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Menstrual Cycle

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Menstruation occurs on which days of the cycle?

a)

1-5

b)

12-16

c)

24-28

d)

none of these

2.

Which hormone is triggered by the release of Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) from the hypothalamus at the beginning of the female cycle?

a)

FSH

b)

LH

c)

Estrogen

d)

Progesterone

3.

When the ovarian follicles are maturing, what hormone do they secrete?

a)

FSH

b)

LH

c)

estrogen

d)

progesterone

4.

At around day 14 of the female cycle, a surge in what hormone triggers ovulation?

a)

FSH

b)

LH

c)

estrogen

d)

progesterone

5.

Where does the corpus luteum form?

a)

Ovary

b)

fallopian tube

c)

uterus

d)

brain

6.

What hormone is secreted by the corpus luteum?

a)

FSH

b)

LH

c)

estrogen

d)

progesterone

7.

Which happens if the egg is fertilized

a)

FSH increases

b)

LH increases

c)

Progesterone increases

d)

Estrogen decreases

8.

Which is responsible for production of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)?

a)

placenta

b)

ovaries

c)

corpus luteum

d)

hypothalamus

9.

When is the uterine endometrium the thickest

a)

right after menstruation

b)

right after ovulation

c)

after ovulation/ before menstruation

d)

right before puberty

10.

At what point in her cycle is a woman most fertile?

a)

Days 1-5

b)

around day 14

c)

around day 21

d)

days 24-28

11.

The time when a female first starts menstruating is called...

a)

menopause

b)

perimenopause

c)

menarche

d)

first moon

12.

A fertilized egg is known as a(n)

a)

zygote

b)

Blastocyst

c)

embryo

d)

fetus