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Growth & Development Menstruation
Menstruation
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Nursing
Not Applicable
09/16/2010

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Term
The hormonal control of the menstruation cycle is initiated by the ____ _____
Definition
pituitary gland
Term
____and____are the hormones that are produced by the pituitary gland that stimulate and regulate the female menstral cycle
Definition
FSH & LH
Term
Under the influence of the pituitary an ovum developes within a fluid filled blister on the ovary that is called the____
Definition
follicle
Term
Ovulation occurs when the blister like structure ruptures and releases the mature ovum. shortly after this happens the blister rapidly fills with dividing cells that are yellow in color and secrete female hormones. The structure is called the_____ ______
Definition
corpus luteum
Term
The hormones produced by the corpus luteum are ____&_____
Definition
estrogen & progesterone
Term
ovulation is stimulated to occur by high levels of ____
Definition
LH
Term
The average length of a normal menstral cycle is ____days
Definition
28 days
Term
ovulation occurs ____days prior to the onset of menstruation
Definition
14
Term
Conception can most likely take place ______
Definition
in the middle of the cycle
Term
The five phases of the menstrual cycle are
Definition
M- menstrual
F- follicular
O- ovulatory
L- luteal
D- degeneration
Term
_____is a girls first menses
Definition
menarche
Term
Ovaries are involved in the production of _____and______
Definition
estrogen & progesterone
Term
______is the hormone that promotes pregnancy
Definition
progesterone
Term
____is the hormone that serves as the basis for pregnancy tests
Definition
hCG
Term
If fertilization does not occur, the coprus luteum begins to degenerate and the estrogen and progesterone levels fall. This is known as the _____endometrial phase or______ovarian phase
Definition
ischemic endometrial phase, degenerative ovarian phase
Term
dysmenorrhea
Definition
painful menses
Term
amenorrhea
Definition
absence of menses
Term
menorrhagia
Definition
excessive flow
Term
metrorrhagia
Definition
vaginal bleeding between periods
Term
mittelschmerz
Definition
pain with ovulation
Term
FSH
Definition
follicle stimulating hormone
Term
LH
Definition
lutenizing hormone
Term
primary follicle-"egg in the envelope" protective tissue
Definition
primordial
Term
graffian follicle-
Definition
as the envelope opens- more mature follicle
Term
this follicle looks fatty yellow, its getting ready for if a pregnancy happens. if nothing happens it degenerates
Definition
corpus luteum
Term
time between the beginning of one period and the beginning of the next
Definition
true cycle
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