Female Reproductive Flashcards
Cyclic changes: menstrual cycle
- Averages ___ days
- Complex interplay between hormones and organs: at level of ___,___, and ____
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brain, ovaries and uterus
The female gonad is the ___ and it produces ova and secretes female sex steroids oestrogens (particularly ____ ),_______ .
Ovary
estradiol
progesterone
Ovaries are (loosely or tightly?) enfolded in the fond-like \_\_\_\_ which guide ova into the fallopian or uterine, or tubes -These are connected to the uterus which opens through the \_\_\_\_ into the \_\_\_\_\_ below.
Loosely
fimbriae
cervix
vagina
the ovaries
- (Paired or unpaired?)
- _____ shaped
- flanking the uterus in ____ wall of ( true or false?) pelvis
Paired
almond
lateral; true
Ovaries dimensions
__ x __ x _ cm in size
3
1.5
1
Ovaries are ___peritoneal , but surrounded by peritoneal cavity
-Held in place by mesentery and ligaments : ___ ligament, ____ ligament of the ovary ,____ ligament
retro
Broad; suspensory; Ovarian
Innervation of ovary is only Sympathetic
T/F
F
Sympathetic and parasympathetic
Structure of ovary
- Fibrous capsule is called ______
- _______ houses developing gametes the within follicles oocytes
- ______ is loose connective tissue with largest vessels and nerves
tunica albuginea
Outer cortex
Inner medulla
Fallopian (uterine) tubes, AKA oviducts
- ______ (fingers) pick up egg
- ______ and _____ propel egg to uterus
- Empties into _____ part of uterus
Fimbriae
superior
The Uterus (womb)
- In pelvis ____ to rectum and _____ to bladder
- Uterus is ___ shaped (before babies)
- Usually ______verted, can be ____verted
anterior
posterosuperior
pear
anteverted
Retroverted
Uterus
Hollow or not?
(Thin or thick?) walled organ
Hollow
thick
Cavity of uterus
-(small or large?) (except in pregnancy)
Small
Cervix
- (weak or Tough?) , (fibrous or serous?) ring
- its (superior or Inferior?) tip projects into vagina
Tough
Fibrous
Inferior
Cervix Produces ____
mucus
The Uterine Wall
- Three basic layers
- ___metrium : outer (fibrous or serous?) membrane
- ___metrium : middle muscle
- ____metrium: inner mucosal lining
Peri
Serous
Myo
Endo
Uterine supports
- ___metrium (largest division of broad lig) main support
- ______ ligament
- _____ ligament (Prolapse)
Meso
Cardinal
Round
The Vagina
- (Thin or thick ?) -walled tube
- (superior or Inferior?) to uterus
- (Anterior or Posterior?) to rectum
- (anterior or Posterior?) to urethra & bladder
- aka “__________ ”
- Highly distensible wall
- wall has 3 layers : _____,____,____
Thin
Inferior
Anterior
Posterior
Birth canal
Adventitia, Muscularis, mucosa
External female genitalia
-aka ____ or ____
vulva
pudendum
Mons pubis :
-its a ______ over _______ , with ___ after puberty
fatty pad
pubic symphysis
Hair
Labia (lips) majora :
-__________ covered skin folds
Labia minora :
-(thin or thick?), (hair or hairless?) , folds enclosing ______
long fatty hair
Thin
Hairless
vestibule
Vestibule
-houses (internal or external?) openings of _____ and ____
Clitoris
- (anterior or posterior?)
- homolog of ____
- sensitive erectile tissue
Perineum
-_______ shaped region
External
urethra and vagina
Anterior
penis
diamond
In the vestibule
Urethra is (anterior or posterior?) (drains urine from bladder) -Baby comes out through \_\_\_\_
anterior
vagina
Mammary glands (breasts) -Modified \_\_\_\_\_
- Produce ___ to nourish baby
- Respond to ____ stimulation
- Lymph drains into ______ and ______ lymph nodes
- Nipple surrounded by pigmented ring of skin, the ____
- Muscles underneath: _______,_____, parts of _________ and ______
sweat glands
milk
hormonal
parasternal and axillalry
areola
pectoralis major, pectoralis minor
serratus anterior and external oblique
Mammary glands consist of __-___ lobes
- Each lobe is a distinct ________ gland opening at the nipple
- lobes are Separated by ____ and _______ ligaments
15-25
compound alveolar
adipose and suspensory
Smaller lobules of the breast composed of tiny ___ and ____ , Like bunches of grapes
-Walls: the acini is ____ epithelium of milk-secreting cells
alveoli or acini
simple cuboidal
acini of the breast Don’t develop until _________ while the ducts grow during ____
halfway through pregnancy
puberty
Milk passes from ____ through progressively larger ducts
-Largest duct is ____ ducts, collect milk into ——
alveoli
sinuses
Oogenesis (Generation of eggs)
(1) Starts in ____ period
- No more oocytes made after about ___ month “
- Developed only to (early or late?) stage of _____ by birth and stops (called ____ oocyte)
fetal
7th
Early
meiosis I
primary
Oognesis
2) ___ to ___ primordial oocytes each cycle selected to develop for ovulation (most ___)
- Only then is ______ completed and called ____ oocyte which is then arrested in _____
6 to 12
die
meiosis I
Secondary
meiosis II
Oogenesis
(3)Meiosis II not completed (now an ovum ) unless _____ penetrates its plasma membrane
sperm
Oogenesis
4) Of the ___ daughter cells, _____ becomes ovum (needs a lot of ______
- The other 3 become “_____”
4
only one
cytoplasm
polar bodies
OVARIAN HORMONES
(1) Estrogen
- secreted by _____
- ______ and ____cells)
- the _____
- ____
(2) Progesterone
- secreted by the ______
- _____
(3) Inhibin
- secreted by _______ (_____ cells)
(4) Relaxin
- secreted by the _____
ovarian follicles
granulosa & theca interna
corpus luteum
placenta
corpus luteum; placenta
ovarian follicles; granulosa
corpus luteum
Whose level is higher, estrone or estradiol’s after menopause
Estrone levels exceed estradiol postmenopausally
_____ and _____ : most of the circulating estrogen in nonpregnant state during the reproductive years
Estradiol
estrone
Placenta estr___ becomes important during pregnancy
adiol
Estrogens: Promote ____ cell proliferation in response to FSH
granulosa
estrogen is Responsible for the development of some female secondary sex characteristics at puberty especially fat accumulation in the subcutaneous tissues, round the ____ and in the ____.
hips
breasts
estrogen Promote conditions necessary for the maintenance of pregnancy after implantation.
T/F
T
estrogen promote further ___ development during pregnancy by stimulating ___ growth.
Breast
Duct
Progesterone: Promotes conditions necessary for the maintenance of pregnancy
T/F
T
progesterone Promotes breast development only during pregnancy
T/F
F
progesterone Promotes breast development both at puberty and during pregnancy
progesterone Promotes breast development both at puberty and during pregnancy by stimulating the formation of the _____
secretory tubules.
FUNCTIONS OF ESTROGEN
- ____ of fallopian tubes
- ____ease uterine blood flow/muscle/contractile proteins
motility
Incr
Estrogen Increase ____ sensitivity to _____ that increases Uterine muscle activity & excitability
uterine receptor
oxytocin