Female reproductive

Question 1

name of the covering capsule of ovary

Answer 1

tunica albugenea

Question 2

what is peritoneum covering ovary

Answer 2

germinal epithelium

Question 3

what cell type is germinal epithelium

Answer 3

simple cuboidal

Question 4

what are 2 main parts of ovary and what are they made up of

Answer 4

1. medulla (middle) - loose CT and vessels and nerves

2. cortex - outer part with follicles

Question 5

what is primary ooctye

Answer 5

large pale nucleus with dark central nucleolus - suspended in meiosis 1

Question 6

what makes up primordial follicle

Answer 6

single layer of flattened follicular cells surrounding prim. oocyte

Question 7

what is primary follicle

Answer 7

follicular cells become cuboidal and form multi-cell envelope - ZP lies between inner layer and oocyte

Question 8

what are 2 layers of theca

Answer 8

1. interna - steroid producing cells secrete androgens to be made into estrogens
2. externa - outer fibrous layer

Question 9

what defines secondary follicle

Answer 9

fluid filled spaces begin to occur - filled with liquor folliculi

Question 10

layers of primary follicle from in to out

Answer 10

oocyte>ZP>follicular>theca

Question 11

how do granolas cells communicate with oocyte

Answer 11

through gap junctions through the ZP

Question 12

what is left after ovulation

Answer 12

corpus luteum

Question 13

what does corpus luteum sectrete

Answer 13

androgen, progesterone, est

Question 14

what keep corpus alive

Answer 14

hCG from syssytiotrophoblast

Question 15

3 layers of uterus from out to in

Answer 15

serosa>myometrium>endometrium

Question 16

2 layers of endometrium

Answer 16

1. stratum functionalis - sloughed at menstruation

2. stratum basalis - maintained and builds the new functionalis

Question 17

what is blood supply to the 2 layers

Answer 17

1. functionalis - helical arteries

2. basalis - straight arteries

Question 18

what is cervix histo

Answer 18

simple columnar epithelium supported by thick CT

Question 19

what changes at external os

Answer 19

transition to simple squamous epithelium

Question 20

what do cervical glands produce

Answer 20

mucin glycoprotein - 2 types

Question 21

what are 2 types of mucous secreted

Answer 21

G - guard - tight and stop sperm

E - easy - let sperm through

Question 22

path through the fallopian tube

Answer 22

fimbria>infundibulum>ampulla>isthmus>intramural section

Question 23

3 layers of wall of uterine tube

Answer 23

1. mucosa - simple columnar
2. muscularis - inner circular and outer long. smooth muscle
3. serosa - outer layer of CT

Question 24

how many lobes on a breast

Answer 24

15-20

Question 25

what is in each lobe

Answer 25

lobules suported by loose CT and into a duct that goes to nipple

Question 26

make up of non-lactating breast

Answer 26

CT and rudimentary ducts

Question 27

what happens when pregnant

Answer 27

ducts develop further and secretory buds - CT becomes sparse

Question 28

what are 2 breast excretion mechanisms

Answer 28

1. merocrine (exocytosis)

2. apocrine