The Menstrual cycle

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  • Created on: 13-04-16 19:46
what controls the menstrual cycle?
hormones
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what is the name given to a developing egg
follicle
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when does the menstrual cycle begin and how long does it last for
the first day of a womans period and 28 days from then
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what is the name given when the egg is released by the ovaries
ovulation
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what does the uterus do if there is no fertilisation?
it breaks down
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what does FSH do?
stimulates follicle development
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what does FSH also do?
stimulate the ovaries to release oestrogen
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what does oestrogen stimulate?
the uterus lining to develop
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what does the pituitary gland release at high oestrogen levels?
FSH and LH
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What does a rapid increase in LH do to the ovary?
The rupturing of the follicle and release of an egg
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what hormone stimuates the follicle to turn into the corpus luteum?
LH
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what hormone does the corpus luteum release
progesterone
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what 2 hormones does Progesterone inhibit?
FSH and LH
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what stops the release of progesterone?
The break down of the corpus luteum
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what hormone maintains the thickness of the uterus lining?
progesterone
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