Question
Infertility can arise from a condition caused by this tissue layer becoming ectopic. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this tissue layer, the outer lining of the uterus that is shed in the absence of progesterone. This tissue layer’s namesake disease occurs when it grows outside of the uterus.
ANSWER: endometrium [or endometrial layer; accept endometriosis]
[10e] Endometriosis can start the first time that this process occurs. This reproductive cycle releases an egg every 28 days in secretory and ovulatory phases.
ANSWER: menstrual cycle [or menstruation]
[10h] Pain resulting from endometriosis can be treated using N·SAIDs, which inhibit the creation of these compounds. The endometrium is shed after an increase in these compounds, which are made from cell membrane lipids and are involved in smooth muscle contraction.
ANSWER: prostaglandins
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers) | 10/14/2023 | Y | 5 | 12.00 | 80% | 40% | 0% |
Data
| Princeton | Swarthmore B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Maryland | Swarthmore A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Rowan | University of Delaware A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Columbia B | Columbia A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| NYU B | University of Delaware B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |