1. The monthly series of changes a woman's body goes through in preparation for the possibility of pregnancy a) menstruation c) ovulation b) menstrual cycle d) pregnancy 2. The process of the ovary releasing an egg. a) menstruation c) ovulation b) menstrual cycle d) pregnancy 3. It releases hormones that cause the egg in the ovary to mature. a) pituitary gland c) FSH b) luteinizing hormone d) estrogen 4. A process through which the level of one substance influences the level of another substance. a) mechanism c) feedback mechanism b) feedback d) cycle 5. after this event, the cycle starts again. a) menstruation c) ovulation b) menstrual cycle d) pregnancy 6. The ovary releases an egg on day a) 28 b) 7 c) 21 d) 14 7. It stimulates the ovaries to release estrogen. High levels of estrogen then prevent the further production of FSH. a) pituitary gland C) FSH b) luteinizing hormone d) estrogen 8. What prevent the further production of FSH in the feedback mechanism? a) increased level of progesterone c) decreased level of progesterone b) increased level of estrogen d) decreased level of estrogen 9. It stimulates the release of luteinizing hormone (LH) from the pituitary gland. a) pituitary gland c) FSH b) luteinizing hormone d) estrogen 10. Follicular phase is between days. a) 0-15 b) 15-28 c) 0-14 d) 15-21 11. High levels of progesterone then inhibit the further release of a) pituitary gland b) luteinizing hormone C) FSH d) estrogen 12. What picture in the unsequenced events showed ovulation? a) picture 4 c) picture 5 b) picture 11 d) picture 3 13. What pictures in the unsequenced events showed pregnancy? a) pictures 11-14 c) pictures 10-13 b) pictures 1-4 d) pictures 8-11 14.) What are the two major phases of menstrual cycle? a) follicular and ovulation c) ovulation and pregnancy b) follicular and luteal d) menstruation and ovulation 15.) An ovary normally produces and releases only one egg every days. a) 21 c) 28 d) 30 b) 14