Group Number: _____________________________ Date: ________________

Grade/Section: __________________ Score: _______________

Mark My Calendar!
Activity 5

Objective:
Describe the feedback mechanisms involved in regulating processes in the female reproductive system..

Materials:
• 2 calendar charts
• diagrams of the male and female reproductive system
• scissors
• tape or glue

Procedure:

Part A - For no fertilization:

1. Get a calendar, with an approximate size of 8 x 11 inches. It must be marked by the day-to-day changes in the menstrual cycle.
2. Note that certain events are marked on certain days.
3. Make a copy of the diagrams of the menstrual cycle. Some of the diagrams will show events in the ovary, and some will show
events in the uterus. They are not in proper order. Cut out each square.

4. Place the diagram in the space to the right of the corresponding description.
5. Tape or glue your diagrams in right places/dates where they occur.
6. Make sure that they are correctly placed.

Part B – With fertilization of the egg

1. Get another calendar marked by the day-to-day changes in the menstrual cycle.
2. You will be given a set of diagrams to place on the calendar. The diagrams will not be in proper order. You may not need all
the
diagrams that show the uterus.

Guide Questions:
1. How long does a regular menstrual cycle last?
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2. Describe what happens to an egg during the first 14 days of the cycle in Part A.
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3. Describe what happens to the egg if fertilization occurs.

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4. Explain what takes place in the uterus after fertilization.

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5 Why is it important to study the menstrual cycle?

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Group Number: _____________________________ Date: ________________
Grade/Section: __________________ Score: _______________

Activity 4
Let’s Sum-Up the Cycle
Important Events During the Menstrual Cycle
Direction: Arrange the events in chronological order. Write your answer inside the box before each event. Number 1 is
done for you.

1 The pituitary gland controls and starts the cycle.

The thick uterine lining is no longer necessary, so the cells of the thickened
uterine lining break off and leave the vagina. The unfertilized egg is lost and
some blood is lost too. This loss of cells from the uterine lining, blood, and egg is called menstruation.

The egg moves through the oviduct and enters the uterus.
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The ovary releases an egg on day 14. Assume that no sperm is present.

Meanwhile, the ovary itself releases a hormone called estrogen, which causes the
uterine lining to increase in thickness. The uterine lining becomes thicker so that
the fertilized egg can attach to it.

Meanwhile the uterine lining continues to thicken.

The pituitary gland releases hormones that cause the egg in the ovary to mature. The
luteinizing hormone (LH) initiates the maturation of the follicles, converts
 ruptured follicles into corpus luteum and causes the secretion of progesterone. The follicle stimulating hormone
(FSH) assists in the maturation of the follicles and causes the secretion of estrogen from the
follicles

After menstruation, the cycle starts again.

Group Number: _____________________________ Date: ________________

Grade/Section: __________________ Score: _______________

Activity 9 – The Final Feedback!

Group Evaluation
PART A. (Boys)
 Use the given pool of words to complete the diagram to describe the negative
feedback mechanisms involved in regulating processes in menstrual cycle.
FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) Estrogen from Ovaries
LH (Luteinizing Hormone) Progesterone from Ovaries
Pituitary Gland

1.

2. 4.

3. 5.
Group Number: _____________________________ Date: ________________
Grade/Section: __________________ Score: _______________

Activity 9 – The Final Feedback!

Group Evaluation

PART B. (Girls)
 Complete the process of feedback mechanisms in menstrual cycle. Choose your
answer from the given pool of word and write it on the space provided.


Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) estrogen pituitary gland
Luteinizing Hormone (LH) progesterone

1.)_________________________stimulates the ovaries to release 2.) _____________.

High levels of estrogen then prevent the further production of FSH. Estrogen also
stimulates the release of 3.)_____________________ from the 4.)_____________,
which in turn controls the production of 5.)________________. High levels of
progesterone then inhibit the further release of LH.
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