1.
The purpose of the menstrual cycle is for the ______ to generate a single _______ for _________ and for the uterus to prepare the __________ lining for implantation.
2.
How many days does the typical menstrual cycle last for?
3.
What day does ovulation take place on?
4.
Menstrual cycle is divided into different _______, with the 1st day of the cycle corresponding to the 1st day of ________ bleeding.
5.
Women menstruate from ______ to _______, except during pregnancy.
6.
The hormones involved in the menstrual cycle come from 3 sources in the body. What are the 3 sources?
7.
The hypothalamus, the pituitary, and the ovaries work together in a _______ loop, each producing ________ in response to the ____ and _____ of hormone levels from the others.
8.
Check all the apply to the causes of precocious puberty:
Correct Answer(s)
A. Hypothyroidism
B. Brain tumors
C. Estrogen producing tumors
D. Idiopathic benign tumors
9.
This is defined a pubertal changes occurring in premenarchal girls before the age of 8:
Correct Answer(s)
precocious puberty
10.
________ is the term referring to the 1st menstrual period of an adolescent girl. it occurs generally between the ages of ___ to ___.
Correct Answer(s)
menarche, 10, 16
menarche, ten, sixteen
11.
During puberty, a girls body undergoes major physical changes. Sexual organs mature, skeleton grows, and there is a shift in hormone levels.
Correct Answer
A. True
12.
By 5 to 6 months gestation, ____ million eggs are present in the ______.
Correct Answer
7, ovaries
seven, ovaries
13.
By the time a girl is born she has __ to __ million eggs in her ovaries and by the time she reaches puberty, less than ___ million are present.
Correct Answer
1, 2, 0.5
1, 2, .5
14.
The start of menstruation is termed ______.
Correct Answer
menarche
15.
The cessation of menstrual cycles is referred to as ________. The average age is ___, with ranges of normal between ___ and ___.
Correct Answer
menopause, 51, 40, 58
16.
The absence of menstrual flow is termed _______
Correct Answer
amenorrhea
17.
Premature menopause is considered before the age of 40.
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
35
18.
Name the 2 categories of amenorrhea:
Correct Answer
primary and secondary
primary, secondary
19.
__________ is menstruation that is longer than the average duration of 3 to 7 days.
Correct Answer
hypermenorrhea
20.
_________ is scanty menstruation, shorter than the duration of 3 to 7 days.
Correct Answer
hypomenorrhea
21.
Prolonged and excessive bleeding occurring during and between menstrual cycles is termed _________.
Correct Answer
menometrorrhagia
22.
This is excessive, heavy menstrual blood loss:
Correct Answer
menorrhagia
23.
___________ is infrequent menstrual flow more than 6 weeks between cycles.
Correct Answer
oligomenorrhea
24.
__________ is menstrual bleeding occurring at regular intervals of less than 22 days.
Correct Answer
polymenorrhea
25.
This is when the menstrual cycle has started but stopped.
Correct Answer
secondary amenorrhea
secondary
26.
Primary amenorrhea is when _______ has not appeared by the time a girl is ____ (#)
Correct Answer
menarche, 16
27.
Primary amenorrhea is caused by which of the following:
Correct Answer(s)
A. Congenital defect causing outflow obstruction
B. Ovarian failure
C. Hematometrocolpos
D. Turners syndrome
28.
_______ _______ is formed from the remnants of the expelled follicle once the ovum is expelled. Follicular cells become _______ by the retention of fluid, and its yellowish color is due to the _____ concentration of ____. It also fills with _____.
Correct Answer(s)
corpus luteum, luteinized, high, fat, blood
29.
Corpus luteal cysts can be prone to ______ and ______.
Correct Answer(s)
hemorrhage, rupture
30.
What 2 hormones do the ovaries produce?
Correct Answer(s)
estrogen and progesterone
estrogen, progesterone
progesterone, estrogen
31.
_________ concentration _____ gradually from the 1st days of the menstrual cycle, peaking just before ________.
Correct Answer(s)
estrogen, rises, ovulation
32.
Check all that apply to the functions of estrogen:
Correct Answer(s)
A. Stimulates cervical mucous secretions
B. Induces rhythmic contractions of fallopian tubes
C. Stimulates growth of breast duct system