[MCQ]The Female Reproductive System, Infertility, and Contraception-Part 6

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1 How many germ cells are present in ovary at menarche ?
A. ~ 200,000
B. ~ 400,000
C. ~ 600,000
D. ~ 800,000

2 Follicular phase of menstrual cycle is also called ?
A. Proliferative phase
B. Luteal phase
C. Secretory phase
D. None of the above

3 Luteal phase of menstrual cycle is also called ?
A. Proliferative phase
B. Follicular phase
C. Secretory phase
D. None of the above

4 Which of the following statements about FSH is false ?
A. Inhibin selectively suppresses FSH
B. Feedback of estrogen involves hypothalamus & pituitary
C. FSH secretion is inhibited progressively as estrogen levels
increase
D. LH secretion is suppressed maximally by sustained high
levels of estrogen

5 Length of menstrual cycle is defined as ?
A. From end of one menstrual bleeding episode to onset of next
B. From end of one menstrual bleeding episode to end of next
C. From onset of one menstrual bleeding episode to onset of next
D. From onset of one menstrual bleeding episode to end of next

6 In an adult female, menstrual cycle averages ?
A. 28 ± 2 days
B. 28 ± 3 days
C. 28 ± 4 days
D. 28 ± 5 days
7 In an adult female, mean duration of menstrual flow averages ?
A. 4 ± 2 days
B. 4 ± 3 days
C. 4 ± 4 days
D. 4 ± 5 days

8 Menstrual cycles at menarche and near the onset of menopause
are ?
A. Shorter
B. Longer
C. Normal duration
D. Any of the above

9 Preceding menopause, interval between menses becomes ?
A. Shorter
B. Longer
C. Normal duration
D. Any of the above

10 Which of the following is true at the end of a menstrual cycle ?
A. Plasma levels of estrogen fall
B. Plasma levels of progesterone fall
C. Circulating levels of FSH increase
D. All of the above

11 Plasma estradiol levels begin to rise about how many days before
the “midcycle LH surge” ?
A. 5 to 7 days
B. 8 to 10 days
C. 11 to 13 days
D. 13 to 15 days

12 Estradiol secretion reaches a peak at ?
A. Just before ovulation
B. At the time of ovulation
C. Just after ovulation
D. Any of the above

13 Ovulation from the dominant follicle occurs how many hours
after the LH peak ?
A. 10 to 12 hours
B. 12 to 14 hours
C. 16 to 23 hours
D. 24 to 38 hours
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14  Ovulation from the dominant follicle occurs how many hours
after the onset of the LH surge ?
A. 10 to 12 hours
B. 12 to 14 hours
C. 16 to 23 hours
D. 24 to 38 hours

15 Plasma progesterone level begins to rise at what time ?
A. Just prior to midcycle
B. At midcycle
C. After midcycle
D. Any of the above

16  Which of the following is false about hormone status at the onset
of luteal phase ?
A. Plasma FSH decreases
B. Plasma LH decreases
C. Plasma progesterone increases
D. None of the above
17  Which of the following is false about hormone status near the end
of the luteal phase?
A. Plasma FSH begins to rise
B. Plasma estrogen decreases
C. Plasma progesterone decreases
D. None of the above
18 Following one menstrual cycle, development of the next follicle
is usually in the ?
A. Same ovary
B. Contralateral ovary
C. Both ovaries
D. Any of the ovaries

19 Which of the following statements about “Inhibin” is false ?
A. Inhibin A levels are low in the follicular phase
B. Inhibin A levels reach a peak in the luteal phase
C. Inhibin B levels are increased in the follicular phase
D. Inhibin B levels reach a peak in the luteal phase

20 Menstrual bleeding is due to ?
A. Intense vasospasm occurs in the spiral arterioles
B. Intense vasospasm occurs in the spiral venules
C. Intense vasospasm occurs in endometrial capillaries
D. All of the above

21 Secretory phase of menstrual cycle is characterized by all
except ?
A. Tortuosity of the glands
B. Curling of the spiral arterioles
C. Glandular growth of the endometrium
D. Glandular secretion

22 Which of the following about menopause is false ?
A. Permanent cessation of menstruation
B. Diagnosed retrospectively >12 months of amenorrhea
C. Smoking accelerates menopausal transition by 2 years
D. None of the above

23 Menopause is the consequence of ?
A. Resistance of ovaries to gonadotropins
B. Exhaustion of ovarian follicles
C. Resistance of pituitary to estradiol
D. All of the above

24 Menopause is diagnosed retrospectively after how many months
of amenorrhea ?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 12

25 Preceding menopause, interval between menses is usually ?
A. Shorter
B. Longer
C. Same
D. Any of the above