Physiology of Pregnancy — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Does glucose cross the placenta? What about insulin? _____

Answer: Glucose does

Flashcard 2: The _____ of the myocytes decreases appreciably in the post partum period.

Answer: size (number/size)

Flashcard 3: Estradiol levels _____ just after ovulation, but increase again during the luteal phase

Answer: decrease

Flashcard 4: Physiological hypertrophy and hyperplasia can be simultaneously seen in the _____ during pregnancy and puberty.

Answer: breast

Flashcard 5: The function of the ovaries are _____ and secretion of the female sex steroid hormones progesterone and estrogen

Answer: oogenesis

Flashcard 6: The corpus luteum synthesizes _____ and progesterone

Answer: estradiol

Flashcard 7: _____ and pregnancy are the most important stimuli for prolactin secretion

Answer: Breast-feeding

Flashcard 8: The glands and stroma of the prostate are maintained by _____

Answer: androgens

Flashcard 9: body temperature rises by _____ degree celcius after ovulation

Answer: 0.5-1

Extra: 

Flashcard 10: _____ of the epididymis has sperms with low amplitude and high-frequency tail movements (high/low)

Answer: Tail