Menstrual Cycle

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Luteal phase (day 15-28)

A menstrual phase where, during ovulation, the egg bursts from its follicle, but the ruptured follicle stays on the surface of the ovary.

about three to seven days

A period usually lasts how long

1. Menstrual phase (From day 1 to 5) 2. Follicular phase (From day 4-5 to 13) 3. Ovulation phase (Day 14) 4.Luteal phase (From day 15 to 28) (MFOL)

A woman's menstrual cycle is divided into four phases:

ruptured follicle

During ovulation, the egg bursts from its follicle, but the ______________ stays on the surface of the ovary.

Follicular phase (day 1-13)

During this phase you might also notice more discharge

corpus luteum

For the next two weeks or so, a ruptured follicle transforms into a structure known as the _________

it produces the hormones that are necessary to maintain the corpus luteum.

If a fertilized egg implants in the lining of the uterus ____________

human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG)

If a fertilized egg implants in the lining of the uterus, it produces the hormones that are necessary to maintain the corpus luteum. These hormones include _________

It withers and dies

If pregnancy does not occur, what happens to the corpus luteum

Day 14

If you have regular 28-day menstrual cycles, ovulation usually occurs on day ___________

13 days

It takes how many days for the egg cell to reach maturity

Follicle

One of the egg cells during follicular cycle begins to mature in a sac-like-structure called

estrogen hormone

Responsible for telling the lining of your uterus to thicken and develop to prepare for a fertilized egg.

the first day of your menstrual phase - the first day of your period.

The official start of your cycle

Fimbriae

The released egg cell during ovulation phase is swept into the fallopian tube by the cilia of the __________

Menstrual phase (day 1-5)

The uterus sheds its inner lining of soft tissue and blood vessels which exits the body from the vagina in the form of menstrual fluid.

Falling away of the lining of the uterus

This is known as menstruation.

pituitary gland

This secretes a hormone that stimulates the egg cells in the ovaries to grow

Abdominal cramps

You may experience this during menstrual phase. These are caused by the contraction of the uterine and the abdominal muscles to expel the menstrual fluid.

Fimbriae

are finger like projections located at the end of the fallopian tube close to the ovaries

Luteinizing hormone, or LH

is what makes a follicle rupture and release an egg

progesterone, along with small amounts of estrogen.

the corpus luteum releases _____________

Ovulation phase (day 14)

A menstrual phase where a surge in estrogen triggers a spike in a third hormone

Cilia

Are slender hair like projections on each Fimbria

10 ml to 80 ml

Considered normal amount of blood loss during menstrual phase

The corpus luteum keeps producing the raised levels of progesterone that are needed to maintain the thickened lining of the uterus.

If a fertilized egg implants in the lining of the uterus, ________-

Luteinizing hormone, or LH

In ovulation phase, this surge in estrogen triggers a spike in a third hormone called _____________

Follicular phase (day 1-13)

Menstrual cycle where the lining of your uterus to thicken and develop to prepare for a fertilized egg.

usually around day 22 in a 28-day cycle.

When does the corpus luteum wither and die when pregnancy does not occur

Stimulates the uterus to develop a lining of blood vessels and soft tissue

While the egg cell matures, its follicle secretes a hormone that _______________

FSH - Follicle Stimulating Hormone

Stimulates your ovarian follicles to grow

The lining of the uterus to fall away

The drop in progesterone levels causes ______________

Endometrium

a lining of blood vessels and soft tissue in the uterus is called


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