Menstrual Cycle

What day does ovulation take place on?

How many days does the typical menstrual cycle last for?

The start of menstruation is termed ______.

Name the 2 categories of amenorrhea:

The absence of menstrual flow is termed _______

What 2 hormones do the ovaries produce?

This is when the menstrual cycle has started but stopped.

_________ is scanty menstruation, shorter than the duration of 3 to 7 days.

This is defined a pubertal changes occurring in premenarchal girls before the age of 8:

Corpus luteal cysts can be prone to ______ and ______.

This is excessive, heavy menstrual blood loss:

__________ is menstruation that is longer than the average duration of 3 to 7 days.

___________ is infrequent menstrual flow more than 6 weeks between cycles.

The hypothalamus, the pituitary, and the ovaries work together in a _______ loop, each producing ________ in response to the ____ and _____ of hormone levels from the others.

Women menstruate from ______ to _______, except during pregnancy.

Primary amenorrhea is when _______ has not appeared by the time a girl is ____ (#)

Menstrual cycle is divided into different _______, with the 1st day of the cycle corresponding to the 1st day of ________ bleeding.

__________ is menstrual bleeding occurring at regular intervals of less than 22 days.

The purpose of the menstrual cycle is for the ______ to generate a single _______ for _________ and for the uterus to prepare the __________ lining for implantation.

________ is the term referring to the 1st menstrual period of an adolescent girl.  it occurs generally between the ages of ___ to ___.

By 5 to 6 months gestation, ____ million eggs are present in the ______.

_______ _______ is formed from the remnants of the expelled follicle once the ovum is expelled.  Follicular cells become _______ by the retention of fluid, and its yellowish color is due to the _____ concentration of ____.  It also fills with _____.

_________ concentration _____ gradually from the 1st days of the menstrual cycle, peaking just before ________.

The hormones involved in the menstrual cycle come from 3 sources in the body.  What are the 3 sources?

By the time a girl is born she has __ to __ million eggs in her ovaries and by the time she reaches puberty, less than ___ million are present.

Prolonged and excessive bleeding occurring during and between menstrual cycles is termed _________.

The cessation of menstrual cycles is referred to as ________.  The average age is ___, with ranges of normal between ___ and ___.

Check all the apply to the causes of precocious puberty:

• Hypothyroidism

• Brain tumors

• Estrogen producing tumors

• Idiopathic benign tumors

Check all that apply to the functions of estrogen:

• Stimulates cervical mucous secretions

• Induces rhythmic contractions of fallopian tubes

• Stimulates growth of breast duct system

• Stimulates production of breast milk

Primary amenorrhea is caused by which of the following:

• Congenital defect causing outflow obstruction

• Ovarian failure

• Hematometrocolpos

• Turners syndrome

Premature menopause is considered before the age of 40.

• True

• False