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What is the job of the follicular hormone?
It stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles in the ovary before the release of an egg from one follicle.
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How many phases are there?
There are 3 phases and are flow phase, follicular phase, and luteal phase
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Where does the oval come from?
It comes from the follicles
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How many eggs does a woman have along her life?
300 to 400
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How long is the luteal phase?
14 days
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What is the job of the Luteinizing hormone?
It helps control the menstrual cycle and it also triggers the release of an egg from the ovary.
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What happens in the luteal phase?
The hormone-producing pituitary gland releases the fsh and LH to reach the ovaries, when this happens the internal egg cells start to grow so the follicles pump out estrogen inhibiting the production of fsh and telling the pituitary to pump out more lh
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What happens in the fallopian tubes?
The oval can either be fertilized or move onto the uterus without fertilization.
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When is the usual time a girl has her first period?
around 12-14
(but it depends on everyone's body) |
What is ovulation?
The release of ovules through the fallopian tubes.
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What is estrogen?
They are steroid hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body.
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In which phase can you find the ovule in the fallopian tubes?
follicular phase
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During the luteal phase, where can you find the oval?
In the beginning, it can be found in the fallopian tubes and near the end, you can find it in the uterus or endometrium.
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What is the purpose of menstruation?
To prepare the body for a possible pregnancy, and release all the nutrients if there is none.
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How many eggs does a woman release during ovulation?
2
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Which hormone is involved in thickening the endometrium?
Estrogen
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What happens in the follicular phase?
the empty follicle starts to release progesterone, a hormone that tells the womb's lining to pump up with blood in preparation for a fertilized egg that may embed there, but if it doesn't a few days later the progesterone and estrogen levels plummet
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What is the purpose of the endometrium?
To create a space for an embryo to grow and develop, as well as store nutrients that will be needed if pregnant, this is what makes up the bleeding each month.
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How does menstruation affect your mood?
You can have feelings of sadness and irritability and you can have trouble sleeping and unusual food cravings
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How is the endometrium built?
Estrogen gives the message to start collecting the nutrients and built the endometrium, which lines the uterus, afterwards they are brought about by the progesterone.
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What is the curpus luteum?
It produces the hormone progesterone that makes the uterus a healthy environment for a developing fetus.
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Why is it that the luteal phase is always the same amount o time in every woman?
because the hormones control the process by circulating in ideal amounts delivered at just the right moment.
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Explain the path of the ovul when fertilized.
The follicles release the ovules on either side after which they travel through the fallopian tubes, where they meet the sperm and create an embryo, after which they go into the uterus and stick to the endometrium, where the embryo grows and develops into a fetus.
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What happens in menopause?
It is when your periods stop due to lower hormone levels.
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Do all girls at the age of 14 have a period?
No, it depends on every girl's body
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