Female Reproductive 1

Question 1

what are the paired female gonads

Answer 1

ovaries

Question 2

where do the ovaries lie

Answer 2

in the peritoneal cavity

Question 3

what suspends the ovaries

Answer 3

suspensory ligament

Question 4

what is in the cortex of the ovary

Answer 4

CT and ovarian follicles

Question 5

what is in the medulla of the ovary

Answer 5

blood vessles, lymph, and nerves

Question 6

what is the epithelium of the ovaries

Answer 6

cuboidal cells

Question 7

what is the thick CT layer that covers the ovaries

Answer 7

tunica albugenia

Question 8

when does oogenesis being

Answer 8

during fetal life

Question 9

what stage are primary oocytes arrested at until puberty

Answer 9

prophase of Meiosis I

Question 10

when are all primary oocytes formed

Answer 10

before birth

Question 11

how many primary oocytes are present at birth

Answer 11

600,000-800,000

Question 12

how many oocytes ovulated during the reproductive years

Answer 12

400

Question 13

what are the most numerous follicles in the cortex

Answer 13

primordial follicle

Question 14

oocytes are surrounded by what

Answer 14

a dingle layer of squamous cells

Question 15

what influences the primary follicle to start things

Answer 15

FSH ( follicle stimulating hormone)

Question 16

where does FSH come from

Answer 16

pituitary

Question 17

what do the granulosa cells do to form a primary follicle

Answer 17

they enlarge and form a single layer of cuboidal cells

Question 18

the zona pelicuida is the layer around the oocyte what is it made of

Answer 18

glycoprotein

Question 19

what establish gap junctions in the oocyte

Answer 19

filopodia of follicular cells

Question 20

what are the steroid secreting cells that secrete androstenedione

Answer 20

theca interna cells

Question 21

when will one see the fluid filled cavity called the Antrum

Answer 21

in the secondary follicle

Question 22

what is the name for the several layers of granulosa cells that surrond the secondary oocyte

Answer 22

corona radiata

Question 23

what is the small hill of granulosa cells that the oocyte rests on called

Answer 23

cumulus oophorus

Question 24

what is a graafian follicle

Answer 24

a mature follicle

Question 25

what is the name of the follicle prior to ovulation

Answer 25

Graafian Follicle

Question 26

what actually starts a ovulation

Answer 26

a surge of luteinizing hormone

Question 27

what is the result when the primary oocyte completes the first meiotic division?

Answer 27

a second oocyte and a 1st polar body

Question 28

when does the secondary ooctye stop after it enters the second meiotic division

Answer 28

metaphase

Question 29

what is actually the released product form the ovary during ovulation

Answer 29

a secondary oocyte and surrounding granulosa cells

Question 30

what is known as the indication of impending ovulation

Answer 30

stigma

Question 31

what surrounds the oocyte after ovulation

Answer 31

corona radiata

Question 32

what actually inhibits the pituitary from releasing LH and FSH and in turn prevents ovulation of other follicles

Answer 32

corpus luteum

Question 33

how long is the supply from the corpus luteum responsible for HCG

Answer 33

• 4-5 months

Question 34

what happens to the corpus luteum if there is no pregnancy?

Answer 34

it degenerates and becomes the corpus albicans

Question 35

what cells secrete progesterone

Answer 35

granulosa lutein cells

Question 36

what are interpersed between the granulosa lutein cells and are fewer in number

Answer 36

theca lutein cells

Question 37

what do theca lutein cells secrete

Answer 37

progesterone and androgens