Female Reproductive System- Histo

Question 1

Ovaries produce what?

Answer 1

Germ cells

Question 2

T/F the ovaries have only endocrine functions?

Answer 2

False- both endocrine and exocrine

Question 3

What two molecules are associated with endocrine function?

Answer 3

Estrogen

Progestogens

Question 4

What is the job of estrogen?

Answer 4

promote growth and maturation of internal and external sex organs
Promote cyclic changes in uterine mucosa
Development of secondary sex characteristics

Question 5

What do progestogens do?

Answer 5

prepare internal sex organs for pregnancy and (uterus) and prepare mammary glands for lactation

Question 6

What is the exocrine function?

Answer 6

The ovaries produce and ovulate a secondary oocyte

Question 7

T/F ovaries and testes have the same embryological origin?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Ovarian follicles are found within the ____ of the ovaries.

Answer 8

cortex

Question 9

What is an ovarian follicle?

Answer 9

It is an oocyte surrounded by one or more layers of epithelial cells.

Question 10

The size of the oocyte indicates what?

Answer 10

The developmental state of the oocyte

Question 11

What are the three types of ovarian follicles?

Answer 11

1. Primary follicles
2. Growing follicles
3. Mature or Graffian follicles

Question 12

What is the process of the development of a germ cell to an oocyte?

Answer 12

Primordial germ cells–Oogonia–Primary oocyte

Question 13

There are like 5 million ovarian follicles in the fetus. By puberty you only have like 300k but only about 400 are ovulated

Answer 13

okay

Question 14

What are the cells called that surround the developing follicle?

Answer 14

Theca folliculi

Question 15

Theca folliculi are made from which cells?

Answer 15

Stromal cells

Question 16

Theca folliculi are what type of tissue?

Answer 16

Connective tissue

Question 17

What are the two parts of the theca folliculi? What are their jobs?

Answer 17

Theca interna- in response to androgens, these secrete androgens (precursors to estrogen)
Theca externa- fibrous outer portion

Question 18

What are the two cells of the corpus luteum?

Answer 18

Granulosa lutein cells

Theca lutein cells

Question 19

Granulosa lutein cells produce what?

Answer 19

progesterone

Question 20

Theca lutein cells continue to produce what?

Answer 20

estrogens

Question 21

Where does fertilization take place?

Answer 21

In the fallopian tubes

Question 22

What type of cells are found in the uterine tubes?

Answer 22

ciliated cells (help move oocyte towards uterus
secretory cells (produces nutritive fluid covering epithelium)

Question 23

T/F the fallopian tubes are muscular tubes?

Answer 23

truth

Question 24

What are the three layers of the uterus?

Answer 24

Perimetrium- outer connective tissue
Myometrium- middle/thicketslayer, smooth muscle here
Endometrium- basal and functional layers- functional layer changes thickness

Question 25

The vaginal canal has what type of epithelium?

Answer 25

non keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

Question 26

The mammary glands are what?

Answer 26

tubuloalveolar apocrine sweat glands