and Answers Updated 2026
WhatMisMtheMfirstMstageMofMtheMmenstrualMcycleM(thatMlastsM4-7Mdays)MknownMas?M-
MAnswerMMenstrualMCycle
WhatMisMtheMsecondMstageMofMtheMmenstrualMcycleM(lastingM8-13Mdays)MknownMas?M-
MAnswerMFollicularMPhase
WhatMisMtheMthirdMstageMofMtheMmenstrualMcycle,MoccurringMatMdayM14,MknownMas?
M-MAnswerMOvulatoryMPhase
WhatMisMtheMfinalMstageMofMtheMmenstrualMcycleMknownMas?M-MAnswerMLutealMPhase
WhatMoccursMduringMtheMfollicularMphaseMofMtheMmenstrualMcycle?M-
MAnswerMFSHMcausesMfollicleMmaturationMinMtheMovary.MIncreasedMoestrogenMcausesMt
heMendometriumMtoMthickenMandMbecomeMaMnourishingMenvironmentMforMaMpotentialM
pregnancy.
DefineMOvulationM-
MAnswerMAMperiodMofMheightenedMhormonesMwhereMaMdominantMfollicleMreleasesManM
eggMintoMaMFallopianMtube.
WhichMhormoneMisMresponsibleMforMovulation?M-MAnswerMLHM(LuteinizingMHormone)
WhatMhappensMduringMtheMlutealMphaseMofMtheMmenstrualMcycle?M-
MAnswerMOestrogenMdecreases,MprogesteroneMincreasesMdueMtoMtheMcorpusMluteum.
WhatMhappensMduringMtheMmenstrualMphaseMofMtheMmenstrualMcycle?M-
MAnswerMOestrogenMandMprogesteroneMdecreaseMandMtheMendometrialMliningMisMshed.
HowMlongMisManMeggMviableMforMfollowingMovulation?M-MAnswerM1Mday
WhatMhappensMifManMeggMisMnotMfertilised?M-
MAnswerMProgesteroneMdecreases,McorpusMluteumMisMreabsorbedMandMFSHMcausesMnew
MfolliclesMtoMstartMmaturing.
, DefineMcapacitationM-
MAnswerMTheMprotectiveMcoveringMofMtheMacrosomeMofMtheMspermMisMremoved.
WhatMsortMofMreactionMbeginsMwhenMaMspermMcomesMintoMcontactMwithManMegg?M-
MAnswerMCorticalMreactionM-
McorticalMgranulesMblockManyMotherMspermMfromMenteringMtheMegg
HowMmanyMchromosomesMdoesMaMzygoteMcontain?M-
MAnswerM46,MinM23MhomologousMpairs
HowMmanyMcellsMdoesMtheMmerulaMhave?M-MAnswerM8MtoM16
HowMmanyMcellsMdoesMtheMblastocystMhave?M-MAnswerM16MtoM32
HowMmanyMdaysMafterMovulationMcanMimplantationMoccur?M-MAnswerM6MtoM10Mdays
DefineMdecidualisationM-
MAnswerMProgesteroneMincreases,McreatingMaMhospitableMenvironmentMforMtheMdevelopin
gMfetus.
WhatMareMtrophoblasts?M-MAnswerMCellsMonMtheMouterMlayerMofMtheMblastocyst
WhatMareMintegrins?M-MAnswerMCellMadhesionMmoleculesMthatMworkMinMimplantation.
WhatMisMtheMchorion?M-
MAnswerMFetalMpartMofMplacentaMmadeMoutMofMtrophoblastMcells
WhichMhormoneMcausesMskinMpigmentationMinMpregnancy?M-MAnswerMPituitaryMmelanin-
stimulatingMhormone
WhatMisMtheMlineaMnigra?M-MAnswerMAbdominalMmidline
WhatMisMstriaeMgravidarum?M-MAnswerMStretchMmarks