FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY
1. What are the three phases of the ‘ovarian cycle’?
a. Briefly describe the major events that occur in each of these three phases.
2. What are the three phases of the ‘uterine cycle’?
3. What is the difference between the basal and functional layers of the endometrium?
4. What effect does GnRH has on the pituitary?
5. What effect does FSH have on the ovary?
6. What effect does LH have on the ovary?
7. From what structure does the corpus luteum develop?
a. What function does the corpus luteum serve?
8. What is the primary source of estrogen?
a. What stimulates its release?
b. What effect does it have on the uterus?
9. What is the primary source of progesterone?
a. What stimulates its release?
10. If fertilization does NOT occur what happens to the corpus luteum?
11. If fertilization does occur, what happens to the corpus luteum?
12. What placental hormone stimulates maintenance of the corpus luteum (i.e. prevents it from becoming
a corpus albicans)? (See Chapter on Pregnancy and Development)
13. Which female hormone is also known as the “pregnancy hormone”?
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