Female Reproductive System Flashcards
Fill in the blanks: Egg + Sperm ——–> ________ ——> ______
Zygote; Embryo
What is negative feedback?
It returns a system to a set point once it deviates (drifts away) from this point.
What is positive feedback?
The opposite of negative feedback in that the output encourages or enhances the original stimulus.
What are two steroid hormones in the female reproductive system?
Estrogen and progesterone
Where are the female hormones produced?
In the ovaries
During puberty, estrogen causes what?
The beginning of secondary sexual characteristics to form such as the development of breasts, widening of hips, and increase of fat tissue.
What is the white part of the picture called?
The ovaries
The female reproductive system is specialized to produce what?
Egg cells, receive sperm and provide an environment that is right for fertilization of the egg and the development of an embryo.
What is the pathway for a female?
Ovary —–> Fallopian tubes —–> Uterus —-> Cervix —–> Vagina
List four female hormones
Estrogen, Progesterone, FSH, LH
What are ovaries?
Egg cells are produced in the ovaries
What is the length of the menstrual cycle?
23-35 days but it typically lasts around 28 days.
What are the three phases of the menstrual cycle?
The flow, the follicular, and the luteal.
What is the flow phase?
The shedding of blood, tissue, mucus, and epithelial cells from the endometrium - The tissue that lines the uterus.
What is the follicular phase?
The stage when follicles begin to mature in the ovary.
