Biology GCSE
The menstrual cycle
What The menstrual cycle means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of The menstrual cycle
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A cycle in which FSH causes an egg to mature, oestrogen thickens the uterus lining, LH triggers ovulation, and progesterone maintains the lining until it is shed as menstruation.
Topics that use The menstrual cycle
- Hormones in human reproduction (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Cause and effect
- corpus luteum
- Cycle regulation
- data interpretation
- Feedback control
- Follicle stimulating hormone
- Graph skills
- Hormonal coordination
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