The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Menstrual Cycle Part 3

Question 1

The luteal phase, or secretory phase, is dominated by the corpus luteum, the “____” created when the ovum left the ovary

Answer 1

“yellow body”

Question 2

The corpus luteum produces hormones to make the endometrium receptive to ____ and early ____

Answer 2

implantation and early pregnancy

Question 3

During this phase, a woman’s body temperature ____

Answer 3

increases

Question 4

After ovulation, the hormones ____ and ____ sustain the corpus luteum

Answer 4

FSH and LH

Question 5

If the egg is fertilized, the resultant embryo will produce the hormone ____, which can support the corpus luteum instead of LH

Answer 5

human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)

Question 6

If the LH is too low and there’s no embryo to produce HCG, the corpus luteum stops producing hormones to prepare the body for ____

Answer 6

pregnancy

Question 7

This will be the signal for the endometrium to slough off, starting the cycle all over again. This final phase lasts about ____ weeks

Answer 7

two weeks