Menstrual Cycle

Question 1

What is the name of the mass formed by the follicle after releasing the egg?
a) Corpus callosum
b) Corpus luteum
c) Corpus cavernosum
d) Corpuscle

Answer 1

b) Corpus luteum

Question 2

What hormone does the corpus luteum secrete?
a) Estrogen
b) Progesterone
c) FSH
d) LH

Answer 2

b) Progesterone

Question 3

What is the function of progesterone?
a) Maintaining the lining of the uterus during pregnancy
b) Stimulating the maturation of follicles
c) Thickening the endometrium
d) Causing the secretion of FSH

Answer 3

a) Maintaining the lining of the uterus during pregnancy

Question 4

What happens if the egg does not get fertilized?
a) The corpus luteum deteriorates
b) A new follicle matures for the next reproductive cycle
c) The lining of the uterus breaks down and is discharged as menstrual flow
d) All of the above

Answer 4

d) All of the above

Question 5

What is menstruation?
a) The process of releasing an egg every 28 days
b) Shedding of blood and other tissues from the uterus and leaving the body through the vagina
c) Onset of menstruation, normally occurring between ages 11-15
d) Normally occurring between the ages 45-55

Answer 5

b) Shedding of blood and other tissues from the uterus and leaving the body through the vagina

Question 6

What is the duration of a menstrual cycle?
a) 30 days
b) 28 days
c) 25 days
d) 21 days

Answer 6

b) 28 days

Question 7

During which phase of the menstrual cycle is the endometrium shed?
a) Follicular phase
b) Luteal phase
c) Ovulation
d) Flow/Menstruation phase

Answer 7

d) Flow/Menstruation phase

Question 8

What is the name of the hormone that initiates the maturation of follicles and converts ruptured follicles into corpus luteum?
a) FSH
b) LH
c) Estrogen
d) Progesterone

Answer 8

b) LH

Question 9

What is the function of FSH?
a) Initiates the maturation of follicles
b) Causes the secretion of estrogen from the follicles
c) Maintains the lining of the uterus during pregnancy
d) Causes the secretion of progesterone

Answer 9

a) Initiates the maturation of follicles

Question 10

During which phase of the menstrual cycle does ovulation occur?
a) Flow/Menstruation phase
b) Follicular phase
c) Luteal phase
d) Ovulation phase

Answer 10

d) Ovulation phase

Question 11

What is the name of the hormone that causes the corpus luteum to develop from follicle and secretes progesterone?
a) FSH
b) LH
c) Estrogen
d) Progesterone

Answer 11

b) LH

Question 12

What is the function of progesterone during the luteal phase?
a) Stimulates the maturation of follicles
b) Thickens the endometrium
c) Maintains the lining of the uterus during pregnancy
d) Prevents the further release of LH

Answer 12

c) Maintains the lining of the uterus during pregnancy

Question 13

What is the main role of the corpus luteum during the menstrual cycle?
A) To secrete estrogen
B) To maintain the lining of the uterus
C) To release the egg
D) To thicken the endometrium

Answer 13

B) To maintain the lining of the uterus.

Question 14

What hormone stimulates the maturation of follicles and causes the secretion of estrogen from the follicles?
A) Progesterone
B) LH-Pro
C) FSH-Est
D) GnRH

Answer 14

C) FSH-Est