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ACTIVITY SHEET

CONNECT ME RIGHT

I. Objective:
Identify the effects of female reproductive hormones in regulating
menstrual cycle

II. Materials:
Paste/glue
Strips of paper with information about hormone

III. Procedure:
1. Complete the diagram of hormonal processes involved in menstrual
cycle.

PITUITARY GLAND OVARIES

Release hormones
Release hormones
Luteinizing
hormone Progesterone

With the function With the function With the function With the function

2. Arrange the hormonal processes in correct order that leads to


menstruation. Put a number before each statement

____ The sac where the mature egg came from (corpus luteum), produced
progesterone to thicken the lining of the uterus.

____Follicles in the ovaries will develop into a mature egg cell.


____ Pituitary gland will release Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) to the
ovaries.
____Pituitary gland secretes luteinizing hormone.
____The ovaries will secrete estrogen to stop the release of LHS.
____The egg in the fallopian tube is not fertilized by the sperm, the lining of
the uterus shed off together with the unfertilized egg out of the vagina
(menstruation).

____Mature egg cell is released from the ovary (ovulation) to the fallopian
tube.

IV. Guide questions:


1. How does estrogen affect egg development?
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2. What will happen if pituitary gland will release a small amount of
luteinizing hormone?
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3. How does menstruation affected by hormones LH, FHS, estrogen and
progesterone?
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4. What are the hormones that increase fertility?
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Liutinizing Follicle
Estrogen Progesterone
homone (LH) Stimulating
Hormone (FHS)

Develops Stops the


Causes the Causes the Causes the Maintains the
egg cell release of
release of egg release of release of lining of the
FHS LH
cell (Ovulation) esrtogen uterus

Pituitary gland will release Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) to the ovaries.
Follicles in the ovaries will develop into a mature egg cell.
The ovaries will secrete estrogen to stop the release of LHS.
Pituitary gland secretes luteinizing hormone.
Mature egg cell is released from the ovary (ovulation) to the fallopian tube.
The sac where the mature egg came from (corpus luteum), produced
progesterone to thicken the lining of the uterus.
The egg in the fallopian tube is not fertilized by the sperm, the lining of the
uterus shed off together with the unfertilized egg out of the vagina (menstruation).

1. How does contraceptive pill containing estrogen reduce fertility?

The Phases of the Menstrual Cycle

Name of
Phase Days Events
Menstrual
Phase 1–4 Menstruation occurs
Follicular Follicle matures and
Phase
5–13 endometrium
develops
Ovulation Ovary releases an
14
egg
Luteal Follicle becomes the
Phase
15– corpus luteum and
28 endometrium
prepares for an egg

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