NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER SCREENING 2008

  • question_answer
    Which one of the following statement is incorrect about menstruation?

    A) During normal menstruation about 40 mL blood is lost

    B) The menstrual fluid can easily clot

    C) At menopause in the female, there is especially abrupt increase in gonadotropic hormones

    D) The beginning of the cycle of menstruation is called menarche

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    During normal menstruation approximately 40 mL of blood and an additional 35 mL of serous fluid are lost. The menstrual fluid is normally non-clotting because a fibrinolysin is released along with necrotic endometrial material. The cause of menopause is burning out of the ovaries. At about age 45 years only a few primordial follicles remain to be stimulated by FSH and LH. The estrogen production fall below a critical value and the gonadotropic hormones (FSH and LH) are produced regularly from the pituitary so, there level increase in body.


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