menstrual cycle in which the corpus luteum in the ovary begins to regress after 8 to 10 days in the absence of fertilization-

(a)  

1. As the corpus luteum regresses during the third phase of menstrual cycle, the level of produced estrogen and progesterone –[a] increase or [b] decrease? -

(a)  

During third phase of menstrual cycle, the uterus begins to degenerate at approximately day 24th or day (a)   th of the cycle.

Menstrual flow is composed of these four [4] components, namely: blood, mucin, endometrial tissue,

(a)  

The only external marker of the menstrual cycle-

(a)  

What day of the menstrual phase is used to mark the beginning day of a new menstrual cycle? –

(a)  

The amount in ml of blood loss is approximately 30ml to (a)   ml

The amount of iron loss in a typical menstrual flow is approximately (a)   mg

At the time of ovulation, when the (a)   hormone level is high, cervical mucus becomes thin and copious.

Sperm penetration and survival become excellent at what time or occurrence during menstrual cycle?

(a)  

The hormone which causes cervical mucus to become thick which results to poor sperm survival-

(a)  

When high levels of estrogen are present in the body, as they are just before ovulation, the cervical mucus forms what kind of pattern-

(a)  

When the dominant hormone is estrogen, the characteristics of the cervical mucus become

(a)  

1. When the dominant hormone is progesterone, the characteristics of the cervical mucus become thick and (a)  

The test performed at the midpoint of a menstrual cycle which involves identifying thinning and thickening characteristics of cervical mucus; which is another way to demonstrate that high levels of estrogen are being produced and, by implication, that ovulation is about to occur is called-

(a)  

painful menstruation is termed-

(a)  

abnormally heavy menstrual flows is termed -

(a)  

bleeding between menstrual periods is termed-

(a)  

the cessation of menstrual cycles-

(a)  

The term used to denote the period during which menopausal changes occur-

(a)  

the term that is used to describe the time of life following the final menses-

(a)  

The age range at which menopause occurs is wide, between approximately (a)   and 55 years of age