Hormones and Menstrual Cycle

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What is the primary source of estrogen during the proliferative phase of the uterine cycle?

  • Endometrium
  • Stratum functionalis
  • Corpus luteum
  • Follicles in the ovary (correct)

What is the name of the layer of the endometrium that gets thicker during the proliferative phase and then sheds during the menstrual phase?

  • Myometrium
  • Stratum functionalis (correct)
  • Stratum basalis
  • Perimetrium

During which phase of the uterine cycle does the uterus undergo significant changes in response to ovulation?

  • Menstrual phase
  • Proliferative phase
  • Ovulation
  • None of the above (correct)

What is the primary hormone promoting the thickening of the stratum functionalis during the secretory phase?

<p>Progesterone and estrogens (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the phase of the uterine cycle when the menses is shed?

<p>Menstrual phase (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many days does the proliferative phase of the uterine cycle last?

<p>8-13 days (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of follicle-stimulating hormone in the female reproductive cycle?

<p>To cause follicles to grow and produce estrogens (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the first 13 days of the female reproductive cycle, during which follicles grow and produce estrogens?

<p>Follicular phase (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the ruptured follicle after ovulation?

<p>It becomes the corpus hemorrhagicum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary source of estrogens required for uterine growth during the pre-ovulatory phase?

<p>The follicles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the hormone that stimulates estrogen production in the pre-ovulatory phase?

<p>Luteinizing hormone (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the stage of development of the ovulated egg cell?

<p>A secondary oocyte that has not completed meiosis two (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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