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Define ovulation.
Define the following term:
Ovulation
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Solution
The release of the ovum from the ovary is called ovulation.
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What is the menstrual cycle?
Write the answers to the following questions by observing the figure below.
- What does the figure above show?
- Which organs are involved in this process?
- Which hormones are involved in this process?
- After how many days do these changes happen again?
- Explain your opinion about the statement that a woman's body is impure while the above process is going on.
Find the wrongly matched pair.
In humans, the menstrual cycle is generally of ______.
Menstruation begins due to ______.
Choose the correct order of phases of the menstrual cycle.
Level of which hormones are at their highest during the luteal phase (second half of the cycle) of the menstrual cycle?
Corpus luteum ______.
Given below is the diagram depicting the menstrual cycle in human beings. Study it carefully and answer the questions that follow.
- Which phases are indicated by ‘C’ and ‘D’?
- Name the structures labelled ‘F’. What is its role?
- Explain the changes in the level of progesterone during phases ‘C’ and ‘D’.
- Which hormone present in the urine confirms pregnancy in human beings?
- Identify the structure labelled ‘E’. Name the hormone released by it.
Give a reason for the following:
The second half of the menstrual cycle is called the luteal phase as well as the secretory phase.
