Periods
Name the phase:
What phase in your menstrual cycle is when your uterus sheds the thickens lining that is needed to support pregnancy
Menstruation
What is the network of glands and organs that produce hormones that regulates many bodily functions.
Endocrine System
What is Melatonin and what gland releases it?
a hormone that regulates sleep/pineal gland
Name the month: The baby can begin to hear nosies and sounds
Month 6
What is #4 Pointing to?
Thymus Gland
Name the Phase:
The follicle that contains the egg will transform into a corpus luteum, which then produces the hormones progesterone and estrogen to get ready to support a growing baby
Luteal
What 3 things happen when your body is stressed and experiences Fight, flight, or freeze?
1.Your body prepares for intense movement
2.Your senses are heightened
3.Your body conserves energy
What are the 2 hormones we discussed that are released by the posterior pituitary?
Antidiuretic Hormone: Regulates how much water is reabsorbed into kidneys
Oxytocin: plays a role in child birth and lactation
Define Fertiliztion
It is when the sperm and egg united in side the fallopian tube
What is #3 pointing to?
Thyroid Gland
Name the Phase:
When a mature egg is funneled into the fallopian tube toward the uterus where it will either be fertilized or it will die
Ovulation
Which gland is known as the "master gland"? What part of the brain does it work with?
Pituitary gland and the Hypothalamus
What does thyroxine do and what gland releases it?
it regulates the rate at which cells burn fuel to turn food into energy; Thyroid Gland
a structure in the wall of the uterus that provides nourishment to the unborn baby and cleanses the blood of waste.
What is #6 pointing to?
Ovaries
Name the phase:
A hormone is released to produce follicles in the ovaries. Each follicle houses an immature egg. One will grow into a mature egg
Follicular
What is hyperthyroidism? What effects can it have on the body?
What can happen to the body if it has sustained high cortisol levels?
weight gain, high blood pressure, heart disease, increased risk of stroke
Name the Week:
The face has begun to develop. The baby can make faces. The baby begins to learn to swallow and breath by drinking the amniotic fluid
Week 12
What is #2 pointing to?
Pituitary
Name 3 of the 6 "red flags" we talked about when thinking about your menstrual cycle
You’ve skipped periods, or your periods have stopped entirely.
Periods are irregular
You bleed for more then a week (and some change)
Periods are too long or too short
Super painful/debilitating cramps
Bleeding when you are not actually on your period
What is the difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes?
Type one: is a chronic (autoimmune) disease where the immune system attacks insulin producing cells in the pancreas
Type 2: a condition where the body doesn't properly use insulin so the cells begin to put up walls not letting insulin in
Define Epinephrine and what gland releases it.
the emergency action hormone that helps the body prepare for stressful situations. This is what causes the fight or flight response; Adrenal Gland
What is the difference between identical and faternal twins?
Identical: they are one egg and sperm and then the egg splits into two embryos
Fraternal: are two eggs and two sperms
What is #5 pointing to?
Adrenal