What is puberty?

Puberty is the period in which adolescents start to develop secondary sexual characteristics.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What causes puberty?

Hormones. Mainly testosterone in males and oestrogen in females.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What secondary sexual characteristics do males develop during puberty?

1Increase in height.

2Deepening voice.

3More muscle mass.

4Testes start producing sperm.

5Growth of pubic hair.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What secondary sexual characteristics do females develop during puberty?

1Increase in height.

2Breasts grow.

3Hips become wider.

4Menstrual cycle starts.

5Growth of pubic hair.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

Which organ is testosterone released from?

Testosterone is released from the testes.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

Which organ is oestrogen released from?

The ovaries.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What is the menstrual cycle (in one sentence).

The menstrual cycle is a series of steps that prepares the uterus for the implantation of a fertilised egg.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What is the name of stage one of the menstrual cycle (days 0 to 4)?

Menstruation.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What is menstruation?

Period of bleeding as the uterus lining breaks down.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What happens in stage two of the menstrual cycle (days 5 to 14)?

The uterus lining builds up and gets thicker.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

Why must the uterus lining be thickened during the menstrual cycle?

So that a fertilised egg can implant into the wall.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What is the name of stage three of the menstrual cycle (day 14)?

Ovulation.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What is ovulation?

Ovulation is the release of an egg from an ovary.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What happens in stage four of the menstrual cycle (days 15-28)?

The uterus lining is maintained. 

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What happens after stage four of the menstrual cycle if no fertilised egg implants into the uterus lining? 

The cycle repeats.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What happens after stage four of the menstrual cycle if a fertilised egg does implant into the uterus lining? 

The menstrual cycle will pause and the lining will be maintained to allow the fertilised egg cell to develop.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What does FSH stand for?

FSH - Follicle stimulating hormone.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What does LH stand for?

LH - Luteinising hormone.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

Which organ are FSH and LH released from?

FSH and LH are released from the pituitary gland.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What is the role of FSH in the menstrual cycle?

It stimulates eggs in the ovaries to mature.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What is the role of LH in the menstrual cycle?

It stimulates a mature egg to be released from the ovary (ovulation).

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What is the role of oestrogen in the menstrual cycle?

It stimulates the uterus lining to thicken during stage two.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

What is the role of progesterone in the menstrual cycle?

It maintains the lining of the uterus after ovulation, during stage four. 

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.

Which organ is progesterone released from?

Progesterone is released from the ovaries.

Answer in your head, out loud, or on paper, then tap the card to flip.