Match each term with its definition or description.

a. menses
b. secretory phase
c. ovulation
d. proliferative phase
e. estrogen
f. progesterone
g. testosterone
h. FSH
i. LH
j. menarche


1. _____ Male sex hormone

2. _____ Part of the female reproductive cycle from the end of menses to ovulation

3. _____ Term for the first menses

4. _____ Pituitary hormone that stimulates the development of an egg follicle

5. _____ Release of the egg by the egg follicle

6. _____ Hormone released by the corpus luteum

7. _____ Ovulating hormone

8. _____ Term for menstrual flow

9. _____ Hormone that is released by the ovary and reaches its highest concentration during the proliferative phase of the female reproductive cycle

10. _____ Part of the female reproductive cycle that begins at ovulation and ends at the beginning of menses


1. g. testosterone

2. d. proliferative phase

3. j. menarche

4. h. FSH

5. c. ovulation

6. f. progesterone

7. i. LH

8. a. menses

9. e. estrogen

10. b. secretory phase

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