Menstrual Cycle Flashcards
1
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Hormones controlling menstrual cycle
A
Progesterone- forms corpus luteum and maintenance of endometrium
Luiteinising hormone- stimulates secretion of oestrogen and progesterone
2
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Menstrual cycle
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Menstruation 1-4= uterine bleeding and shedding of endometrium
Preovulation 5-12= endometrial repair, ovarian follicle, uterine follicle thickens
Ovulation 13-15= rupture of mature follicle and release of mature egg
Secretion16-20= section if waxy mucus! movement and breakdown of unfertilised egg, corpus luteum develops
Premenstruation 21-28= degeneration it corpus luteum and deterioration of endometrium
