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the ______ phase of the ovarian cycle prepares follicle to release mature egg
follicular
during the follicular phase of the ovarian cycle, the anterior pituitary gland releases _____ and ____
FSH
LH
_____ stimulates follicle growth to produce estrogen
FSH
FSH stimulates follicle growth to produce ______
estrogen
as _____ increases in the follicular phase, FSH decreases
estrogen
as estrogen increases in the follicular phase, _____ decreases
FSH
just before ovulation a _____ _____ completes 1st meiotic cell division
mature oocyte
the ____ phase of the ovarian cycle is fixed at 14 days
luteal
the luteal phase of the ovarian cycle is fixed at ____ days
14
____ and ____ level usually lowest during luteal phase
FSH
LH
FSH and LH levels usually lowest during _____ phase
luteal
______ phase begins at ovulation
luteal
luteal phase begins at ______
ovulation
during _____ phase of ovarian cycle, Graafian follicle turns into corpus lute
luteal
during luteal phase of ovarian cycle, Graafian follicle turns into _____ _______
corpus luteum
during luteal phase, ______ ____ produces progesterone
corpus luteum
during luteal phase, corpus luteum produces _______
progesterone
_____ occurs 7-10 days after ovulation
implantation
implantation occurs ____-____ days after ovulation
7-10
the _____ phase is the sloughing off of endometrium in response to hormonal changes
menstrual
during the menstrual phase, _____ levels decrease
estrogen
during the _____ phase estrogen levels decrease
menstrual
the ____ phase occurs 14 days after ovulation
menstrual
the menstrual phase occurs ____ days after ovulation
14
the _____ phase is a period of rapid growth in response to increasing estrogen levels
proliferative
the proliferative phase is a period of rapid growth in response to increasing ______ levels
estrogen
____ levels reach peak right before ovulation
estrogen
estrogen levels reach peak just before ______
ovulation
during the proliferative phase, cervical mucosa becomes _____ and ______, making it more favorable to sperm
thin
alkaline
during the proliferative phase, _____ increases in thickness
endometrium
during the proliferative phase, the endometrium increases in ______
thickness
the ____ phase follows ovulation to about 3 days before next period
secretory
the secretory phase follows _____ to about 3 days before next period
ovulation
during the _____ phase thee are very high levels of progesterone
secretory
during the secretory phase there are very high levels of _______
progesterone
during the secretory phase, _____ levels drop sharply
estrogen
during the ______ phase, estrogen levels drop sharply
secretory
during the secretory phase, _______ causes marked swelling and growth in the endometrium
progesterone
during the secretory phase, progesterone causes marked ____ and _____ in the endometrium
swelling
growth
during the secretory phase, progesterone causes marked swelling and growth in the _________
endometrium
the _____ phase of the menstrual cycle only occurs if fertilization doesn’t occur
ischemic
the ischemic phase lasts ___-____ days
1-2
the _____ phase lasts 1-2 days
ischemic
during the ischemic phase, the _____ _____ begins to degenerate
corpus luteum
when the corpus luteum degenerates in the ischemic phase, ____ and ______ levels fall
estrogen
progesterone
during the ____ phase, the corpus luteum begins to degenerate
ischemic
during the ____ phase, estrogen and progesterone levels fall
ischemic
______ takes place in the ampulla of the fallopian tubes
fertilization
fertilization takes place where?
ampulla of fallopian tubes
sperm can survive in female reproductive tract for _____-____ hours
48-72
with the help of ______, zygote begins cellular multiplication while in fallopian tube
estrogen
_______ occurs on 7th to 10th day
implantation
implantation occurs on ___-___ day
7th-10th
during implantation, _____ makes fundus ideal for egg
progesterone
egg ideally implants on ____ side of fundus
posterior