female reproductive system Flashcards
what are the 4 stages of the follicule?
- primordial follicle
- un/milti-laminar primary follice
- secondary follicle
- grafian follicle
what is this?
oocyte
what is this?
antrum
from what epithelium does ovarian cancer start?
germinal epithelium
what cells form the theca interna?
stromal cells (vascular)
what is the theca externa?
connective tissue
what does the theca interna produce?
what happens whith this?
androgen
it enters granulosa cells and converted to estradiol using aromatase
what are the layers?
top = theca interna
bottom = theca externa
what do follicular lutein cells produce?
progesterone
if pregnancy does not occur, what will not be produced?
HCG
if pregnancy does not occur, what happens to the corpus luteum?
it degenerates and form corpus albicans
what does the follicle produce?
estrogen
what does estrogen do?
initiate the proliferative stage of uterus
what will leutinizing hormone promote?
ovulation and formationof corpus luteum
what will corpus luteum produce?
progesterone
what does progesterone do?
induce secretory phase of uterus
what happens in pregnancy with HCG ?
it maintains it levels and maintains corpus luteum
when do we have proliferative phase?
when menses stops until day 14
when do we have secretory phase?
it starts - after ovulation
endometrium thickens
where does fertilization occur?
ampulla
where in the fallopian tube does the ovum get trapped?
fimbrial end
what is the epithelium of fallopian tubes?
simple columnar ciliated
**non-ciliated if secretory