26 female Flashcards
Tunica albuginea
– capsule
outter cortex
ovarian follicles
inner medulla
Fibrous core, contains the arteries and veins
follicle
fluid filled sac where egg developes
ovulation
Bursting of a mature
follicle to release an oocyte
Primordial follicle
egg and one layer of follicular cells
Primary folliclelarger
egg, one layer of cuboidal follicular
cells
Secondary follicle
– larger egg, two or more layers of
granulosa cells
tertiary follicle
contains fluid-filled pockets or a single fluid-filled antrum among granulosa cells
Mature (graafian) follicle
– large blister bulging from ovary
corpus luteum
Collapsed follicle becomes this
yellow body
corpus albicans
If there is no pregnancy, egg involutes and becomes this
white body, progesteron drop off production
utreine tubes/ oviducts/fallopian
- Ciliated (beats) tube from ovary to
uterus surrounded by
smooth muscle - Site of fertilization
shit in the uterine tubes
- Fimbriae
- Infundibulum
- Ampulla
- Isthmus
Uterus
- A muscular chamber superior to vagina for nourishment,
protection, and delivery of fetus
