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Withdrawal of which of the following hormones is the immediate cause of menstruation?

  • Eastrogens

  • FSH

  • FSH-RH

  • FSH-RH


D.

FSH-RH

Menstruation is caused by the reduction of estrogen and progesterone, especially progesterone at the end of monthly ovarian cycle. The first effect is decreased stimulation of the endometrial cells by these two hormones followed rapidly by involution of the endometrium itself to about 65% of its previous thickness.

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Which one of the following pairs of organs includes only the endocrine glands?

  • Parathyroid and adrenal 

  • Pancreas and parathyroid

  • Thymus and testes

  • Thymus and testes


Which part of ovary in mammals acts as an endocrine gland after ovulation?

  • Graaffian follicle

  • Stroma

  • Germinal epithelium

  • Germinal epithelium


Sertoli cells are regulated by the pituitary hormone known as

  • FSH

  • GH

  • Prolactin

  • Prolactin


In the human female, menstruation can be deferred by the administration of

  • LH only

  • Combination of FSH and LH

  • Combination of estrogen and progesterone 

  • Combination of estrogen and progesterone 


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