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| One egg is released from a woman's ovaries every 28 days in what cycle? |
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| Name 3 hormones that control the menstrual cycle |
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| Follicle stimulating hormone |
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| Which hormone causes an egg to mature near the start of the menstrual cycle? |
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| Where is oestrogen secreted? |
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| What two hormones in the menstrual cycle are secreted from the pituitary gland? |
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| Name a hormone that can be used as a fertility drug. |
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| What hormone stops beign produced when a woman takes an oral contraceptive? |
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| How does an oral contraceptive prevent pregnancy? |
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| Eggs do not mature, so there is never one in the oviduct to become fertile |
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| What does Oestrogen do in the menstrual cycle? |
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| Stops the pituitary from secreting FSH/ prevents another egg follicle from maturing/ causes the pituitary to secrete LH |
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| Causes the mature egg to be released from the ovary. |
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| What type of fertilisation takes place in the lab? |
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| How many days does the menstrual cycle last? |
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| How will FSH and LH be carried to the ovaries? |
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| What is the process called when the egg is released from the ovary? |
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| What part of the female body thickens, so that it can receive the embryo? |
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| What hormone does the contraceptive pill contain? |
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