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Female reproductive system - quiz

Find out about the female reproductive system and fertility with our quick health quiz. Test your knowledge about menstruation, ovulation and menopause.

1.What is menstruation?
A. The shedding of the thickened womb lining.
B. A means of ridding the body of damaged blood cells and other wastes.
C. A monthly flushing of the womb to keep it free of disease.

2. What’s the average length of the menstrual cycle?
A. 21 days.
B. 28 days.
C. 40 days.

3. What is the cervix?
A. A small gland that helps to lubricate the vagina during sexual arousal.
B. The point where the fallopian tube attaches to the womb.
C. The neck, or entrance, to the womb.

4. At what stage in her menstrual cycle is a woman most likely to fall pregnant?
A. In the day or two just before her period.
B. During mid-cycle, about two weeks before her period.
C. During her period.

5. Which structures control the menstrual cycle?
A. The womb, spinal cord and the cerebral cortex.
B. The ovaries, adrenal glands and the brain stem.
C. The ovaries, the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus.

6. What is the vulva?
A. The womb lining.
B. A slang term for a type of sexually transmitted disease.
C. The external female genitals.

7. Ovaries contain a woman’s lifetime supply of eggs. When is this supply first formed?
A. A woman’s egg supply is developed when she is still an unborn baby.
B. The egg supply develops when the female is seven or eight years of age, about the same time as her adult teeth are starting to erupt.
C. At puberty, the same hormones that trigger sexual maturity also create the woman’s egg supply.

8. What is menopause?
A. The absence of menstrual periods during pregnancy.
B. When a woman has stopped having periods.
C. Cessation of menstrual periods caused by low body weight and too much exercise.

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> Check the correct answers. You might also be interested in:
Conceiving a baby - tips.
Menopause.
Menstrual cycle.
Reproductive system.

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