The Menstrual Cycle

1. The monthly series of changes a woman's body goes through in preparation for the possibility of pregnancy is called........

• The men's cycle

• The menstrual cycle

• The water cycle

• The breathing cycle

The menstrual cycle last for about _____ days.

• 28 days

• 82 days

• 5 days

• 14 days

On which day does the menstrual cycle begins?

• Day 28

• Day 12

• Day 5

• Day 1

On which day does the menstrual cycle ends?

• Day 1

• Day 21

• Day 5

• Day 14

During menstruation, the lining of the ______ breaks down.

• Ovary

• Oviduct

• Uterus

• Cervix

Which of the following statements BEST explains what happens during menstruation?

• tissue and blood from the uterus wall is shed and passed out the vagina.

• tissue and blood from the vagina wall is shed and passed out the uterus.

• tissue and blood from the cervix wall is shed and passed out the oviduct.

• tissue and blood from the oviduct wall is shed and passed out the cervix.

After the uterus walls breaks down and sheds blood, what happens to it after?

• The uterus wall then starts to break down again

• The uterus wall then starts to rebuild the lost tissue and grow more blood vessels

• The uterus wall then starts to rebuild a new uterus wall

• The uterus walls remain the same

The release of a mature egg (ovum) from the ovary is called.......

• Pregnancy

• Fertilisation

• Reproduction

• Ovulation

On which day of the menstrual cycle does ovulation normally take place?

• Day 1

• Day 5

• Day 14

• Day 28

The sex hormones _______ and _______ control the menstrual cycle.

• Ovary and Oviduct

• oestrogen and progesterone

• testosterone and progesterone

• oestrogen and testosterone