Female Reproductive Physiology Flashcards

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Female puberty

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anatomical and physiological changes in a girls body are controlled by hormones that lead to sexual maturity typically beginning at age 10 or 11 and ending between ages 15 and 17

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with the onset of puberty

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GnRH is released from the hypothalamus and triggers the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland to produce and release two gonadotropins

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Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

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travels from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland through the blood to the ovaries to stimulate follicle cells to divide

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follicle cells

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produce and release estrogens to stimulate maturation of an oocyte

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Luteinizing hormone (LH)

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travels from the anterior lobe of the pituiatry gland through the blood to the ovaries where it stimulates the differentiation of cells in a developing follicle and eventually triggers ovulation

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estrogens and progesterone are mainly involved in

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the development of the female reproductive organs and secondary sex characteristics, but testosterone also plays a role

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adrenal testosterone

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initiates growth spurt and causes pubic hair to appear

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estrogens

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cause breast development and maturation of ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina

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9
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external genitalia reach

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physical maturity

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10
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menarche

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typically occurs around age 12 or 13, provided that girl possess at least 17% body fat

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first ovulation

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typically occurs around the age of 14

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adipose tissues

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deposited in the mons pubis, hips, thighs, buttocks, and breasts

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sebaceous glands

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begin to secrete more sebum and create acne problems

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14
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vocal cords

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change in length and thickness causing voice quality to change

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oogenesis

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the process by which haploid oocytes are produced in the ovaries

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timeline of oogenesis

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begins before birth, pauses during childhood, accelerats at puberty, occurs on a monthly basis until female goes through menopause

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primordial germ cells (PGC)

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migrate to developing overy during embryonic development, where they become enclosed in a layer of cells and form a primordial follicle

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each primordial follicle contains

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a diploid oogonium

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oogonia

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do not undergo mitosis, so number of eggs that a female will produce during her life is established before birth and continually declines

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an oogonium grows within its primordial follicle

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and becomes a primary oocyte, which causes the primordial follicle to become a primary follicle

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primary oocyte

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starts meiosis but process is suspended during prophase I

22
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with the onset of puberty, several primary follicles

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will start to develop each month

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how many primary follicles mature

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only one to three primary follicles will actually mature, while the rest degenerate

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follicle cells in puberty

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change shape and divide repeatedly to form layers of granulosa cells around a primary oocyte; they produce and secrete jelly-like zona pellucida between granulosa cells and primary oocyte

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maturing primary oocyte will become a
secondary follicle
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cells near the oocyte in a secondary follicle
secrete liquor folliculi that accumulates within follicle and forms large antrum
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the growing antrum causes the secondary follicle to
become a Graafian follicle
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primary oocyte resumes
Meiosis and completes reduction division, which forms large secondary oocyte and smaller, non-functional first polar body
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the Graafian follicle ruptures and
expels secondary oocyte and polar body from the ovary
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if a sperm penetrates the wall of a secondary oocyte
Meiosis II will be completed which forms a large haploid ovum and a smaller, non-functional second polar body
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the empty Graafian follicle
remains in the ovary and gets transformed into a corpus luteum, which produces high levels of progesterone and some estradiol until it eventually degenerates to form a corpus albicans
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sexual arousal in a female is triggered by
various olfactory, visual, tactile, and/or mental stimuli that cause the limbic system in the cerebrum to "turn on" her sex drive
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signals sent to the vagina
cause Bartholin's glands to secrete lubricating mucus near vaginal orifice to prepare for sexual intercourse
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blood flow to the external genitalia
increases during sexual arousal- causes clitoris to become erect
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blood supply to the breasts
increases during sexual arousal- causes nipples to become erect and sensitive
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stimulation of the nipples and/or clitoris leads to the
plateau phase
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sex flush
skin becomes redder because of increased blood flow
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effect on vagina during the plateau phase
vagina swells with blood and becomes sensitive | - forms orgasmic platform that changes vagina's shape; creates cavity to prevent sperm leakage
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breasts during the plateau phase
increase in size
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continued stimulation of the clitoris may culminate in an
orgasm with a release of tension
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strong rhythmic contractions in muscles of perineum spread to
walls of vagina and uterus; occur every 0.8 to 1.0 second for as long as 15 seconds
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"female ejaculation"
some women secrete large amounts of fluid from Skene's glands during climax and experience "female ejaculation"
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female refractory period
a female has no refractory period during resolution, so she could experience multiple orgasms as long as sexual stimulation continues
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body returns to its pre-arousal state in resolution
orgasmic platform relaxes and cervix returns to its original position in vagina to make contact with semen