Menstrual Cycle - Revision history

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NRJC: /* About the Menstrual Cycle */

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‎About the Menstrual Cycle

NRJC: /* About the Menstrual Cycle */

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‎About the Menstrual Cycle

NRJC at 09:31, 20 April 2019

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NRJC at 18:05, 16 November 2018

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NRJC at 17:53, 16 November 2018

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 ==Key Stage 3==
 ===Meaning===
-The '''menstrual cycle''' is the changes that happen to the [[Female Reproductive System|female reproductive system]] every 28 days.
+The '''menstrual cycle''' is the changes that happen to the [[Female Reproductive System|female reproductive system]] every 28 days (actually the average is 31 days, but textbooks have put it as 28 for simplicity).
 ===About the Menstrual Cycle===

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 :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120193/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120193&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=572df39392fb4200db8391d98ae6314e ''Menstrual cycle; hormonal control, pages 104-105, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel '']
 :[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120207/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120207&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=22455ff53961978667722edaa64c0be5 ''Menstrual cycle; hormonal control, pages 148-149, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel '']
 ===Extra Information===
 {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayzN5f3qN8g}}

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 *[[Luteinising Hormone]] - [[Secrete]]d by the [[Pituitary Gland|pituitary gland]] in [[female]]s and causes an [[ovum]] to be released from a [[follicle]] in the [[ovary|ovaries]].
 *[[Follicle Stimulating Hormone]] - [[Secrete]]d by the [[Pituitary Gland|pituitary gland]] in [[female]]s and causes [[follicle]]s to grow in the [[ovary|ovaries]] and stimulates the production of [[oestrogen]].
 ===Extra Information===
 {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayzN5f3qN8g}}

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 |-
-|[[File:MenstrualCycleDay1-6.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:MenstrualCycleDay1-6.png|center|150px]]
-|[[File:MenstrualCycleDay7.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:MenstrualCycleDay7.png|center|150px]]
-|[[File:MenstrualCycleDay9.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:MenstrualCycleDay9.png|center|150px]]
-|[[File:MenstrualCycleDay11.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:MenstrualCycleDay11.png|center|150px]]
 |-
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |In the first 6 days of the '''menstrual cycle''' the uterine wall leaves through the [[vagina]]. This is often called a '[[Menstruation|period]]'.
+| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |In the first 6 days of the '''menstrual cycle''' the uterine wall leaves through the [[vagina]]. This is often called a '[[Menstruation|period]]'.
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |On day 7 an [[ovum]] begins to mature and the uterine wall starts to build back up again.
+| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |On day 7 an [[ovum]] begins to mature and the uterine wall starts to build back up again.
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The uterine wall continues to build up.
+| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |The uterine wall continues to build up.
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The uterine wall continues to build up.
+| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |The uterine wall continues to build up.
 |-
-|[[File:MenstrualCycleDay13.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:MenstrualCycleDay13.png|center|150px]]
-|[[File:MenstrualCycleDay14.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:MenstrualCycleDay14.png|center|150px]]
-|[[File:MenstrualCycleDay15-17.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:MenstrualCycleDay15-17.png|center|150px]]
-|[[File:MenstrualCycleDay18-28.png|center|200px]]
+|[[File:MenstrualCycleDay18-28.png|center|150px]]
 |-
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The uterine wall continues to build up.
+| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |The uterine wall continues to build up.
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[ovum]] is released from the [[ovary]].
+| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |The [[ovum]] is released from the [[ovary]].
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The [[ovum]] travels down the [[oviduct]].
+| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |The [[ovum]] travels down the [[oviduct]].
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |If the [[ovum]] is not [[fertilise]]d the uterine wall breaks down.
+| style="height:20px; width:150px; text-align:center;" |If the [[ovum]] is not [[fertilise]]d the uterine wall breaks down.
 |}

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 |[[File:MenstrualCycleDay11.png|center|200px]]
 |-
-| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |In the first 6 days of the '''menstrual cycle''' the uterine wall leaves through the [[vagina]]. This is often called a 'period'.
+| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |In the first 6 days of the '''menstrual cycle''' the uterine wall leaves through the [[vagina]]. This is often called a '[[Menstruation|period]]'.
 | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |On day 7 an [[ovum]] begins to mature and the uterine wall starts to build back up again.
 | style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |The uterine wall continues to build up.

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	*[[Luteinising Hormone]] - [[Secrete]]d by the [[Pituitary Gland\|pituitary gland]] in [[female]]s and causes an [[ovum]] to be released from a [[follicle]] in the [[ovary\|ovaries]].		*[[Luteinising Hormone]] - [[Secrete]]d by the [[Pituitary Gland\|pituitary gland]] in [[female]]s and causes an [[ovum]] to be released from a [[follicle]] in the [[ovary\|ovaries]].
	*[[Follicle Stimulating Hormone]] - [[Secrete]]d by the [[Pituitary Gland\|pituitary gland]] in [[female]]s and causes [[follicle]]s to grow in the [[ovary\|ovaries]] and stimulates the production of [[oestrogen]].		*[[Follicle Stimulating Hormone]] - [[Secrete]]d by the [[Pituitary Gland\|pituitary gland]] in [[female]]s and causes [[follicle]]s to grow in the [[ovary\|ovaries]] and stimulates the production of [[oestrogen]].
		+
		+	===Extra Information===
		+	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayzN5f3qN8g}}

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 *[[Oestrogen]] and [[Progesterone]] - [[Secrete]]d by the [[ovary|ovaries]] in [[female]]s and causes the lining of the [[uterus]] to become thicker during the [[Menstrual Cycle|menstrual cycle]].
 *[[Luteinising Hormone]] - [[Secrete]]d by the [[Pituitary Gland|pituitary gland]] in [[female]]s and causes an [[ovum]] to be released from a [[follicle]] in the [[ovary|ovaries]].
-*[[Follicle Stimulating Hormone]] - [[Secrete]]d by the [[Pituitary Gland|pituitary gland]] in [[female]]s and causes [[follicle]]s to grow in the [[ovary|ovaries]].
+*[[Follicle Stimulating Hormone]] - [[Secrete]]d by the [[Pituitary Gland|pituitary gland]] in [[female]]s and causes [[follicle]]s to grow in the [[ovary|ovaries]] and stimulates the production of [[oestrogen]].

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:53, 16 November 2018
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	===About the Menstrual Cycle===		===About the Menstrual Cycle===
	: The '''menstrual cycle''' is controlled by the [[hormone]]s; [[oestrogen]], [[progesterone]], [[Luteinising Hormone\|luteinising hormone]] and [[Follicle Stimulating Hormone\|follicle stimulating hormone]].		: The '''menstrual cycle''' is controlled by the [[hormone]]s; [[oestrogen]], [[progesterone]], [[Luteinising Hormone\|luteinising hormone]] and [[Follicle Stimulating Hormone\|follicle stimulating hormone]].
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable"
		+	\|-
		+	\|[[File:MenstrualCycleGraph2.png\|center\|500px]]
		+	\|-
		+	\| style="height:20px; width:500px; text-align:left;" \|A [[graph]] showing changes during the '''menstrual cycle''' in:
		+	: The stages of [[follicle]] growth and [[ovulation]].
		+	: The [[Body Temperature\|body temperature]].
		+	: The [[hormone]] levels.
		+	: The relative thickness of the [[Uterus\|uterine wall]].
		+	\|}
		+	*[[Oestrogen]] - [[Secrete]]d by the [[ovary\|ovaries]] in [[female]]s and causes the expression of [[Secondary Sexual Characteristic\|secondary sexual characteristics]] during [[puberty]].
		+	*[[Progesterone]] - [[Secrete]]d by the [[ovary\|ovaries]] in [[female]]s and causes the lining of the [[uterus]] to become thicker during the [[Menstrual Cycle\|menstrual cycle]].
		+	*[[Luteinising Hormone]] - [[Secrete]]d by the [[Pituitary Gland\|pituitary gland]] in [[female]]s and causes an [[ovum]] to be released from a [[follicle]] in the [[ovary\|ovaries]].
		+	*[[Follicle Stimulating Hormone]] - [[Secrete]]d by the [[Pituitary Gland\|pituitary gland]] in [[female]]s and causes [[follicle]]s to grow in the [[ovary\|ovaries]].

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 ===About the Menstrual Cycle===
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 | style="height:20px; width:500px; text-align:center;" |A [[graph]] showing the relative thickness of the [[Uterus|uterine wall]] through the 28 days of the '''menstrual cycle'''.
 |}