List and describe the events of the menstrual cycle. Why is the menstrual cycle so important?

a. What is the menstrual cycle? b. At what point in the menstrual cycle does ovulation occur?

Name the structures of the female duct system, and describe the important functions of each.

Sequence and describe the stages of the menstrual cycle.

Briefly outline the major events of each phase of the uterine cycle, and correlate them with the events of the ovarian cycle.

Refer to your cycle diagram about the menstrual cycle as you answer the question below.

a. What is the menstrual cycle?

b. At what point in the menstrual cycle does ovulation occur?

Which four hormones play a role in the menstrual cycle?

Which of the following is a true statement? a. All mammals have menstrual cycles. b. The endometrial lining is shed in menstrual cycles but reabsorbed in estrous cycles. c. Estrous cycles are more frequent than menstrual cycles. d. Estrous cycles are not controlled by hormones. e. Ovulation occurs before the endometrium thickens in estrous cycles.

What sequence of events occurs during the ovarian cycle?

A 35-year-old lady has a ten-year history of tenderness in both breasts, related to the menstrual cycle, with multiple lumps on both breasts that seem to "come and go" at different times in the menstrual cycle. Now has a firm, round, 2-cm mass that has not gone away for 6 weeks. What is the next best step in the management?

The uterine cycle can be divided into three continuous phases. Starting from the first day of the cycle, their order is (a) menstrual, proliferative, secretory; (b) menstrual, secretory, proliferative; (c) secretory, menstrual, proliferative; (d) proliferative, menstrual, secretory; (e) proliferative, secretory, menstrual

Describe the menstrual cycle.

Trace the events of the menstrual cycle .

Describe the structure of a mammary gland.