1.
The purpose of the menstrual cycle is for the ______ to generate a single _______ for _________ and for the uterus to prepare the __________ lining for implantation.
2.
How many days does the typical menstrual cycle last for?
3.
What day does ovulation take place on?
4.
Menstrual cycle is divided into different _______, with the 1st day of the cycle corresponding to the 1st day of ________ bleeding.
5.
Women menstruate from ______ to _______, except during pregnancy.
6.
The hormones involved in the menstrual cycle come from 3 sources in the body. What are the 3 sources?
7.
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.
8.
Check all the apply to the causes of precocious puberty:
A. 
B. 
C. 
Estrogen producing tumors
D. 
9.
This is defined a pubertal changes occurring in premenarchal girls before the age of 8:
10.
________ is the term referring to the 1st menstrual period of an adolescent girl. it occurs generally between the ages of ___ to ___.
11.
During puberty, a girls body undergoes major physical changes. Sexual organs mature, skeleton grows, and there is a shift in hormone levels.
12.
By 5 to 6 months gestation, ____ million eggs are present in the ______.
13.
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.
14.
The start of menstruation is termed ______.
15.
The cessation of menstrual cycles is referred to as ________. The average age is ___, with ranges of normal between ___ and ___.
16.
The absence of menstrual flow is termed _______
17.
Premature menopause is considered before the age of 40.
18.
Name the 2 categories of amenorrhea:
19.
__________ is menstruation that is longer than the average duration of 3 to 7 days.
20.
_________ is scanty menstruation, shorter than the duration of 3 to 7 days.
21.
Prolonged and excessive bleeding occurring during and between menstrual cycles is termed _________.
22.
This is excessive, heavy menstrual blood loss:
23.
___________ is infrequent menstrual flow more than 6 weeks between cycles.
24.
__________ is menstrual bleeding occurring at regular intervals of less than 22 days.
25.
This is when the menstrual cycle has started but stopped.