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Lactation and Female Physiology Quiz
Test your knowledge about lactogenesis, hormonal changes during pregnancy, and female reproductive physiology with our comprehensive quiz. This 28-question quiz covers various topics, providing detailed insights into the amazing processes involved in childbirth and breastfeeding.
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Secretion of milk begins in which stage of lactogenesis
Second stage
Third stage
First stage
Human Placental Lactogen (Human Chorionic Somatomammotropin Hormone) causes what?
Stimulates brain development
Stimulates growth and proliferation of breast tissue in preparation for lactation.
Stimulates new blood cells to be created
Prolactin causes what?
Stimulates development and brain cells.
Stimulates growth.
Stimulates mammary/breast development and milk production.
The perineum is made up of which muscles?
Superficial transverse perineal muscles, bulbospongiosus muscle and ischiocavernosus muscle.
Skeletal muscles
Smooth and cardiac muscles
Urinary Tract Infections in pregnancy are caused by what?
Pressure on the bladder from the growing uterus
Low white blood cells within pregnancy
Other infections causing the onset of UTI
Hyperpigmentation of the skin in pregnancy is caused by what?
Increased levels of melanin
Increased levels of iron
Decreased levels of melanin
What happens to the iron produced by the breakdown of haemoglobin in the neonate?
Stored in the body and used in the production of new white blood cells.
Stored in the body and used in the production of new red blood cells
Stored in the body and used in the production of new antibodies
Bile is used for the break down and excretion of what?
Breakdown and absorption of lipids
Breakdown and absorption of protein
Breakdown and absorption of infections
Cholestasis is caused by what?
Progestrone
Prolactin
Oestrogen
Women who have cholestasis are more at risk of what?
Healthier babies
Late term babies
Premature and still births
What are Leucocytes?
The cells of the immune system that are involved in protecting the body against both infectious disease and foreign invaders
Red blood cells
Plasma made to fight off infection
Where is sperm matured
The epididymis
The testes
The smooth muscle
The cell that contains 22 autosomes and an X or a Y chromosome is what?
Fertilised egg
Sperm cell
Ovum
What causes the closure of the foramen ovale?
The left atrial pressure exceeds that of the right.
The right atrial pressure exceeds that of the left.
The stem pressure exceeds that of the ventricle
What does the left ventricle of the heart do?
Pumps deoxygenated blood
Closer of the heart
Pumps oxygenated blood
What cells secrete insulin within the Islets of Langerhans?
Beta () Cells
Alpha - cells
What does the trophoblast differentiate into?
The Amnion
The cytotrophoblast (inner) and syncytiotrophoblast (outer)
The chorion
What provides nourishment for the embryo in early pregnancy?
Embryo attaches to the tiny yolk sac
The placenta
The amnion
What is the amnion?
The inner membrane that surrounds the embryo.
The outer membrane that surrounds the embryo
The chorion and amnion join together
What is the chorion?
The outer membrane that surrounds the embryo and the amnion
The inner membrane that surrounds the embryo and the amnion.
The inner membrane that surrounds the embryo.
What causes oedema?
A drop in estrogen
Inadequate venous return
Low blood supply
The degeneration of the corpus luteum results in what?
Fall in levels of estrogen and progesterone and therefore menstruation.
Rise in levels of progesterone
Rise in prolactin
Menstruation occurs because of what?
A rise in estrogen and progesterone levels
A drop in estrogen and progesterone levels
A drop in oxytocin and progesterone levels
On average, how many lobes does the breast comprise of?
6
7
9
When in pregnancy do the breasts begin to produce colostrum?
16 weeks
19 weeks
8 weeks
What is cleavage?
The 2nd cell division.
The 1st cell division.
The 3rd cell division.
Following the process of meiosis each cell will have?
23 Chromosomes
46 Chromosomes
24 Chromosomes
The umbilical cord usually contains what?
One vein and two arteries
Two vein and two arteries
Two vein and one artery
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