Explain why observations of basal body temperature are useful for couples who want to get pregnant, but are only of limited use for couples who are trying to avoid getting pregnant.
What will be an ideal response?
The hormone, progesterone, is released after ovulation and is associated with a rise in body temperature. The slight rise in body temperature is evidence that a woman has already ovulated, and the elevation remains until the beginning of the next menstrual cycle. Couples who are trying to avoid getting pregnant cannot use the lower temperature as an indication that ovulation has not occurred because the temperature elevation is not immediate, and furthermore they must understand that sperm survive for several days in the female reproductive tract. 179) At menopause, the ovaries are no longer functioning normally and thus do not respond to GnRH, FSH, or LH.
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Discuss the characteristics of the female pelvis
What will be an ideal response?
In women of childbearing age, the dimensions of the true pelvis are of utmost importance
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The eye movement called ________ is a tracking mechanism that occurs when a person is reading
A) None of the listed responses is correct. B) nystagmus C) vertigo D) saccades
If you cut bundles of axons and their myelin sheaths in the PNS, you cut ________.
A. nuclei B. nerve tracts C. gray matter D. ganglia E. nerves