Functions of hormones in the female reproductive cycle

1.      During a normal menstrual cycle the hypothalamus (via GnRH release) triggers the anterior pituitary to release the gonadotropins _____ and _____.

a)      Testosterone and inhibin

b)     FSH and LH

c)      FSH and TSH

d)     LH and TSH

e)      CRH and GH

2.      FSH works to stimulate

a)      The maturation of the follicle

b)     The fertilization

c)      The implantation

d)     The degeneration of the corpus luteum

3.      As it develops, the follicle secretes

a)      Insulin and glucagon

b)     Estrogen (and some progesterone)

c)      Human chorionic gonadotropin

d)     Luteinizing hormone

4.      What occurs after the anterior pituitary releases a surge of stored LH

a)      Ovulation

b)     Implantation

c)      Fertilization

d)     A miscarriage

e)      The placenta develops

5.      The remnants of the follicle remain in the ovary, and are now called the _______________.

a)      Corpus albicans

b)     Morula

c)      Zygote

d)     Embryo

e)      Fetus

f)       Corpus luteum

g)      Placenta

6.      The corpus luteum secretes

a)      Lots of estrogen (and some progesterone)  

b)     Lots of progesterone (and some estrogen)

c)      Only progesterone

d)     Insulin

e)      LH and FSH

7.      If the ovum is NOT fertilized the corpus luteum degenerates into the ___________, and release of estrogens decreases.

a)      Embryo

b)     Fetus

c)      Corpus albicans

d)     Follicle

e)      Placenta

8.      Decline in estrogens causes the sloughing off of the endometrium.  This sloughing off is called

a)      Implantation

b)     Fertilization

c)      Menses

d)     Pregnancy

e)      Ectopic pregnancy