WorksheetsSex hormones and The Menstrual Cycle
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is responsible for creating the hormones Oestrogen & progesterone?
The Pituitary gland
The ovaries
The Hypothalamus
The oviducts
Which of the following hormones are made by the pituitary gland:
- progesterone
- Leutinising hormone
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone
- Oestrogen
1 and 4
3 and 4
2 and 3
1 and 2
What hormone(s) is responsible for thickening the lining of the uterus?
FSH & LH
Oestrogen
progesterone
LH only
The menstrual cycle repeats every?
Year
Month
28 days
Week
Ovulation phase typically occurs on what day of the cycle?
1
14
7
28
Which hormone causes the egg to ripen in the ovary?
Testosterone
FSH
Progesterone
Oestrogen
Testosterone is
The main reproductive hormone in males
The main sex hormone in humans
The main sex hormone in females
The main sex hormone in animals
What is the main role of FSH?
Completes development of uterus wall, promotes glycogen storage
Stimulates follicle to burst and release the ovum
Stimulates one egg cell to develop (become follicle)
Stimulates rebuilding of the uterus wall
What does ovulation mean?
An egg is released
The lining of the uterus breaks down
A sperm is released
Menstruation occurs
In what phase of the menstrual cycle does the uterus shed its lining?
premenstruation
ovulation
menstruation
post menstruation
During what phase of the menstrual cycle can conception take place?
premenstruation
ovulation
menstruation
post menstruation
Which hormone(s) is/are responsible for maintaining the lining of the uterus?
FSH & LH
progesterone
estrogen
LH only
The hormone that stimulates the release of the egg.
Progesterone
Luteinising hormone
Oestrogen
Follicle stimulating hormone
What name is the follicle after it has released the egg?
follicle remains
ovarian cyst
neoplasm
Corpus luteum
Which process would not occur if a zygote implants into the uterine wall?
Cell specialisation
implantation
menstruation
differentiation
For the 10 days following ovulation in a non-pregnant menstrual cycle, the main source of progesterone is the
developing follicle.
adrenal cortex
anterior pituitary
corpus luteum
By which process would a fertilised egg grow in the oviduct to for an embryo?
mitosis
implantation
meiosis
sexual reproduction
In humans, directly after ovulation, the egg normally enters the
Oviduct
follicle sac
uterus
cervix
When an egg is not fertilized it
is absorbed in the abdomen
leaves the woman's body in search of sperm
returns to the ovary
passes out of the woman's body during menstruation
Which hormone stimulates the ovary to produce progesterone?
(a)
