Female Repro Terms Flashcards
Oocyte
Egg, ovum, female gamete
Antrum
Fluid filled center of an Antral follicle
Secondary follicle
Follicle with two layers
Granulosa cell
Has receptor for FSH, comprise the zona pellucida
Pre-ovulatory follicle
A mature follicle before ovulation
Corpus luteum
Yellow body, produces progesterone
Medulla
Center of middle portion of the ovary , blood and lymph and nerves
Mature follicle
Has an antrum, should have developed oocyte
Theca interna
Second layer of dominate follicle, produces cundrogens, LH receptor
Ovulation
Release of the follicle
Dominate follicle
A mature follicle, pre-ovulatory follicle
Cortex
Outer layer of the ovary, contains the follicles
Primary follicle
Has single layer of cells
Corpus albicans
Decomposing CL
Tertiary follicle
Third layer - zona pellucida