ARDMS OBGYN REGISTRY REVIEW(test questions and answers)

what is secreted by developing follicles? - Answer estrogen what is secreted by the corpus luteum? - Answer progesterone what stimulates the growth and development of ovarian follicles? - Answer Follicle stimulating hormone Name the cells within the follicles that produce estrogen, which stimulates endometrial growth. - Answer theca cells Stimulates maturation of follicle and is responsible for Graafian follicular rupture causing ovulation. - Answer luteinizing hormone (LH) stimulated by FSH, dormant egg cells are surrounded by fluid-filled follicle which expands rapidly and moves to the ovarian surface - Answer follicular phase (days 1 -14) fetuses with Turner Syndrome may also have an association with what - Answer cystic hygroma what might you expect to see with spina bifida? - Answer flattened cerebellum how many weeks can a singleton gestational age chart can be used for twins before their growth rates slow and a multiple gestation chart should be used? - Answer 30 weeks Cerebellar measurements can be used to estimate gestational age but lose accuracy after - Answer 30 weeks the fetal kidneys begin to contribute significantly to the amniotic fluid by - Answer 16 weeks the risk of complications is highest for what fetal testing - Answer PUBS (Percutaneous umbilical blood sampling) For best results, the optimal gestation age for Karyotyping by amniocentesis is - Answer 15 to 16 weeks MSAFP results are reported in what units of measuments? - Answer multiples of median (MoM)