female reproductive Flashcards
In vagina child has simple cubodial and adult has
Stratified squamous
Acidity in vagina from
Glycogen fermentation
Stages of puberety
Thelarche: breast development
pubarche: hair growth, sebaaceous glands
menarche: menstrual peroid
Breast development triggered by
Estrogen progesterone prolactin
Most common and active of estrogens
Estradiol
Est and pro supress fsh and lh via
Negative feedback
Menopause
Cessation of menstrual cycle
In menopause follicles less sensitive to
Fsh and lh and dont secrete progesterone and estrogen
Reproductive cycle
From fertilization to giving birth
Sexual cycle=
Ovarain cycle(ovaries) & menstrual cycle( uterus)
In ovarian cycle the follicular phase has
Preanrtral phase and antral phase
Preantral phase
Day 1-5, increase gsh stimulates 20-25 primary follicles to start maturation, 1 oocyte inside follicle wil continue through meiosis 1
Antral phade
Day 6-14, one dominant follicle develops many fsh receptors and is able to mature
Mature follicles produce
High estrogen
In antral phase estrogen feeds back to hyp and ant.pit to inhibit
Fsh