PAEA EOR WOMENS HEALTH EXAM 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

During days 1-14 the endometrium thickens under the influence of ____ in the _______ phase. In the ovaries, a dominant follicle matures, leading to ovulation. Answer - estrogen; follicular The _____ phase is after ovulation Answer - luteal After ovulation the ruptured follicle becomes the _____ ________; secreting _________ (&some estrogen). Answer - corpus luteum; progesterone ____ enhances the lining of the uterus to prepare it for _______ Answer - progesterone; implantation If there no implantation - the corpus luteum degenerates leading to a deep slope in Answer - estrogen and progesterone When there is no implantation and the corpus luteum degenerates and both estrogen and progesterone steep low it leads to Answer - menstruation The first phase of the ovarian cycle, during which a follicle (an oocyte and its surroudning cells) enlarges and matures. This phase is under the control of FSH from the anterior pituitary, and typically lasts from day 1 to day 14 of the menstrual cycle. The follicle secretes estrogen during this time period Answer - follicular phase The third phase of the ovarian cycle, during which a corpus luteum is formed from the remnants of the follicle that has ovulated its oocyte. The corpus luteum secretes progestrone and estrogen during this time period, which typically lasts from day 15 to day 28 of the menstrual cycle. Formation of the corpul luteum is triggered by the same LH surge that triggers ovulation, however in the absence of LH (levels quickly decl