Define and describe menopause. What is the difference between climacteric and menopause?

Why does menstruation occur?

What is menopause?

Sloughing of the functional layer of the endometrium occurs because of: A) Increasing estrogen C ) Decreasing progesterone levels D ) Increasing progesterone levels

Describe the fate of a mature follicle.

What causes menstruation?

What is menarche? What is menopause? When does menarche occur? When does menopause occur? Why?

Describe the female monthly cycle. What happens in the ovary and uterus at the different stages of the cycle, which hormones guide those events and where are those hormones secreted?

Explain how an external factor (e.g., genetic condition, infectious illness, or environmental agent) affects structures of the female reproductive system and predict the ultimate effect on fertility.