The Menstral Cycle

Question 1

The realese of an ovum is called what

Answer 1

Ovulation

Question 2

A period is the

Answer 2

Monthly shedding of the lining of the womb

Question 3

Ovulation takes place In the

Answer 3

Ovaries

Question 4

The tube connecting the ovary to the uterus is called the

Answer 4

Fallopian tube

Question 5

Luteinising hormone does what

Answer 5

Stimulates ovulation

Question 6

The lining of the uterus is thick for the

Answer 6

Egg to be rested on

Question 7

LH stands for

Answer 7

Luteinising hormone

Question 8

A woman is fertile between the ages of

Answer 8

12-50

Question 9

There uterus lining brakes down if

Answer 9

Pregnancy doesn’t happen

Question 10

The menstral cycle lasts for

Answer 10

28 days

Question 11

The period lasts for

Answer 11

3-7 days

Question 12

On the 14th day of the cycle …..…………… happens

Answer 12

Ovulation the releasing of an egg

Question 13

The fertilised egg is embedded in the

Answer 13

Lining of the uterus

Question 14

The menstrual cycle is controlled by the hormones

Answer 14

Oestrogen and progesterone

Question 15

…..…………… makes the lining of the uterus repair itself

Answer 15

Oestrogen

Question 16

Oestrogen is produced by the

Answer 16

Ovaries

Question 17

Progesterone is produced by the

Answer 17

Empty follicle after the egg has been released

Question 18

Progesterone hormone keeps the

Answer 18

Lining of the uterus thick during the second half of the menstrual cycle

Question 19

When a woman is pregnant the follicle continues to make progesterone and a …..…………… is formed

Answer 19

Placenta

Question 20

If pregnancy doesent occur then both hormone levels

Answer 20

Drop towards the end of the menstrual cycle

Question 21

FSH stands for

Answer 21

Follicle stimulating hormone

Question 22

FSH and LH are produced in the …..……………and transported by the …..……………

Answer 22

Brain

Blood

Question 23

FSH and LH is made by the

Answer 23

Pituitary gland

Question 24

Corpus luteum (does what)

Answer 24

Secretes hormones involved in the menstrual cycle

Question 25

FSH causes an ovum to

Answer 25

Develop

Question 26

LH stimulates the release of an

Answer 26

Egg cell

Question 27

Oestrogen decreases the production of

Answer 27

FSH

Question 28

A period happens if the egg is

Answer 28

Not fertilised