SB7c: The Menstrual Cycle

Question 1

Contraception

Answer 1

The prevention of pregnancy.

Question 2

Fertilisation

Answer 2

Fusing of a male gamete with a female gamete.

Question 3

Menopause

Answer 3

When the menstrual cycle stops completely.

Question 4

Menstrual cycle

Answer 4

A monthly cycle involving the reproductive organs in women.

Question 5

Menstruation

Answer 5

The breakdown and loss of the thickened part of the uterus lining at the start of a woman’s menstrual cycle.

Question 6

Oestrogen

Answer 6

A hormone produced by the ovaries which is important in the menstrual cycle.

Question 7

Ovulation

Answer 7

The release of an egg from an ovary.

Question 8

Period

Answer 8

The ‘bleed’ that occurs during menstruation.

Question 9

Pregnancy

Answer 9

The time during which a fertilised egg develops in the uterus until the birth of the baby.

Question 10

Progesterone

Answer 10

One of the hormones released by the ovaries.

Question 11

Puberty

Answer 11

The stage of life when the body develops in ways that make it able to reproduce (e.g. production of sperm cells in testes, and the release of egg cells from ovaries).