Female reproductive system Flashcards
hormone which secreted by the corpus luteum and stops the production of fsh and lh
progesterone
hormone which develops the corpus luterum
lh
causes the follicle to release the egg, process referred to as ovulation
luteinizing hormone
in female, it stimulates the follicles in the ovaries to develop a mature ovum
follicle stimulating hormone
it regulates and develop the reproductive system
hormones
two shell membranes are added to the egg yolk
isthmus
secretes albumen
magnum
long tube that transports the mature yolk
oviduct
external opening of the urinary and reproductive system
vuvla
birth canal, which urine passes out of the body
vagina
muscular structure that functions as a passageway for the sperm
cervix
fertilized egg attached to the uterine wall and begins to develop in the?
uterine horns
carries the egg from the ovary to the uterus
oviduct
receives egg from the ovary, funnel shaped portion of the oviduct
infundibulum
produce female sex cells called ova or eggs
ovary
