What Initiates Menstrual Flow

question 30

Multiple Choice

What initiates menstrual flow?

• A) the pituitary triggers it.
• B) luteinizing hormone activity is at its peak.
• C) estrogen activity is at a peak.
• D) progesterone production is highest.
• E) both progesterone and estrogen levels decline to low levels.

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Definitions:

Transverse Colon

A part of the large intestine that runs across the abdomen from the right to the left side.

Sigmoid Colon

Part of the colon between the descending colon and the rectum.

Descending Colon

Part of the colon extending from the left colonic flexure to the sigmoid colon.

Ascending Colon

The first main part of the large intestine, which absorbs water and salts as it carries waste upward from the cecum toward the transverse colon.