AQA GCSE Combined Science Trilogy · 8464
Specification 4.5.3.3 · Paper 2
Revise: Reproductive HormonesFollicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) causes an egg to mature in an ovary.
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GCSE Combined Science · key term
A structure in an ovary in which an egg matures; the developing follicle produces oestrogen.
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Specification 4.5.3.3 · Paper 2
Revise: Reproductive HormonesFollicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) causes an egg to mature in an ovary.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A structure in an ovary that contains a developing egg.
Revise: The Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal RegulationFSH stands for follicle-stimulating hormone. A follicle is a structure in an ovary containing a developing egg. FSH stimulates a follicle and its egg to mature, and stimulates the follicle to produce oestrogen.
For hormone-interaction explanations, link each hormone to its production site and effect: FSH stimulates follicle development; LH triggers ovulation.
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