5 Written Questions

1. synthesized by the granulosa cells and sertoli cells and stimulates the secretion of FSH
2. This hormone supresses FSH
3. hormone that initiates the acrosome reaction and plays key roles in follicle rupture and ovulation
4. Where is pregnenolone metabolized into progesterone?
5. Cholesterol side chain cleavage enzyme

5 Matching Questions

1. Seminal vesicle, epididymis, and vas deferens
2. growth and development of the mammary gland, increases lactose synthesis, proliferates mammary ductal epithelia
3. false
4. STAR
5. corpus luteal

1. a True or false a continuous stimulation of GnRH increases LH and FSH
2. b What makes up the Mesonephric ducts?
3. c Another major function of LH is the stimulation of the ___________ cells to produce progesterone
4. d What is the result of increased prolactin levels? (3 things)
5. e What helps the transfer of cholesterol from the outer mitochondrial membrane to the inner mitochondrial membrane in order

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the cells of the anterior pituitary that produce LH and FSH?
   1. androgens
   2. granulosa
   3. gonadotrophs
   4. oxytocin
2. What is the cellular mechanism of action of LH?
   1. proliferate and increase in tone!
   2. decreases gonadotropins from the anterior pituitary
   3. testosterone, progesterone, and estradiol
   4. LH increases cAMP and generate IP3 in order to release calcium
3. True or false. The gonadal hormones act locally in an autocrine and paracrine fashion as well as on the entire body
   1. Male
   2. LH
   3. estrogen
   4. true
4. produced by ther sertoli cells and granulosa cells and forms complexes with activin and inhibin suppressing FSH
   1. progestin
   2. follistatin
   3. Prolactin
   4. relaxin
5. What is the clinical use of hCG?
   1. testosterone and antimullerian hormone
   2. immediately after the pre-ovulatory LH surge
   3. hypothalamus, prolactin release inhibiting hormone
   4. maintain the CL by stimulating the production of progesterone

5 True/False Questions

1. contraction of myoepithelial cells, milk let down, and contraction of the smooth muscles of the uterus → What are the major functions of oxytocin?

   True        False

2. anterior pituitary and gonads → This is produced by the tertiary pre-ovulatory follicle and regulates the function of the CL

   True        False

3. relaxin → This hormone decreases myometrial contractility

   True        False

4. granulosa and sertoli cells → FSH stimulates the ____________ cells to proliferate in ovaries and promotes the expression of the ______ gene

   True        False

5. relaxin → inhibited by dopamine and increases milk production and mammary development; supresses gonadotropin

   True        False