Chapter 28 - Vocabulary Flashcards
In the human female reproductive system, growth process in which the primary egg cell (or ovum) becomes a mature ovum
Oogensis
As the corpus luteum is being broken down by macrophages, fibroblasts lay down type I collagen, forming this. Its name comes from its white color.
Corpus albicans
The phase of the menstrual cycle during which follicles in the ovary mature. It ends with ovulation. The main hormone controlling this stage is estradiol.
Follicular phase
The most immature stage of an ovarian follicle’s development. It consists of an oocyte surrounded by a single layer of flat, supporting granulosa cells.
Primordial follicle
Functional male and female reproductive cells
Gametes
Consists of the follicular phase, ovulation, and luteal phase
Ovarian cycle
Divided into menstruation, proliferative phase, and secretory phase
Uterine cycle
The primary female sex hormones responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics
Estrogens
A female hormone that prepares the body for pregnancy in the event that a released egg is fertilized
Progesterone
Stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles in women, and stimulates sperm production in men.
FSH
Stimulates the production of testosterone in men, and progesterone in women.
LH
Reproductive organs that produce gametes and hormones
Gonads
During ovulation, the primary follicle forms the secondary follicle and subsequently the mature vesicular follicle. At ovulation, the follicle ruptures expelling the ovum into the fallopian tube. The remnants of the follicle are called THIS, and are so named because of its yellow color.
Corpus luteum
The latter phase of the menstrual cycle. It begins with the formation of the corpus luteum and ends in either pregnancy or luteolysis.
Luteal phase
The fusion of the nuclei of a male gamete and a female gamete which produces a cell that has the normal number of chromosomes (46), rather than twice that number
Meiosis
