Exam 22: The Femalereproductivesystem

Which feature is characteristic of the corpora albicans but not of atretic follicles?

A 42-year-old woman visits her physician complaining of recurrent vaginal yeast infections. The doctor explains the likelihood that the woman's vaginal lining is temporarily out of proper acid-base balance, leading to the increased susceptibility to yeast infections. The normally low $\mathrm{pH}$ in the vagina is maintained by which of the following?

Which of the following hormones is primarily responsible for inducing ovulation?

Which feature is characteristic of the endometrium's basal layer but not of its functional layer?

Which stage of ovarian follicle development is characterized by an initial period of follicular fluid accumulation?

A 33-year-old woman with an average menstrual cycle of 28 days comes in for a routine Pap smear. It has been 35 days since the start of her last menstrual period, and a vaginal smear reveals clumps of basophilic cells. As her physician you suspect which of the following?

Endometrial glands are typically most fully developed and filled with product during which day(s) or phase of a woman's menstrual cycle?

Which of the following is characteristic of granulosa lutein cells?

Most lipid in milk is released from cells by which mechanism?

A 17-year-old girl with a history of pelvic inflammatory disease presents at the emergency department with severe pain in her lower right side that came on fairly quickly. Upon questioning she replies that her last menstrual period was 6 weeks ago and that she has never missed a period before. The doctor suspects she has an ectopic pregnancy and this is quickly confirmed by ultrasound testing. The surgeon removes her right uterine tube that is inflamed, scarified, and contains the implanted embryonic tissue in the region where fertilization normally occurs. Where is this?