Exam 1 Flashcards
Most important reproductive organ
Hypothalamus & pituitary
Female two centers of the hypothalamus
Surge and tonic
Male center of the hypothalamus
Tonic
What type of cell does the hypothalamus have
Neurosecretory cells
Hypothalamus function
Produces neurohormones and transmits information
What does the hypothalamus produce while releasing hormones
Pulses
If a hormone frequency is low, where is it considered from
Tonic center
If hormone frequency is high, where is the location
Surge
How does the hypothalamus connect to posterior pituitary
Directly through neurons
How is the pituitary gland connected to the hypothalamus
By the infundibular stalk
What tissue is the posterior pituitary composed of
Neural tissue
How does the hypothalamus connect to the anterior pituitary
Indirectly by the primary portal plexus
How is the anterior pituitary connected to the hypothalamus
By the infundibular stalk
What tissue is the anterior pituitary composed of
Granular tissue
Anterior pituitary function
Hormone storage and synthesis
Functions of female repro system
Hormone and gamete production, gamete transport, fertilization, growth/development of offspring, parturition
Why is the ovary a primary organ
Produces gametes
Function of the ovary
Gamete production and secrets hormones
First stage of follicle development
Primordial follicle
What type of cell surrounds the primordial follicle
Flattened granulosa cells
Second stage of follicle development
Primary follicle
Third stage of follicle development
Secondary follicle
Fourth stage of follicle development
Tertiary follicle
Fifth stage of follicle development
Antral follicle
First stage of ovarian structures
Corpus hemorrhagicum
Second stage of ovarian structures
Corpus luteum
Third stage of ovarian structure
Corpus albicans
Type of cell that surrounds oocyte in primary follicle
Cubodial granulosa cells
What type of cell is the secondary follicle composed of
Follicular cells
Formation of what type of cells in secondary follicle
Thecal and granulosa cells
What stage does the antrum form
Fourth stage (tertiary follicle)
Which stage of a follicle contains granulosa and thecal layers
Tertiary follicle (4th)
Which follicle stage contains a secondary oocyte
Antral follicle
Which follicle stage can rupture and ovulate
Antral follicle
Which follicle stage is first stage that is noticable
Tertiary follicle
Which ovarian structure is cumulus oocyte complex
Corpus hemorrhagicum
Which ovarian structure is a newly ruptured follicle that has ovulated
Corpus hemorrhagicum
Job of specialized granulosa cells (cumulus cells)
Ensures the oocyte remains healthy
Which ovarian structure contains specialized granulosa cells
Corpus hemorrhagicum
Which ovarian structure contains endocrine
Corpus luteum
Which ovarian structure produces progesterone
Corpus luteum
Which ovarian structure establishes and maintains pregnancy
Corpus luteum
Which ovarian structure is the regressed form of corpus luteum
Corpus albicans
Which ovarian structure is scar tissue
Corpus albicans
First layer of the female tube system
Lumen
Second layer of the female tube system
Mucosa
Third layer of the female tube system
Submucosa
Fourth layer of the female tube system
Muscularis
Fifth layer of the female tube system
Serosa
Sixth layer of the female tube system
Broad ligament
What occurs in the lumen of the female tube system
Gametes transported if the fetus is developed
Function of the mucosa layer of the female tube system
Provides nutrients to the embry
Which layer of the female tube system contains a lymphatic and blood system
Submucosa
Which layer of the female tube system provides nutrients to other layers
Submucosa
Which layer of the female tube system contains two muscle layers
Muscularis
The two muscle layers on the 4th layer of the female tube system
Longitudinal and circular
Layer of the female tube system that is a protective layer
Serosa
Layer of the female tube system that supports the tract for it to remain in place
Broad ligament
Which layer of the tube system contains 3 sections (mesovarium, mesosalphinx, mesometrium)
Broad ligament
The mesovarium of the broad ligament is around
The ovary
The mesosalphinx of the broad ligament is around
The oviduct
The mesometrium of the broad ligament is around
The uterus