The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Menstrual Cycle

Question 1

The ____ is designed to prepare an egg for fertilization with sperm

Answer 1

menstrual cycle

Question 2

The process of an ovary ejecting a mature egg into the fallopian tube is known as ____, which generally occurs once every ____ days

Answer 2

ovulation

28

Question 3

The menstrual cycle repeats itself about ____ times per year for 30 or 40 years in most women

Answer 3

13

Question 4

There are four phases of the menstrual cycle:

Answer 4

Menstrual Phase

Follicular Phase

Ovulation Phase

Luteal Phase

Question 5

Even though the menstrual phase is technically the last phase of the cycle, we count it as the beginning because it’s the only phase that’s measurable without ____

Answer 5

special equipment

Question 6

The first day of a woman’s period counts as the first day of her ____

Answer 6

menstrual cycle

Question 7

During this time, the uterus sheds the functional endometrium because there was no fertilized ovum to ____

Answer 7

implant

Question 8

The normal time range for this phase is ____–____ days

Answer 8

3–7 days