Menstrual Cycle CFU

The menstrual cycle repeats every?

• Month

• 28 days

• Week

• Year

In what phase of the menstrual cycle does the uterus shed its lining?

• menstruation

• post menstruation

• ovulation

• premenstruation

A period of time when a woman stops going through her menstrual cycle because her hormone levels have dropped is called?

• Puberty

• Ovulation

• Menopause

• Menstruation

During what phase of the menstrual cycle can conception take place?

• menstruation

• post menstruation

• ovulation

• premenstruation

What two hormones does the pituitary gland produce?

• estrogen & progesterone

• FSH & LH

What is responsible for creating the hormones estrogen & progesterone?

• The Pituitary gland

• The Hypothalamus

• The ovaries

• The Fallopian Tubes

What hormone(s) is responsible for thickening the lining of the uterus (endometrium)?

• estrogen

• progesterone

• FSH & LH

• LH only

After conception, where does the embryo/fetus develop?

• vagina

• fallopian tubes

• uterus

• ovaries

The hormone that causes maturation of an egg in the

ovary.

• Luteinising hormone

• Oestrogen

• Progesterone

• Follicle stimulating hormone

During menstruation, the body shreds extra tissue from:

• Ovaries

• Fallopian tubes

• Fertilized eggs

• The Uterus