NURS 450 Midterm Exam 1 Questions Fully Solved.

How long is a typical menstrual cycle? - Answer 28 days which hormones control the menstural cycle? - Answer estrogen, progesterone, FSH, LH What does estrogen do to the uterus? - Answer Thickens uterine wall On what day of the menstural cycle is the egg typically released into the fallopian tube? - Answer 14 Mensturation is - Answer shedding of the uterine lining The egg can survive approximatley how long without being fertilized - Answer 24 hours how long can sperm survive in the female reproductive tract? - Answer 5+ days approximatley how long after fertilization does implantation occur? - Answer 6 days Pregnancy begins with this - Answer implantation which hormone is essential to maintaining a pregnancy - Answer progesterone MOFI - Answer Mensturation, Ovulation, Fertilization, Implantation