Biology Questions and Answers

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Biology Questions and Answers



  1. What is the menstrual
    cycle?


The menstrual cycle is the periodic


succession ohormones anf interactionsd the organs o betweenf the female (^)
reproductive system that, after the
beginning of puberty, regulates therelease of the female gametes and
prepares the uterus for fecundation and
pregnancy.



  1. What are the endocrine
    glands involved in the
    menstrual cycle? What are the
    hormones in action?


The endocrine glands that secrete


hormones invcycle are the hypophysis (pituitary)olved in the menstrual and (^)
the ovaries.
The hormones from adenohypophysisare FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) (^)
and LH hormones from th(luteinizing e ovarihormone) and thees are estrogen (^)
and progesterone.



  1. What event marks the
    beginning of the menstrual
    cycle? What is the blood
    concentration of FSH, LH,
    estrogen and progesterone in
    this phase of the cycle?


By convbegins at the ention day that menses begins.the menstrual cycle (^)
(Menses is the endometrial hemorrhage
excreted through the vaginal these days the hormones FSH, canal.)LH, At
estrogens and progesterone are in low
concentration.



  1. After menses what is the
    hormone that influences the
    maturation of the ovarian
    follicles?
    The maturation of the ovarian follicles
    after menses is stimulated bof FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone).y the action

  2. What is the hormone
    secreted by the growing
    ovarian follicles? What is the
    action of that hormone upon
    the uterus?
    The follicles that are growing after
    menses secrhormones actete estro upon the uterusgen. These
    stimulating the thickening of the
    endometrium the uterus). (the internal mucosa of

  3. What is the relationship
    between the estrogen level
    and the LH level in the
    menstrual cycle? What is the
    function of LH in the
    menstrual cycle and when
    does its blood concentration
    reach a peak?
    The increase of estrogen with thin the blood concentratione growing of the
    ovarian follicle causes tsecrete LH. In this phase LH he hypophysis toacts
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