MIDWIFERY EXAM 2024/2025 WITH
100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
What is the first stage of the menstrual cycle (that lasts 4-7 days) known
as? - Precise Answer ✔✔Menstrual Cycle
What is the second stage of the menstrual cycle (lasting 8-13 days)
known as? - Precise Answer ✔✔Follicular Phase
What is the third stage of the menstrual cycle, occurring at day 14,
known as? - Precise Answer ✔✔Ovulatory Phase
What is the final stage of the menstrual cycle known as? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Luteal Phase
What occurs during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle? - Precise
Answer ✔✔FSH causes follicle maturation in the ovary. Increased
oestrogen causes the endometrium to thicken and become a nourishing
environment for a potential pregnancy.
Define Ovulation - Precise Answer ✔✔A period of heightened
hormones where a dominant follicle releases an egg into a Fallopian
tube.
,Which hormone is responsible for ovulation? - Precise Answer ✔✔LH
(Luteinizing Hormone)
What happens during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Oestrogen decreases, progesterone increases due to the
corpus luteum.
What happens during the menstrual phase of the menstrual cycle? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Oestrogen and progesterone decrease and the
endometrial lining is shed.
How long is an egg viable for following ovulation? - Precise Answer
✔✔1 day
What happens if an egg is not fertilised? - Precise Answer
✔✔Progesterone decreases, corpus luteum is reabsorbed and FSH
causes new follicles to start maturing.
Define capacitation - Precise Answer ✔✔The protective covering of the
acrosome of the sperm is removed.
What sort of reaction begins when a sperm comes into contact with an
egg? - Precise Answer ✔✔Cortical reaction - cortical granules block any
other sperm from entering the egg
, How many chromosomes does a zygote contain? - Precise Answer
✔✔46, in 23 homologous pairs
How many cells does the merula have? - Precise Answer ✔✔8 to 16
How many cells does the blastocyst have? - Precise Answer ✔✔16 to 32
How many days after ovulation can implantation occur? - Precise
Answer ✔✔6 to 10 days
Define decidualisation - Precise Answer ✔✔Progesterone increases,
creating a hospitable environment for the developing fetus.
What are trophoblasts? - Precise Answer ✔✔Cells on the outer layer of
the blastocyst
What are integrins? - Precise Answer ✔✔Cell adhesion molecules that
work in implantation.
What is the chorion? - Precise Answer ✔✔Fetal part of placenta made
out of trophoblast cells
Which hormone causes skin pigmentation in pregnancy? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Pituitary melanin-stimulating hormone
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