Match the following columns and select the correct option:

Column-I Column-II
(a) Ovary (i) Human chorionic Gonadotropin
(b) Placenta (ii) Estrogen & Progesterone
(c) Corpus luteum (iii) Androgens
(d) Leydig cells (iv) Progesterone only
 

1. (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)

2. (a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)

3. (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)

4. (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)

Subtopic:  Seminiferous Tubules & Spermatogenesis | Ovary | Menstrual Cycle: Luteal Phase | Fetal Development & Parturition |
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About which day in a normal human menstrual cycle does rapid secretion of LH (popularly called LH-surge) normally occurs?
1. 11th day 

2. 14th day

3. 20th day 

4. 5th day

Subtopic:  Menstrual Cycle: Luteal Phase |
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: During pregnancy all events of the menstrual cycle stop and there is no menstruation.
Statement II: Cyclic menstruation is an indicator of normal reproductive phase and extends between menarche and menopause.
 
1. Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
3. Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
4. Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Menstrual Cycle: Pre Ovulatory Phase | Menstrual Cycle: Luteal Phase |
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What would be the ‘most important’ function of the corpus luteum?
1. Production of eggs
2. Secretion of estrogen
3. Secretion of progesterone
4. Storage of eggs
Subtopic:  Menstrual Cycle: Luteal Phase |
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The process of releasing an egg from the ovary takes place around:
1. Day 1 or 2 of menstruation
2. Day 7; during follicular phase of the menstrual cycle
3. Day 14; in the middle of a typical menstrual cycle
4. Day 22; when endometrium is most glandular and vascular.
Subtopic:  Menstrual Cycle: Luteal Phase |
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Which of the following correctly describes the two phases of the ovarian cycle?
1. The follicular phase involves follicle development, estrogen secretion, and endometrial growth, while the luteal phase involves corpus luteum formation and progesterone secretion.
2. The follicular phase is characterized by corpus luteum formation, while the luteal phase involves follicle development.
3. Both the follicular and luteal phases involve only estrogen secretion.
4. The luteal phase occurs before ovulation, and the follicular phase occurs after ovulation.
Subtopic:  Menstrual Cycle: Pre Ovulatory Phase | Menstrual Cycle: Luteal Phase |
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The hormone, essential for maintaining pregnancy secreted in large amounts by the corpus luteum is: 
1. Estrogen 
2. Progesterone 
3. LH 
4. FSH
Subtopic:  Menstrual Cycle: Luteal Phase |
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In the absence of fertilization, corpus luteum:

1. Stops secreting progesterone but increases the secretion of estrogen
2. Stops secreting estrogen but increases the secretion of progesterone
3. Increases the secretion of both progesterone and estrogen
4. Degenerates

Subtopic:  Menstrual Cycle: Luteal Phase |
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After ovulation, follicles convert into:
1.  Corpus luteum
2.  Corpus albicans
3.  Corpus cavernosa
4.  Corpus callosum

Subtopic:  Menstrual Cycle: Pre Ovulatory Phase | Menstrual Cycle: Luteal Phase |
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The release of an egg from the ovary is triggered by a surge in which hormone at about day 13/14 of the menstrual cycle?
1. Estrogen
2. Progesterone
3. Luteinizing hormone (LH)
4. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Subtopic:  Menstrual Cycle: Luteal Phase |
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