Core 1 - The Menstrual Cycle

Question 1

FSH (Follicle-Stimulating Hormone)

Answer 1

1) Produced by the pituitary gland
2) Causes eggs to mature in the ovaries
3) Stimulates the ovaries to produce hormones including oestrogen

Question 2

LH ( Luteinising Hormone)

Answer 2

Stimulates the release of eggs from the ovary around the middle of the menstrual cycle

Question 3

Oestrogen

Answer 3

1) Produced in the the ovaries

2) Inhibits the further release of FSH

Question 4

The menstrual cycle

Answer 4

The monthly release of an egg from a women’s ovaries and the. Yield-up and breakdown of the lining in the uterus