The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Ovaries Part 2 Flashcards
When pregnancy doesn’t occur, the corpus luteum stops producing progesterone and decays, forming a mass of ____
scar tissue
Without the supply of progesterone, the uterus can’t maintain its lining, so it sloughs it off and ____ results
menstruation
Beginning at puberty, the ovaries start secreting the female sex hormone ____, which causes the reproductive organs and the secondary sex characteristics that shape a woman’s figure to develop
estrogen
The secretion of estrogen causes the female’s first menstrual cycle, or ____
menarche
Similar to the male system, the pituitary hormones ____ and ____ stimulate the production of female hormones at puberty, and they continue to influence ova formation and ovulation
FSH and LH
High levels of progesterone and estrogen in the bloodstream during pregnancy cause the pituitary to shut off its production of FSH and LH, which stops the ____
ovulation process
Birth control pills contain enough estrogen and/or progesterone to trick the pituitary into ____
stopping ovulation
