Repro basics

Question 1

Function of GnRH?

Answer 1

Released from AP

Produces LH and FSH

Question 2

Function of LH and FSH

Answer 2

Stimulate the development of follicles in the ovaries which produce oestrogen

Question 3

Oestrogen function

Answer 3

Steroid sex hormone

Breast tissue, growth and development of organs

Question 4

Progesterone function

Answer 4

Sex steroid

Produced after ovulation mainly by the placenta

Thicken endometrium, thicken mucus, increase body temp

Question 5

Phases of the menstrual cycle

Answer 5

Follicular phase - start of menstruation to the moment of ovulation (first 14 days)
- rise in oestrogen
- causes women to be more permeable/fertile

Luteal phase - ovulation to the start of menstruation (last 14 days)
-Follicle release ovum and becomes corpus luteum, excreting progesterone, maintaining lining and thicken mucus

Question 6

What maintains the corpus luteum?

Answer 6

bHCG