Author: Abigail Grenier

Eumenorrhea—normal menstrual/ovarian cycle: Hypothalamic pituitary ovarian axis. GnRH is secreted from the hypothalamus. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) are secreted from the anterior pituitary. FSH and LH act on theca and granulosa cells of ovarian follicles to produce estrogens (and inhibin); estrogens act on the endometrial lining to …

My STEAM project is on the neuromuscular autoimmune disorder myasthenia gravis. This relates to the course objective, “Describe how a muscle contraction is induced”. The first image is of a neuromuscular junction of a healthy individual, while the second is of an individual with myasthenia gravis. Typical NMJ An action …