Puberty and the Menstrual Cycle

Question 1

What is the reproductive hormone in men?

Answer 1

Testosterone

Question 2

What is the reproductive hormone in women?

Answer 2

oestrogen

Question 3

How many stages are in the Menstrual Cycle

Answer 3

four

Question 4

What is stage one in the menstrual cycle?

Answer 4

The uterus lining breaks down four about four days

Question 5

What is stage two in the menstrual cycle?

Answer 5

The uterus lining builds up and thickens

Question 6

What is the stage three in the menstrual cycle?

Answer 6

An egg develops and is released from the ovary this is called ovulation

Question 7

What is stage four in the menstrual cycle?

Answer 7

The wall is then maintained for about 14 days

Question 8

What is Progesterone?

Answer 8

A hormone produced in the ovaries that maintain the lining of the uterus and inhibits the release of LH and FSH

Question 9

What is FSH?

Answer 9

A hormone produced in the pituitary gland that stimulates ovaries to produce oestrogen it also causes an egg to mature

Question 10

What is LH?

Answer 10

Produced by the pituitary gland LH stimulates the release of an egg