Midwifery EXAM LATEST WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS|GRADED A+
What controls prolactin levels during breastfeeding? - ANSWER-Circadian rhythms, so more milk is
produced at night
When do progesterone levels start to reduce? - ANSWER-At the start of or during labour
What hormones fall after the birth of the placenta? - ANSWER-Oestrogen and progesterone, hPL is no
longer competing for breast receptor sites
What does the reduction in serum progesterone trigger? - ANSWER-Awakening of mammary secretory
cells
What two factors keep prolactin dormant? - ANSWER-hPL and high levels of progesterone
What role does oxytocin play in breastfeeding? - ANSWER-It controls contraction of myoepithelial cells
and dilation of ducts
Where is progesterone produced? - ANSWER-Corpus luteum and placenta
What kind of hormone is progesterone? - ANSWER-Steroid hormone
What role does progesterone play during menstruation? - ANSWER-Prepares the body for pregnancy
after ovulation has occurred
Where is oestrogen produced? - ANSWER-Ovaries
What role does oestrogen play in pregnancy? - ANSWER-Maintains endometrium, helps fetal organ
development, stimulates and regulates production of other hormones
Where is prolactin produced? - ANSWER-Lactotroph cells in the anterior pituitary gland
, Where is oxytocin secreted from? - ANSWER-Posterior pituitary gland
Where is oxytocin produced? - ANSWER-Hypothalamus
What role does oxytocin play during labour? - ANSWER-Contraction of the uterine muscles and
stimulates production of prostaglandins
What are prostaglandins? - ANSWER-Hormones that help to increase uterine contractions along with
oxytocin
What role does oxytocin play in breastfeeding? - ANSWER-Aids movement of milk, allowing it to be
excreted by the nipple
Where is relaxin produced? - ANSWER-Placenta, lining of the uterus and corpus luteum
What is the role of relaxin during pregnancy? - ANSWER-Relaxes the ligaments around the pelvis,
prevents miscarriage, helps to dilate the cervix in preparation for labour
Where is FSH and LH produced? - ANSWER-Anterior pituitary gland
What kinds of hormones are FSH and LH? - ANSWER-Gonadotrophic hormones
What is the role of FSH in menstruation? - ANSWER-Stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles
What role does LH play in menstruation? - ANSWER-Stimulates follicles to produce oestrogen, causes
ovulation, stimulates corpus luteum to produce progesterone
What hormone is involved in LH regulation? - ANSWER-GnRH
CORRECT ANSWERS|GRADED A+
What controls prolactin levels during breastfeeding? - ANSWER-Circadian rhythms, so more milk is
produced at night
When do progesterone levels start to reduce? - ANSWER-At the start of or during labour
What hormones fall after the birth of the placenta? - ANSWER-Oestrogen and progesterone, hPL is no
longer competing for breast receptor sites
What does the reduction in serum progesterone trigger? - ANSWER-Awakening of mammary secretory
cells
What two factors keep prolactin dormant? - ANSWER-hPL and high levels of progesterone
What role does oxytocin play in breastfeeding? - ANSWER-It controls contraction of myoepithelial cells
and dilation of ducts
Where is progesterone produced? - ANSWER-Corpus luteum and placenta
What kind of hormone is progesterone? - ANSWER-Steroid hormone
What role does progesterone play during menstruation? - ANSWER-Prepares the body for pregnancy
after ovulation has occurred
Where is oestrogen produced? - ANSWER-Ovaries
What role does oestrogen play in pregnancy? - ANSWER-Maintains endometrium, helps fetal organ
development, stimulates and regulates production of other hormones
Where is prolactin produced? - ANSWER-Lactotroph cells in the anterior pituitary gland
, Where is oxytocin secreted from? - ANSWER-Posterior pituitary gland
Where is oxytocin produced? - ANSWER-Hypothalamus
What role does oxytocin play during labour? - ANSWER-Contraction of the uterine muscles and
stimulates production of prostaglandins
What are prostaglandins? - ANSWER-Hormones that help to increase uterine contractions along with
oxytocin
What role does oxytocin play in breastfeeding? - ANSWER-Aids movement of milk, allowing it to be
excreted by the nipple
Where is relaxin produced? - ANSWER-Placenta, lining of the uterus and corpus luteum
What is the role of relaxin during pregnancy? - ANSWER-Relaxes the ligaments around the pelvis,
prevents miscarriage, helps to dilate the cervix in preparation for labour
Where is FSH and LH produced? - ANSWER-Anterior pituitary gland
What kinds of hormones are FSH and LH? - ANSWER-Gonadotrophic hormones
What is the role of FSH in menstruation? - ANSWER-Stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles
What role does LH play in menstruation? - ANSWER-Stimulates follicles to produce oestrogen, causes
ovulation, stimulates corpus luteum to produce progesterone
What hormone is involved in LH regulation? - ANSWER-GnRH
