Physiology of Pregnancy — Flashcards

Glucose _____ the placenta, whereas maternal insulin does not.

The _____ of the myocytes decreases appreciably in the post partum period.

Estradiol levels _____ just after ovulation, but increase again during the luteal phase

Physiological hypertrophy and hyperplasia can be simultaneously seen in the _____ during pregnancy and puberty.

Double Bohr effect occurs in the _____

The function of the ovaries are _____ and secretion of the female sex steroid hormones progesterone and estrogen

The corpus luteum synthesizes _____ and progesterone

_____ and pregnancy are the most important stimuli for prolactin secretion

The glands and stroma of the prostate are maintained by _____

Body temperature rises by _____ °F after ovulation