Use the following diagrams to help you answer the questions.
1. On what day does follicle stimulating hormone reach maximum concentration?
13th
2. What happens to the follicle from day 0 to day 14?
The follicle is fully mature and ready for release and fertilization’
3. What happens on day 14 of the cycle? Explain the changes lead to this
occurrence.Ovulation occurs on the 14th day. High estrogen levels cause the hormone
LH to peak causing the mature follicle to burst and release an egg from the ovary. The
release of an egg from the ovary is ovulation.
4. What process signals the end of one cycle and the beginning of another?
Menstruation marks the end of one cycle and the beginning of another.
5. Predict what would happen if the progesterone level did not decline (Hint: why wouldn’t
the progesterone level decline?)a
I think if the progesterone levels did not decline the woman’s lining of the uterus to
thicken more, to prepare for fertilization.