Female Reproduction

Question 1

what is the term for the initial onset of the menstrual cycle?

Answer 1

menarche

Question 2

what is the term for the beginning of breast development?

Answer 2

thelarche

Question 3

what is the term for the increase in adrenal androgen secretion?

Answer 3

Adrenarche

Question 4

what is the target cell of LH?

Answer 4

theca cell

Question 5

what is the target cell of FSH?

Answer 5

granulosa cell

Question 6

what do the female accessory sex organs include?

Answer 6

fallopian tubes, the uterus, the vagina, and the external genitalia

Question 7

what is the fallopian tube?

Answer 7

provides a pathway for the transport of ova from the ovary to the uterus.

Question 8

what does the fallopian tube become at the distal end?

Answer 8

infundibulum, which ends in the multiple fimbriae

Question 9

what facilitates the movement of the ovum?

Answer 9

epithelial cells with cilia from the infundibulum

contractions of the walls of the walls of the fallopian tubules

Question 10

what is the uterus?

Answer 10

complex pear shaped muscular organ that is suspended by a series of supporting ligments

Question 11

what is the uterus comprised of?

Answer 11

fundus corpus and cervix

Question 12

how long is the vagina?

Answer 12

10 cm in length and is an expandable tube, lined with stratified epithelium and surrounded by a thin muscular layer

Question 13

contains developing follicles and corpora lutea in various stages of development

Answer 13

cortex of the ovary

Question 14

what is the medulla comprised of?

Answer 14

comprises large blood vessels and other stromal elements.

Question 15

reproduction funciton in human females is controlled by hormones emanating from the?

Answer 15

hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis

Question 16

the release of a mature ovum from an ovary is called?

Answer 16

ovulation, dominant event of the menstrual cycle