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1
Q

The average menstrual cycle is approxiamately _____days in length beginning with the first day of menstrual bleeding

A

28

2
Q

the menstrual cycle is regulated by the __________and is dependent upon the cyclic release of estrogen and progesterone from the ovaries

A

hypothalamus

3
Q

during the menarchal years, an _______is released once a month by one of the two ovaries in a process known as ovulation

A

ovum

4
Q

ovulation normally occurs midycle on about day _____ of a 28 day cycle

A

14

5
Q

secretion of the ________by the anterior pituitary flan causes the ovarian follicles to develpoe during the first half of the menstrual cycle

A

Follicle stimulating hormone

FSH

6
Q

this phase of the ovulatory cycle known as the _______phase, begins with the first day of menstrual bleeding and continues until ovulation on day 14

A

follicular

7
Q

the _______hormone level will typically increase rapidly 24 to 36 hrs before ovulatoin in a process known ans LH surge

A

Luteinizing

8
Q

cells in the lining of the ruptured ovarian follicle begin to multiply and create the corpus luteum, or yellow body, during the ______phase

A

luteal

9
Q

the phase of endometrial regeneration is called the __________phase and will last until luteinization of the graafian follicle around ovulation

A

proliferative

10
Q

the endometrial phase after ovulation is referred to as the _______phase and extends from approx day 15 to the onset of menses (day 28).

A

secretory