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15 Cards in this Set
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How long is the normal menstrual cycle?
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28 days
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The time between ovulation and menstruation is relatively...
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constant--14 days
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The time between menses and ovulation is...
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variable
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What factors effect the time between menses and ovulation?
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illness, fatigue, increased stress, hormone imbalance, weight loss/athleticism, endocrine issues, fibroids
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What are the 3 interrelated cycles of the menstrual cycle?
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ovarian, hormonal, endometrial
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what are the signs and symptoms of ovulation?
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body temp rise of .3-.6 degrees celsius(drop first, then rise--look for "check mark"), Mittleschmerz, cervical mucus changes
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what cervical mucus changes indicate ovulation?
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increase in amount, becomes thin/watery/clear like egg whites, ferning, stretchable
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What is Mittleschmerz?
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pain which indicates ovulation--the rupture of the follicle releases blood into the peritoneal cavity
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What is ferning?
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Cervical mucus under microscope resembles a fern--indicates ovulation--"opens up" to allow sperm through.
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What is the graafian follicle?
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at the beginning of each ovarian cycle, the primary follicle is stimulated to grow from pin head to pea size
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Describe ovulation.
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Graafian follicle matures and enlarges and comes close to the ovary surface, which forms a blister-like protrusion. follicle wall becomes thin and allows rupture of ovum out of ovary. discharged near fimbriated end of fallopian tube and pulled in.
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Describe the formation of the corpeus luteum.
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follicle collapses and in about 4 days, cells multiply within the follicle and become a solid mass. if fertilization does not occur, it degenerates and becomes the corpus albicans under the influence of lutenizing hormone.
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What is FSH and what does it do?
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follicle stimulating hormone, stimulates the ovaries to mature an ovum.
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What is LH and what does it do?
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lutenizing hormone, assists in the growth of the graafian follicle and the surge prior to ovulation, assists in release of ovum
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What does estrogen do?
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responsible for the proliferation of the endometrium(makes thick)
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