(F) Female Reproductive System Flashcards
What are the blue arrows pointing at?
Germinal epithelium
What is the organ in the photo
Ovary
What is directly under the structure pointed at by the arrows?
Tunica albuginea
Identify the structures highlighted by the red and blue arrows
Red - cortex
Blue - medulla
What does the structure highlighted in red have that the blue one does not?
Cortex has developing follicles
What does the structure highlighted in red have that the blue one does not?
Cortex has developing follicles
What does the structure under the blue area contain?
Medulla = blood vessels, lymphatics, and nerves
What type of follicle is encircled
Primordial follicle
What are the characteristic features of this follicle?
Single oocyte and simple squamous cell
What stage of development is this follicle in the photo and its classification based on the thickness of epithelium
Primary unilaminar follicle
What is the red arrow pointing at?
Zona pellucida
What stage of development is this follicle and category based on the thickness of their epithelium
Primary multilaminar
What is the lining epithelium
Simple cuboidal epithelium
Who has a more prominent zona pellucida?
Primary unilaminar or primary multilaminar
Primary multilaminar
What stage of development is this follicle in?
Antral follicle
What is the characteristic feature of this stage of development and what does it contain (hint: the red arrow)
Characteristic feature: presence of spaces containing liquor folliculi
What stage of follicular development is this?
Mature / Graafian follicle
Characteristic feature of this stage of follicle development
C or U shaped space
Identify the red and blue boxes
Red - cumulus oophorus
Blue - corona radiata (collective mass of cells)
Identify the hello box and its function
Membrana Granulosa - production of estrogen and progesterone
Identify the following structures
Blue - theca externa
Green - theca interna
Black - membrana granulosa
Identify the structure
Corpus luteum
Identify the red and blue boxes
Blue - theca lutein cells
Red - granulosa lutein cells
Identify the structure
Corpus albicans
Identify the organ
Oviduct / fallopian tube
Identify the ff
Blue- mucosa
Red - tunica muscularis
Green - tunica serosa
Identify the lining epithelium ( blue arrow )
Simple columnar
What do does albicans mean -
mass of white cells / fibrotic cells
