Female Reproductive System 1 Flashcards
suspended in mesovarium
simple squamous ep. –> loose CT –> BV + nerves
ovary
simple cuboidal ep., wounded during ovulation
germinal epithelium
dense irregular CT stroma
tunica albuginea
loose CT
responsible for corpus luteum formation
cortex
loose CT
medulla
oocyte
simple squamous ep.
primordian follicle
form zona pelluicda (glycoproteins) granulosa cells (cuboidal, forms estrogen) theca interna (stromal mesenchymal cells, release progesterone) theca externa --> stromal cells
primary follicle
oocyte–>granulosa–>zona pelluicda–>ANTRUM–>theca interna
secondary follicle
space between granulosa (FSH)
liquid = PGs, GAGs, estrogen
antrum
oocyte pushed to side
FSH decreases due to negative feedback by follicle
LH surge from anterior pituitary
graafian follicle
LH surge
theca interna leads to ECM digestion
pressure rupture GE and TA
ovulation
granulosa/theca interna respond to LH surge
secondary FSH surge from glutein and lutein
luteal phase
LH + FSH stop and no pregnancy
corpus albicans
hCG keeps corpus luteum until placenta forms
pregnancy