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