Hormones and the Menstrual cycle

Question 1

Where is LH produced

Answer 1

Pituitary gland

Question 2

Where is oestrogen produced?

Answer 2

Ovaries

Question 3

Where is FSH produced

Answer 3

Pituitary gland

Question 4

What are hormones

Answer 4

Chemical messengers which travel in the blood to activate target cells

Question 5

If a response is quick it’s usually a what response

Answer 5

Nervous

Question 6

If a response lasts for a long time, what type of response is this?

Answer 6

Hormornal

Question 7

What does FSH do in the menstrual cycle

Answer 7

Causes an egg to mature in one of the ovaries and stimulates the ovaries to produce Oestrogen

Question 8

What does LH do in the menstrual cycle

Answer 8

Stimulates the release of an egg at around the middle of the menstrual cycle

Question 9

What does Oestrogen do in the menstrual cycle

Answer 9

Causes the pituitary gland to produce LH and inhibits further release of FSH

Question 10

How many stages does the menstrual cycle have

Answer 10

4

Question 11

What happens in stage 1 of the menstrual cycle

Answer 11

Bleeding starts

The uterus lining breaks down for around 4 days

Question 12

What happens in stage 2 of the menstrual cycle

Answer 12

The lining if the uterus builds up again from day 4-14

Question 13

What is stage 3 of the menstrual cycle

Answer 13

The release of an egg from the ovary on stage 14

Question 14

What is stage 4 of the menstrual cycle

Answer 14

The maintaining of the wall for 14 days until day 28

Question 15

What happens on day 28 of the menstrual cycle

Answer 15

If no fertilised egg has landed on the uterus wall by day 28 the spongy lining starts to break down again and the cycle re-begins