Female reproductive system

Question 1

What is the main function of ovaries?

Answer 1

create and secrete eggs

Question 2

What are the structures of the Ovaries?

Answer 2

Medulla, Cortex, Tunica Albuginea, Germinal epithelium, blood vessels

Question 3

Journey of the the Follicle

Answer 3

Primordial follicle–>Primary follicle–>secondary follicles—>Vesicular follicle—->ovulation—-> Developing corpus luteum—> Corpus Luteum—-> dying corpus lutuem

Question 4

low estrogen triggers what release?

Answer 4

FSH release

Question 5

what does FSH releas do?

Answer 5

promotes development of the primary and secondary follicles

Question 6

What causes Estrogen levels to rise, triggering a surge in what hormone? an what does it do.?

Answer 6

secondary follicles, LH hormones which triggers ovulation

Question 7

Corpus luteum produces what hormone? what is it s purpose?

Answer 7

progestrone; hormone needed for pregnancy

Question 8

Ovarian cyst

Answer 8

cyst developed by a continued growth of follicle, ovulation never happens, when ruptured can be extremely painful

Question 9

Fimbriae

Answer 9

finger like structure at the end of fallopian tube; responds to hormones released by the follicle so that is catches the released ovulated egg

Question 10

Infundibulum

Answer 10

funnel shaped cavity in the fallopian tube

Question 11

Ampulla

Answer 11

longest part of the fallopian tube

Question 12

Isthmus

Answer 12

the narrowest part of the fallopian tube

Question 13

Intramural

Answer 13

passes through the walls of the uterus

Question 13

How does the ovulated egg move through fallopian tube to the uterus?

Answer 13

ciliated epithelium that contains mucosa

Question 14

Uterus structure

Answer 14

fundus, body, cervix

Question 15

describe two tissues in the uterus.

Answer 15

Endometrium- deep, contains epithelium cells
Myometrium- fibromuscularis layer, smooth muscle

Question 16

what happens when oxytocin levels are high?

Answer 16

contraction of the uterus will be more frequent, common in birth

Question 17

describe cervix

Answer 17

lowest part of uterus, thick wall due to more muscle

Question 18

what happens at the secretory phase of the menstrual phase?

Answer 18

uterine line at maximum, hormone maintain the wall my secreting progesterone

Question 19

What happens during fertilization?

Answer 19

increase in progesteron increase endometrium

Question 20

What happen when fertilization does not occur?

Answer 20

decrease in progesteron decrese endometrium= period

Question 21

What two hormones does birth control maintain and why?

Answer 21

progesterone and estrogen so that ovulation never occurs

Question 22

what is the prepuce?

Answer 22

flap of skin that covers/protects clitoris

Question 23

what is the clitoris?

Answer 23

a bundle of nerves

Question 24

Glans of clitoris?

Answer 24

similar to male reproductive system