Female Reproductive Flashcards
Hydr-, aque
water
hysteri-
uterus
-ism
condition of or state of
-ology
knowledge of, science of
pheno-
appearance
pseudo-
false
-rrhagia
bursting forth
Functions
Produce ova, produce female hormones, carry young until birth
Primordial Follicle
The ovum is surrounded by squamous follicular cells. immature ovum
Primary Follicle
Contains the ovum surrounded by one layer of granulosa cells
Secondary Follicle
contains the ovum surrounded by two or more layers of granulosa cells
Tertiary Follicle
Contains antrum: space filled with follicular fluid that surround the ovum.
Graafian Follicle
contains many layers of granulosa cells and a large antrum. This is the follicule that will ovulate, expelling the egg with a cloud of follicular fluid
Corpus Hemorrhagicum
First ovarian structure to form after ovulation.
Corpus Luteum
Produces progesterone and is maintained during pregnancy
Corpus Albicans
White scar on the ovary. The CL turns into the CA when implantation does not occur in the uterus
Estrogen:
Sex hormone that is produced by follicles that is responsible for sex libido, secondary sex characteristics, and maternal behavior
Progesterone
Sex hormone that is produced by the corpus luteum that is responsible for quieting the uterus during pregnancy
Infundibulum
Surrounds the ovum and catches the egg to carry it down the reproductive tract
Ampulla
The first part of the oviduct that is lined with cilia to move it down the reproduction tract
Ampullary-Isthmus Junction
Site of fertilization
Isthmus
Muscular tube that carries the fertilzed zygote to the uterus
Uterus
responsible for nutrient exchange between mother and fetus
Endometrium
Innermost layer of the uterus. That secretes Histrotroph (uterine milk) that provides nutrition to the embryo.