Biology — Hormonal Control of the Menstrual Cycle
The hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis.
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digraph MenstrualCycle {
rankdir=LR;
node [shape=box, style=rounded];
"Hypothalamus" -> "Pituitary" [label="GnRH"];
"Pituitary" -> "Ovary" [label="FSH and LH"];
"Ovary" -> "Follicle / egg" [label="FSH: maturation"];
"Ovary" -> "Oestrogen" [label="from follicle"];
"Oestrogen" -> "Uterus lining" [label="thickens"];
"Ovary" -> "Progesterone" [label="corpus luteum"];
"Progesterone" -> "Uterus lining" [label="maintains"];
}