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1
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The realese of an ovum is called what

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Ovulation

2
Q

A period is the

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Monthly shedding of the lining of the womb

3
Q

Ovulation takes place In the

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Ovaries

4
Q

The tube connecting the ovary to the uterus is called the

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Fallopian tube

5
Q

Luteinising hormone does what

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Stimulates ovulation

6
Q

The lining of the uterus is thick for the

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Egg to be rested on

7
Q

LH stands for

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Luteinising hormone

8
Q

A woman is fertile between the ages of

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12-50

9
Q

There uterus lining brakes down if

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Pregnancy doesn’t happen

10
Q

The menstral cycle lasts for

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28 days

11
Q

The period lasts for

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3-7 days

12
Q

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

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Ovulation the releasing of an egg

13
Q

The fertilised egg is embedded in the

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Lining of the uterus

14
Q

The menstrual cycle is controlled by the hormones

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Oestrogen and progesterone

15
Q

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

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Oestrogen

16
Q

Oestrogen is produced by the

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Ovaries

17
Q

Progesterone is produced by the

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Empty follicle after the egg has been released

18
Q

Progesterone hormone keeps the

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

19
Q

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

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Placenta

20
Q

If pregnancy doesent occur then both hormone levels

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Drop towards the end of the menstrual cycle

21
Q

FSH stands for

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Follicle stimulating hormone

22
Q

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

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Brain

Blood

23
Q

FSH and LH is made by the

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Pituitary gland

24
Q

Corpus luteum (does what)

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Secretes hormones involved in the menstrual cycle

25
Q

FSH causes an ovum to

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Develop

26
Q

LH stimulates the release of an

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Egg cell

27
Q

Oestrogen decreases the production of

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FSH

28
Q

A period happens if the egg is

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Not fertilised