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PHY-C | Hormones in Pregnancy
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PHY-C | Hormones in Pregnancy

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What is the main function of progesterone during pregnancy?

  • Stimulates growth of the breast ductal system
  • Promotes breast growth of lobule-alveolar system
  • Inhibits uterine myometrial contractions (correct)
  • Stimulates growth of the myometrium

    • Which of the following is a function of estrogen during pregnancy?

  • Inhibits uterine contractions
  • Causes relaxation of pelvic ligaments
  • Stimulates growth of the ductal system of the breast (correct)
  • Promotes fatty acid release for energy

    • Which maternal change is NOT typically observed during pregnancy?

  • Bladder capacity decreases
  • Midline hyperpigmentation
  • Pituitary gland enlarges
  • Heart position (right axis deviation) (correct)

    • What is the primary role of human chorionic somatomammotropin (human placental lactogen) in pregnancy?

    <p>Promotes lactation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormone, along with relaxin, causes relaxation and softening of pelvic ligaments during pregnancy?

    <p>Estrogen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect does progesterone have on the sensitivity to oxytocin during pregnancy?

    <p>Decreases sensitivity to oxytocin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does progesterone play in maintaining pregnancy?

    <p>Suppresses the maternal immune system against the fetus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormone is responsible for stimulating LH receptors on the corpus luteum?

    <p>Human chorionic gonadotropin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During pregnancy, what contributes to the increase in uterine muscle excitability?

    <p>Placental estrogen synthesis rises to high rates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor stimulates fetal Leydig cells to produce testosterone?

    <p>Human chorionic gonadotropin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main role of estrogen during pregnancy?

    <p>Enhances fetal thyroid gland activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormone initially maintains high levels of progesterone secretion before the placenta develops?

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

    What is the main role of progesterone during pregnancy?

    <p>Increasing blood volume</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do estrogen and progesterone affect the skin during pregnancy?

    <p>Causing midline hyperpigmentation and dry skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does milk production begin only after delivery and not before?

    <p>High lvs of progesterone and estrogen during pregnancy suppress milk production.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormone contributes to the enlargement of the thyroid gland during pregnancy?

    <p>TSH</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do estrogen and progesterone impact the cardiovascular system during pregnancy?

    <p>Increase CO by 27th week of pregnancy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What effect does human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) have on renal function during pregnancy?

    <p>Increase reabsorption of Na, Cl, and water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Fetal blood entering placenta carries large amounts of oxygen.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the latest stage of pregnancy, the fetus uses as much glucose as the mother.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Fatty acids diffuse more easily from maternal blood into fetal blood compared to glucose.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Insulin sensitivity increases during the insulin-resistant state in gestational diabetes.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During pregnancy, corticoids reduce liver glycogen storage and increase hepatic glucose production.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Human placental lactogen increases glucose tolerance during pregnancy.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Fetal hemoglobin can carry less oxygen than maternal hemoglobin.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Hb concentration of fetal blood is less than that of the mother.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Bohr effect states that Hb can carry more oxygen at high PCO2 than at low PCO2.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Ketone bodies, K, Na, Cl, and Ca are substances that do not easily diffuse from maternal blood into fetal blood.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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