Physiology

Question 1

> 35 day cycle

Answer 1

Oligomenorrhea

Question 2

> 35 day cycle

Answer 2

Oligomenorrhea

Answer 3

Polymenorrhea

Question 4

Heavy Menstrual Bleeding; >80mL blood loss or >7days of menses

Answer 4

Menorrhagia

Question 5

Frequent but irregular menstruation

Answer 5

Metrorrhagia

Question 6

Heavy, irregular menstruation at irregular intervals

Answer 6

Menometrorrhagia

Question 7

Maintains endometrium to support implantation

Answer 7

Progesterone

Answer 8

Polymenorrhea

Question 9

Heavy Menstrual Bleeding; >80mL blood loss or >7days of menses

Answer 9

Menorrhagia

Question 10

Frequent but irregular menstruation

Answer 10

Metrorrhagia

Question 11

Heavy, irregular menstruation at irregular intervals

Answer 11

Menometrorrhagia

Question 12

Maintains endometrium to support implantation

Answer 12

Progesterone

Question 13

Mittelschmerz

Answer 13

transient mid-cycle ovulatory pain; classically associated with peritoneal irritation; may mimic an appendicitis

Question 14

Induces and maintains lactation and decreased reproductive function

Answer 14

Prolactin

Question 15

assists in milk letdown; also promotes uterine contractions

Answer 15

Oxytocin

Question 16

Vitamin necessary for exclusively breastfed infants

Answer 16

Vitamin D

Question 17

Source of hCG

Answer 17

Syncytiotrophoblast of placenta

Question 18

Function of hCG

Answer 18

maintains corpus luteum and progesterone for the first trimester acting like LH

Question 19

Synthesis of estriol and progesterone in 2nd and 3rd trimesters

Answer 19

Placenta

Question 20

Alpha subunit of hCG is structurally identical to

Answer 20

LH, FSH, and TSH

Question 21

beta subunit of hCG

Answer 21

what pregnancy tests detect

Question 22

Hormone that is significantly increased in menopause

Answer 22

FSH, because estrogen is decreased so lack of negative feedback

Question 23

Menopause before 40

Answer 23

Premature ovarian failure

Question 24

HAVOCS in menopause

Answer 24

Hot flashes, Atrophy of Vagina; Osteoporosis; Coronary artery disease; Sleep disturbances

Question 25

bacterial infection of breat; usually S. aureus associated with breastfeeding

Answer 25

Acute Mastitis

Question 26

Tx of Acute Mastitis

Answer 26

Drainage and Dicloxacillin

Question 27

Inflammation of subareolar ducts; usually smokers | Subareolar mass with nipple retraction

Answer 27

Periductal Mastitis

Question 28

Inflammation with dilation of subareolar ducts; Green-brown nipple discharge

Answer 28

Mammary Duct Ectasia

Question 29

When spermatogenesis begins

Answer 29

At puberty with spermatogonia; full development takes 2 months

Question 30

Differentiates the epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles

Answer 30

Testosterone

Question 31

Deepens voice

Answer 31

Testosterone

Question 32

Closing of epiphyseal plates

Answer 32

Testosterone

Question 33

Early DHT effect

Answer 33

differentiates penis, scsrotum, prostate

Question 34

Late DHT effect

Answer 34

prostate growth, balding, sebaceous gland activity

Question 35

5alpha-reductase

Answer 35

testosterone to DHT; inhibited by Finasteride

Question 36

Closes epiphyseal plates

Answer 36

estrogen converted from testosterone