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Hypothalamic-Pituitary Axis and The Menstrual Cycle Flashcards

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What 2 hormones are secreted from the anterior pituitary gland in this axis?

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LH and FSH

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How are LH and FSH secreted? In response to what?

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In pulses, in response to GnRH from the hypothalamus

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What 2 hormones exert negative feedback on LH secretion and have multiple peripheral effects?

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Testosterone and oestrogen

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What exerts negative feedback on FSH secretion?

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Inhibin

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What is the function of LH in males? Where does it exert its action?

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Production of testosterone from the Leydig cells of the testes

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What type of receptor does testosterone act on?

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Nuclear androgen receptors

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What are the roles of testosterone once it has bound to its receptor?

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Male secondary sex characteristics, anabolism, maintenance of libido, aids spermatogenesis

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Testosterone circulates, mainly bound to what?

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Sex-hormone binding globulin

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Testosterone feeds back to inhibit secretion of what?

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GnRH and LH

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Where does FSH act in males?

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Sertoli cells (spermatogenic) in the seminiferous tubules

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What is the action of FSH at the Sertoli cells?

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To produce mature sperm and produce inhibins A and B

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What is the function of inhibin?

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Feeds back to the anterior pituitary to decrease FSH production

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What peptide counteracts inhibin?

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Activin

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From where exactly in the hypothalamus is GnRH released?

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Arcuate nucleus

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Describe the production of GnRH from the hypothalamus in an adult female?

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A menstrual cycle of 28 days upon the activity of GnRH. Pulses are released at about 2 hour intervals.

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Where does LH act in a female?

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Theca cells

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Where does FSH act in a female?

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Granulosa cells

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What is the function of LH in a female?

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Stimulates ovarian androgen production (at the theca cells)

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What has to occur for ovarian androgen production to occur?

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ATP - cAMP

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What are the 3 functions of FSH in a female?

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Stimulate follicular development and activity of aromatase. Also stimulates release of inhibin from ovarian stromal cells.

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What is aromatase?

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An enzyme required to convert androgens to oestrogens

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What must occur for aromatase to be produced?

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ATP - cAMP

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What hormone and enzyme mix to produce oestrogen?

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Aromatase and androgen

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What chemical is the basis needed to produce oestrogen?

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What is cholesterol converted to in the cycle to produce oestrogen?
Pregnenolone and then progesterone
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What exhibits a) positive feedback and b) negative feedback, on the change from pregnenolone to progesterone?
a) Inhibin (+), b) Activin (-)
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What is progesterone converted into which can finally be converted to oestrogen?
Androstenedione
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What exerts positive feedback on the conversion of androstenedione to oestrogen?
Activin
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When in the menstrual cycle does ovulation usually occur?
Day 14
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The follicular stage of the menstrual cycle begins when oestrogen levels are?
Low
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What stimulates the follicle to develop in the follicular stage of the menstrual cycle?
FSH
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What happens to the granulosa cells around the egg in the follicular stage of the menstrual cycle?
They enlarge, releasing oestrogen
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What does the increased oestrogen by the end of the follicular stage of the menstrual cycle do?
Causes thickening of the uterine lining
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What hormone level peaks at the beginning of the follicular stage of the menstrual cycle?
FSH
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What happens to oestrogen levels in the follicular stage of the menstrual cycle?
They start low and are raised at the end
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What is the relative concentration of progesterone throughout the follicular stage of the menstrual cycle?
Low
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When does ovulation occur?
At the peak of follicular growth, in response to an LH surge
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What happens after the LH peak in the ovulation stage of the menstrual cycle?
The oocyte is released into the ampulla of the fallopian tube
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What hormone has a large peak at the beginning of ovulation?
LH
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What hormone has a small peak at the beginning of ovulation?
FSH
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In the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, why are the remaining granulosa cells around the egg yellow?
They absorb a lot of keratin
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What are the remaining granulosa cells known as in the luteal phase?
Corpus luteum
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What hormone does the corpus luteum secrete?
Progesterone
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When is there a peak of oestrogen in the luteal phase?
First 1/3rd of the phase
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What is the major hormone of the luteal phase?
Progesterone
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What hormones are responsible for endometrial proliferation in preparation for implantation?
Oestrogen initially and then progesterone
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If implantation does not occur, what happens to the corpus luteum?
It regresses, so progesterone and inhibin levels fall so that the endometrium is shed
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What hormones are increased again if no pregnancy occurs at the end of a menstrual cycle?
GnRH and FSH
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What hormone will be produced at the end of the menstrual cycle if a pregnancy has occurred?
HCG
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How is the ovary attached to the pelvic side wall?
Infundibulopelvic ligament
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What are the two parts of an ovary? Which contains the follicles?
Outer cortex and inner medulla, the cortex contains the follicles
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What components make up the uterus?
Body of the uterus and cervix
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Oestrogen acts synergistically with what other hormone?
FSH
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Where can oestrogen be synthesised?
Ovaries, but also adrenal glands, fat and bone
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What are both inhibin and activin and where are they found?
Peptides in follicular fluid

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