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| On what day does ovulation occur? |
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| What event signals the beginning of the menstrual cycle? |
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| Where do the events of the Ovarian Cycle occur? |
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| The mature follicle causes a spike in what hormone on day 13? |
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| What event in the Ovarian Cycle signals the production of progesterone? |
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| The corpus luteum begins to enlarge |
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| What hormone causes the endometrium to thicken? |
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| Estrogen and pregesterone |
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| What most likely causes the endometrium to thin after day 26? |
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| Estrogen and pregesterone levels begin to diminish |
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| What hormone stimulates the release of an ovum on the same day as ovulation? |
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| Why are the first 13 days of the menstrual cycle called "the follicle phase"? |
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| The follicles are maturing |
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| Why are the last 13 days of the menstrual cycle called the "luteal phase"? |
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| The corpus luteum is shrinking |
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