Hormones & Menstrual Cycle

Question 1

What are hormones?

Answer 1

Chemical messengers sent in the blood to activate target cells.

Question 2

What does the pituitary gland produce?

Answer 2

FSH and LH

Question 3

What do the ovaries produce?

Answer 3

Oestrogen

Question 4

Nerves?

Answer 4

1. Very fast action.
2. Act for a short time.
3. Act on precise area.

Question 5

Hormones?

Answer 5

1. Slower action.
2. Act for a long time.
3. Act on general area.

Question 6

What does FSH do?

Answer 6

1. Causes an egg to mature.

2. Stimulates ovaries to produce oestrogen.

Question 7

What does Oestrogen do?

Answer 7

1. Causes pituitary to produce LH.

2. Inhibits release of FSH.

Question 8

What does LH do?

Answer 8

1. Stimulates release of an egg.

Question 9

What does progesterone do?

Answer 9

Stimulates production of thick cervical mucus - preventing any sperm getting through and reaching egg.

Question 10

What does the pill contain?

Answer 10

1. Oestrogen.

2. Progesterone.