5 - Gynae - The Ovary and its disorders - Anatomy and Function

Question 1

Normally occupy what? which is where? overlying what? are attached to ? by mesovarium, attached to pelvic wall by ? and the ? by the ovarian ligament.

Answer 1

ovarian fossa, lat pelvic wall, ureter, broad ligament, infundibulopelvic ligament, uterus

Question 2

Blood supply from ? aa, but anastomosis w branches of ? aa in the ? ligament

ovaries have ? ? covered by germinal epithelium. ? ? contains conn tissue and bl vessels. cortex contains ? and ? cells

Answer 2

ovarian aa, uterine aa, broad ligament

outer cortex
inner medulla
follicles and theca cells

Question 3

oestrogen secr by ? cells in the growing ? and also by theca cells > rare ? ? ? from these cells

a few ? enlarge each month under influence of ? but only ? reaches ~ 20mm and ruptures in response to ? ? ? surge to release its ?

Answer 3

granulosa
follicle
oestr secr tumours

follicles 
FSH
one
mid cycle LH surge
oocyte

Question 4

after ? the collapsed follicle becomes the ? ? - this continues to produce ? and ? to support ? whilst awaiting ? and ?.

Answer 4

ovulation
corpus luteum
oestr and prog
endometrium
fertilisation and implantation

Question 5

if fertilisation and implantation don’t occur the ? ? involutes, ? decline and ? begins. If fert/imp occur ? from the ? maintains the CL until ? weeks when ? ? takes over.
Persistence of the CL in non-preg > ?

Answer 5

corpus luteum
hormones
menstruation
hCG from the trophoblast
7-9 
fetoplacental unit
cysts