Dressler Module 1 Reproductive Flashcards
Puberty in females is due to increased levels of
Estrogen and Progesterone
Passageway for sperm to meet the ovum
Fallopian Tubes
Four uterine phases in order
Menstrual Phase
Proliferative Phase
Luteal/Secretory Phase
Ischemic Phase
Endometrium phase sloughs off, FSH increasing
Menstrual phase
FSH increasing, increased estrogen, thickened endometrium
Proliferative phase
Progesterone increasing, thickening endometrium
Luteal/Secretory phase
Progesterone levels decreasing causing endometrium to lose oxygen
Ischemic phase
What phase does the follicle rupture, and where the corpus luteum secretes progesterone
Luteal phase
During menstrual cycle there is increased levels of
Progesterone
What happens to the corpus luteum if ova is not fertilized
It degenerates
Stores and carries sperm to the penis
Epididymis
Sperm is stored for
2-10 days
Where mature sperm go
Vas deferens
Prostate glands help provide
lubrication
Joins vas deferens to form the ejaculatory duct
Seminal Vesicles