Menstrual Cycle
32 Questions
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Questions and Answers
- 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:
- 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:
- 10.________ is the term referring to the 1st menstrual period of an adolescent girl. it occurs generally between the ages of ___ to ___.
- 11.During puberty, a girls body undergoes major physical changes. Sexual organs mature, skeleton grows, and there is a shift in hormone levels.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.By 5 to 6 months gestation, ____ million eggs are present in the ______.
- 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.
- 14.The start of menstruation is termed ______.
- 15.The cessation of menstrual cycles is referred to as ________. The average age is ___, with ranges of normal between ___ and ___.
- 16.The absence of menstrual flow is termed _______
- 17.Premature menopause is considered before the age of 40.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Name the 2 categories of amenorrhea:
- 19.__________ is menstruation that is longer than the average duration of 3 to 7 days.
- 20._________ is scanty menstruation, shorter than the duration of 3 to 7 days.
- 21.Prolonged and excessive bleeding occurring during and between menstrual cycles is termed _________.
- 22.This is excessive, heavy menstrual blood loss:
- 23.___________ is infrequent menstrual flow more than 6 weeks between cycles.
- 24.__________ is menstrual bleeding occurring at regular intervals of less than 22 days.
- 25.This is when the menstrual cycle has started but stopped.
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