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FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM Flashcards

1
Q

what are the important structures of the female reproductive organ?

A

ovaries
fallopian tube
vagina
uterus

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2
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it is a Flattened pair organs. Lined by germinal epithelium

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OVARIES

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3
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the 3 ovarian follicles are?

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● Primordial follicles or unilamilar follicles
● Primary follicles or multilamilar follicles
● Secondary follicles or antral follicles

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4
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It is also known as OVIDUCT

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FALLOPIAN TUBE

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5
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Muscular tube that receives ovum. It Transport fertilized ovum to uterus

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FALLOPIAN TUBE

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6
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Pear-shaped organ that provides attachment for ovum

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UTERUS

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7
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It is a Distensible muscular tube devoid of glands

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VAGINA

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WHAT ARE THE HORMONES IMPORTANT FOR FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTIONS THAT ARE ALSO FOUND IN MALES?

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  1. Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH)
  2. Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
  3. Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
  4. Estrogen and Progesterone
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9
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Releasing factor from hypothalamus. It
Stimulates secretion of FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) and LH (Luteinizing Hormone)

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Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH)

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10
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Stimulates development of the corpus luteum

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Luteinizing Hormone (LH)

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11
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Generates development of follicles in the ovaries

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Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

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12
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Steroid hormone secreted by the follicle and corpus luteum of the ovary

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ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE

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13
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WHAT ARE THE THREE HIERARCHIES OF HORMONES OF THE FEMALE HORMONAL SYSTEM?

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  1. GnRH
  2. FSH and LH
  3. Estrogen and Progesterone
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14
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secreted in response to the release of GnRH from the hypothalamus

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FSH and LH

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15
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A hypothalamic releasing hormone

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GnRH

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16
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secreted by the ovaries in response to FSH and LH

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Estrogen and Progesterone

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17
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what are the 4 phases of menstrual cycle?

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Follicular
Ovulatory
Luteal
Menstrual.

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18
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In the beginning of the monthly cycle, no mature follicles or corpus lutea are present Estrogen and progesterone concentrations in blood are at their lowest level

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FOLLICULAR PHASE

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19
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Expands to form fluid-filled antrum that surrounds oocyte

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ANTRAL FOLLICLE

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20
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Its fluids are rich with estrogen. Granulosa cells continue to proliferate. Accumulation of additional fluid

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VESICULAR FOLLICLE

21
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ovulation of women and female sexual cycle occur in how many days?

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28 days

22
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2 days before ovulation, surge of LH secretion, 6-10 folds above normal occurs (TRUE OR FALSE)

A

TRUE

23
Q

Thecal cells secrete progesterone for the first time

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LH SURGE

24
Q

secrete proteolytic enzymes into the follicular fluid

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THECAL CELLS

25
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Surrounding layers of granulosa cells

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CORONA RADIATA

26
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High concentration of LH before ovulation converts into Lutein cells during what phase?

A

LUTEAL PHASE

27
Q

enlarge after ovulation and becomes yellowish or also called corpus luteum

A

lutein cells

28
Q

this produce androgenic hormones, testosterone, and androstenedione which is converted to female hormones by granulosa cells

A

THECAL CELLS

29
Q

Corpus luteum secretes progesterone and estrogen in approximately how many days?

A

12 days

30
Q

Within 2 days of failure of the corpus luteum, menstruation begins (TRUE OR FALSE)

A

TRUE

31
Q

Two classes of hormones secreted by the ovaries are?

A
  1. Estrogens (estradiol)
  2. Progesterone (progestins)
32
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what hormone Stimulates growth and development of the uterus and external female organ. also Stimulate development of stroma tissue of the breast, growth of extensive ductile system, and deposition of fat in the breast. Weak effect to increase total body protein and metabolic rate

A

ESTROGEN

33
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What hormone Promotes secretory changes in uterine endometrium. Stimulates development of lobules and alveoli of the breast and Causes an upward resetting of the body temperature control system by about 0.5 F

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PROGESTERONE

34
Q

MONTHLY ENDOMETRIAL CYCLE AND MENSTRUATION what are its Three phases?

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  1. Proliferative Phase
  2. Secretory Phase
  3. Menstruation
35
Q

Inhibited by secretion of estrogen from developing follicles

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Proliferative Phase

36
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Endometrial surface is re-epithelialized within 4-7 days. Next 10 days, estrogen cause thickening of endometrium of up to 4 mm (TRUE OR FALSE)

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TRUE

37
Q

1 week after ovulation, endometrium is approximately 6 mm thick (TRUE OR FALSE)

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TRUE

38
Q

it stimulate uterine contraction which expel shed tissue and blood

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prostaglandin E2

39
Q

About 48 hours after start of menstruation, superficial layers of endometrium disquamified (TRUE OR FALSE)

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TRUE

40
Q

Menstrual fluid is normally non clotting result from the presence of ?

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FIBRINOLYSIN

41
Q

refers to Onset of adult sexual life

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PUBERTY

42
Q

Beginning of cycle of menstruation

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MENARCHE

43
Q

The period of puberty is caused by?

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a gradual increase in gonadotropic hormone

44
Q

Largest organ of the body?

A

SKIN

45
Q

It is the burning out of the ovaries. sexual cycle usually becomes irregular and the ovulation often fails to occur

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MENOPAUSE

46
Q

at what age menopause occurs?

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age 40-50 years

47
Q

Physiological changes in the function of the body during MENOPAUSE are?

A

➔ Hot flushes
➔ Psychic sensations of dyspnea
➔ Irritability
➔ Fatigue
➔ Anxiety
➔ Occasionally various psychotic states
➔ Decreased strength and calcification of bones throughout the body

48
Q

The usual secondary sexual characteristics do not appear and the sexual organs remain infantile. ovaries are absent from birth or when they become nonfunctional before puberty is called?

A

Female eunuchism

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