Menstrual Cycle
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
