NURS 682 Final Exam Questions And Accurate
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Name the two parts of the ovarian phase, in order. - Answer Follicular then luteal.
Name the two parts of the uterine phase, in order. - Answer Proliferative and secretory.
What does the hypothalamus release in a pulsatile fashion, and where does it go? -
Answer GnRH. It goes to the anterior pituitary.
What does GnRH stimulate to release? What hormone is produced? -Answer GnRH
stimulates the anterior pituitary to release FSH, stimulating a follicle to grow and
produce ESTROGEN.
What does an increase in estrogen cause the anterior pituitary to produce and store.
What part of the cycle is this associated with. What test do women do that measures this
hormone. What happens to the endometrium. - Answer Increase in luteinizing hormone
(LH). This is associated with ovulation, and OPKs measure this. The endometrium
thickens.
What does high LH cause the ruptured follicle to become? What hormone is being
produced? - Answer The follicle becomes the corpus luteum-yellow body. This produces
progesterone.
What does progesterone do to production of FSH and LH. - Answer Inhibits it.
What does the corpus luteum do if fertilization does not occur. In tern what do the
estrogen and progesterone do? -Answer It dies. Estrogen and progesterone begin a
rapid decline and menses occur.
, Low levels of estrogen signal the hypothalamus to do what? -Answer Increase
production of GnRH.
What hormone is responsible for the s/s of PMS? - Progesterone, ANSWER (dominant
hormone in last 14 days of cycle)
What does estrogen do to the cervix? - Allows sperm penetration. Thin, stretchy mucus.
Progesterone does what to the cervix? - Thick mucus, hostile to sperm.
Ovulation to menses is how many days? - 14 days.
What is the dominant hormone of pregnancy/ the second half of the menstrual cycle? -
Ans Progesterone.
What is the MOA for progestin (4 things)? - Ans 1. suppress FSH/LH-inhibits ovulation.
2. thicken cervical mucus
3. thin endometrium
slow peristalsis in fallopian tube
What is the MOA for estrogen (4 things)? - Ans 1. suppress FSH, no dominant follicle,
ovulation suppressed
2. endometrial instability
3. good cycle control
4. increase progesterone receptors-work well together
What is E1? When is it dominant? -Ans Estrone, dominant in menopause.
What is E2? When is it dominant? -Ans Estradiol, dominant in reproductive years,
associated with ovarian follicle.
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