The Menstrual Cycle
A Grade 8 Science worksheet covering the stages, hormones, and key terms of the human menstrual cycle.
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The Menstrual Cycle
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. Refer to the diagram as needed.
1. Which hormone is primarily responsible for the thickening of the uterine lining (endometrium) after menstruation?
Estrogen
Progesterone
Testosterone
Insulin
2. What is the process called when an egg is released from the ovary?
Menstruation
Fertilization
Ovulation
Implantation
3. The menstrual cycle typically lasts about days.
4. If fertilization does not occur, the uterine lining sheds, which is known as .
5. The follicular phase of the menstrual cycle occurs after ovulation.
True
False
6. Briefly explain the role of the corpus luteum during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
7. The egg develops within a inside the .
8. After ovulation, the ruptured follicle transforms into the corpus luteum, which produces to maintain the uterine lining.
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