Reproduction, Development and Ageing

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Intro and Hypothalamus
What is the primary hormone seque...,
Describe the connections of the h...,
Inputs to the hypothalamus from o...
11  cards
Pituitary Gland
Neurohypophysis adenohypophysis 1,
Where does the pituitary sit 2,
What is the origin of the anterio...
11  cards
Female Tract, Oogenesis and Endocrine Control
What is oogenesis 1,
Primordial germ cells in the ___ ...,
Formation of oocytes before puber...
30  cards
Thyroid
What does the thyroid regulate 1,
Thyroid anatomy ____ comes throug...,
Histology single layer of _____ e...
20  cards
Spermatogenesis and Male Tract
Male gonadal cell types and origin 1,
Cryptorchidism 2,
How do testosterone levels change...
22  cards
Fertilisation and Implantation
What happens to the cell cycle fo...,
What happens with seminal and pro...,
Why is it a difficult environment...
16  cards
Calcium Phosphate Metabolism
What are the three important horm...,
What organs are important with ca...,
What is pth and when is it releas...
21  cards
Infertility
What is the definition of inferti...,
How are makes assessed for infert...,
How are females assessed for infe...
11  cards
Placenta
What are the essential functions ...,
Key point about maternal and feta...,
What is the first stage of placen...
28  cards
Axis Clinical Session
What can irregular periods signify 1,
Breast milk is indicative of what 2,
Prolactin secretion and hpo axis ...
17  cards
Parturition: Normal birth
What three factors influence labor 1,
What are the five challenges an p...,
What are some anatomical changes ...
20  cards
Parturition: Pre-term birth
What is a pre term birth 1,
What gestation and birth weight d...,
What are some causes of prematuri...
16  cards
Sexual Differentiation
At what weeks are bipotential 1,
What determines internal and exte...,
What is the bipotenital gonad 3
25  cards
Steroid Abnormalities
Mineralocorticoid deficiency aldo...,
Glucocorticoid deficiency cortiso...,
Mechanism of mineralocorticoid ac...
17  cards
Physiology of Pregnancy
Structure of hcg 1,
How is bhcg used 2,
Function of b hcg important for m...
22  cards
Ovarian and Fetal Imaging
What is obstetric dating taken fr...,
What two ways of imaging are ther...,
What is the crl and what can we o...
15  cards
Contraception: Ovulation- Working around it
Some basic fertility principles 1,
How can temperature be a good ind...,
How can checking mucus be a good ...
14  cards
Fetal Growth and Nutrition
What is fetal growth 1,
What cells in the body undergo hy...,
What is fetal growth restriction ...
24  cards
Fertility and Preservation and Ethics
Cryopreservation of sperm and eggs 1,
Why should we preserve fertility 2
2  cards
Lactation
Purpose of the breasts 1,
What are breasts derived from 2,
Can newborns make milk 3
19  cards
Postnatal Growth
What are the 3 phases of growth 1,
How do our proportions change as ...,
Mid parental height 3
15  cards
Puberty
Broad definition of puberty 1,
What is normal puberty boy and gi...,
What are the three puberties of l...
12  cards
The key role of glucose, Metabolic syndrome and diabetes
Glucose brain consumes 80 ___ blo...,
Islet on langerhans cells 2,
Glut 1 rbc brain nimgu 3
20  cards
Pregnancy CLINICAL
Obstetric exam key points 1,
What scans would you perform 2,
What is part of the fetal welfare...
9  cards
Menopause
Why do we have menopause 1,
When is it referred as menopause 2,
Follicle loss over life 3
14  cards
Ageing
New zealand population structure 1,
Survival curves aging kicks in wh...,
Ageing characteristics 3
9  cards

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