NSG 3500 Exam 1 Study
Guide – Maternal Health
Nursing Units 1,2,3,4, 5,
6 | Galen College of
Nursing
NSG-3500 EXAM 1
male reproductive system
serves to produce sperm and introduce them into the female body
secretes hormones
protects and nourishes sperm
Male sex hormones are called
androgens
affects secondary sexual characteristics
Related to sperm number, size, and motility
Fertility
menarche
,the first menstrual period
During ovulation, body temp will
rise
LH and FSH will increase during
ovulation
Estradiol and progesterone will be low during
ovulation
A sharp decrease in progesterone and temp will occur
to precurse
menses
Increase in progesterone after luteal phase typically
indicates
pregnancy
Estrogen peaks during
ovulation
Menses will continue for about ______ decades
3 to 4
proliferative phase
The second phase of the uterine (endometrial) cycle, during which the endometrium (shed off during
menstration is rebuilt). This phase of the cycle is under the control of estrogen, secreted from the follicle
developing in the ovary during this time period. The proliferative phase typically lasts from day 6 to day
14 of the menstrual cycle.
lining of uterus is 1-2mm thick
,Circulating estrogen levels are low
How are endometrial glands affected during
proliferative phase?
They become enlarged
secretory phase
The third phase of the uterin (endometrial) cycle, during which the rebuilt endometrium is enhanced
with glycogen and lipid stores. The secretory phase is primarily under the controll of progestone and
estrogen (secreted from the copus luteum during this time period), adn typically lasts from day 15 to
day 28 of the menstrual cycle.
Can increase breast growth
Increased amounts of progesterone
During the secretory phase, the endometrium becomes
highly vascular and suitable for a
fertilized ovum
ischemic phase
Days 27-28 of the menstrual cycle. The corpus luteum degenerates into white scar tissue (corpus
albicans) and stops producing estradiol and progesterone. The endometrium sloughs off, and
menstruation begins
Limited blood supply
Period begins
endometrium becomes pale and thin
Hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian cycle
low levels of estrogen, stimulates hypothalamus to release GnRH, causing the anterior pituitary to
release FSH and LH, which acts on the ovaries to develop and mature the ovarian follicle, causing the
, uterine lining to thicken, producing a dominant follicle, causing an LH surge, which starts ovulation,
causing the corpus leteum to produce progesterone, the uterine lining stabilizes, body temp rises, lasts
for 14 days, after 14 days if no pregnancy occurs the corpus luteum dies, body temp drops, uterine lining
becomes unstable, causing menstraution
follicular phase
Day 1 of the menstrual cycle
Last about 14 days
LH and FSH are dominant
FSH works more in the early phase and LH works more in the late phase
climacteric phase
Phase where women and men are transitioning from reproductive phase to nonreproductive phase of
life.
perimenopausal phase
the stage of menopause during which estrogen and progesterone levels are erratic, menstrual cycles
may be very irregular, and women begin to experience symptoms such as hot flashes
Declining fertility
Irregular timing and amounts of bleeding
menopause
the time of natural cessation of menstruation; also refers to the biological changes a woman
experiences as her ability to reproduce declines
last period
Postmenopausal phase
the last stage of menopause, which begins when a woman has had no menstrual periods for a year or
more
Estrogen produced solely by the adrenal gland
the inability to conceive a child
Guide – Maternal Health
Nursing Units 1,2,3,4, 5,
6 | Galen College of
Nursing
NSG-3500 EXAM 1
male reproductive system
serves to produce sperm and introduce them into the female body
secretes hormones
protects and nourishes sperm
Male sex hormones are called
androgens
affects secondary sexual characteristics
Related to sperm number, size, and motility
Fertility
menarche
,the first menstrual period
During ovulation, body temp will
rise
LH and FSH will increase during
ovulation
Estradiol and progesterone will be low during
ovulation
A sharp decrease in progesterone and temp will occur
to precurse
menses
Increase in progesterone after luteal phase typically
indicates
pregnancy
Estrogen peaks during
ovulation
Menses will continue for about ______ decades
3 to 4
proliferative phase
The second phase of the uterine (endometrial) cycle, during which the endometrium (shed off during
menstration is rebuilt). This phase of the cycle is under the control of estrogen, secreted from the follicle
developing in the ovary during this time period. The proliferative phase typically lasts from day 6 to day
14 of the menstrual cycle.
lining of uterus is 1-2mm thick
,Circulating estrogen levels are low
How are endometrial glands affected during
proliferative phase?
They become enlarged
secretory phase
The third phase of the uterin (endometrial) cycle, during which the rebuilt endometrium is enhanced
with glycogen and lipid stores. The secretory phase is primarily under the controll of progestone and
estrogen (secreted from the copus luteum during this time period), adn typically lasts from day 15 to
day 28 of the menstrual cycle.
Can increase breast growth
Increased amounts of progesterone
During the secretory phase, the endometrium becomes
highly vascular and suitable for a
fertilized ovum
ischemic phase
Days 27-28 of the menstrual cycle. The corpus luteum degenerates into white scar tissue (corpus
albicans) and stops producing estradiol and progesterone. The endometrium sloughs off, and
menstruation begins
Limited blood supply
Period begins
endometrium becomes pale and thin
Hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian cycle
low levels of estrogen, stimulates hypothalamus to release GnRH, causing the anterior pituitary to
release FSH and LH, which acts on the ovaries to develop and mature the ovarian follicle, causing the
, uterine lining to thicken, producing a dominant follicle, causing an LH surge, which starts ovulation,
causing the corpus leteum to produce progesterone, the uterine lining stabilizes, body temp rises, lasts
for 14 days, after 14 days if no pregnancy occurs the corpus luteum dies, body temp drops, uterine lining
becomes unstable, causing menstraution
follicular phase
Day 1 of the menstrual cycle
Last about 14 days
LH and FSH are dominant
FSH works more in the early phase and LH works more in the late phase
climacteric phase
Phase where women and men are transitioning from reproductive phase to nonreproductive phase of
life.
perimenopausal phase
the stage of menopause during which estrogen and progesterone levels are erratic, menstrual cycles
may be very irregular, and women begin to experience symptoms such as hot flashes
Declining fertility
Irregular timing and amounts of bleeding
menopause
the time of natural cessation of menstruation; also refers to the biological changes a woman
experiences as her ability to reproduce declines
last period
Postmenopausal phase
the last stage of menopause, which begins when a woman has had no menstrual periods for a year or
more
Estrogen produced solely by the adrenal gland
the inability to conceive a child
