Ovarian Cycle

1. The cycle begins with _________________

2. GnRH secretes ______________________ & ______________________
3. FSH stimulates _______________________________________________ & this
phase is known as __________________________
4. In each cycle, several follicles began to grow but usually one matures & the rest
will _______________
5. When oestrogen is low, hypothalamus is inhibited & ____________ is inhibited.
Thus FSH & LH is also inhibited.
6. Granulosa cells secrete _____________ which inhibits FSH secretion.
7. The presence of oestrogen causes the follicular cells to produce oestrogen. Thus
oestrogen level continue to rise even when FSH is low or absent.
8. At high oestrogen, the inhibition of hypothalamus is removed &
_________________ is secreted once again. It secretes FSH & LH.
9. At this stage, follicles will respond strongly to _____________ because more cells
have LH receptors.
10. The Graafian follicle which contains ____________ forms a bulge near surface of
the ovary.
11. As the follicle matures, oogenesis continues.
12. Primary oocytes undergoes meiosis I & produces haploid cells. One is
_______________________ & the other is ___________________.
13. During ovulation, the Graafian follicle burst & release ____________________
14. The follicular phase ends whens ovulation occurs about a day after the surge of
__________________ on the day 14th of the cycle.
15. After ovulation, the Graafian Follicle develop into ____________________
16. If a sperm penetrates the secondary oocyte, the oocyte completes the meiosis
process & _____________ & _________________ are formed.
17. The ____________________phase takes place after ovulation.LH promotes
development of corpus luteum which secreted _____________ & _______________.
18. LH stimulates the theca cells to proliferate & secrete _______________ which
diffuse into the granulosa cells which are then converted to oestrogen.
19. As oestrogen & progesterone increases, it exerts a _________________ feedback
control over anterior pituitary gland & luteal phase come sto an end.
20. If there is no fertilisation, corpus luteum __________________
21. There will be no secretion of ___________________ & _____________________
from corpus luteum & menstruation begins.
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