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FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM + MAMMARY GLANDS Flashcards

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Dense connective tissue layer that is responsible for the whitish appearance of the ovary.

A

Tunica albuginea

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Lining epithelium of the ovaries.

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Simple cuboidal epithelium

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The ovarian ___________ is a highly cellular connective tissue stroma and ovarian follicles.

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Cortex

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Flattened supportive cells that surround the primary oocytes.

A. Myoid cells
B. Granulosa cells
C. Follicular cells
D. Cumulus oophorus

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C. Follicular cells

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Primary oocyte enveloped by a single layer of flattened follicular cells.

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Primordial follicle

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When follicular cells undergo mitosis and form a simple cuboidal epithelium around the growing oocyte. This stage is called…

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Unilaminar primary follicle

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The extracellular material between the oocyte and granulosa cells which contains proteins that induce acrosomal activation.

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Zona pellucida

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Following the LH surge, the _________ is programmed to secrete progesterone for 10-12 days.

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Corpus luteum

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Decreased secretion of this hormone causes menstruation.

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Progesterone

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Remnants from the degeneration of the corpus luteum that are phagocytosed by macrophages and invaded by fibroblasts produces a scar of dense connective tissue scar also known as __________.

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Corpus albicans

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The mucosa of the oviduct is…

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Simple columnar epithelium

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The following are characteristics of the endometrium EXCEPT:

A. Lamina propria is of type III collagen fibers
B. Lining epithelium is simple columnar
C. Has both ciliated and secretory cells
D. Lamina propria is of type IV collagen fibers

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D. Lamina propria is of type IV collagen fibers

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TRUE or FALSE:
Straight arteries: Basal layer
Spiral arteries: Functional layer

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TRUE

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Spiral arteries branch with numerous arterioles supplying a rich capillary bed that includes many dilated, thin-walled vessels called ____________.

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Vascular lacunae

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During the proliferative phase, the endometrial lining is this type of epithelium.

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Simple columnar

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The uterine glands a relatively straight tubules with narrow, nearly empty lumens at this stage of the menstrual cycle.

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Proliferative phase

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Type of secretion that is being utilized by the epithelial cells of the uterine glands during the secretory phase.

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Apocrine

17
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The cells that result from segmentation of the zygote are called…

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Blastomeres

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The __________ layer is continuous with the the amnion and the _________ layer is continuous with the yolk sac.

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Epiblast, hypoblast

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Which is not correctly paired?

A. Decidua basalis: between the embryo and the myometrium
B. Decidua capsularis: between the embryo and the lumen of the uterus
C. Decidua basalis: between the myometrium and the lumen of the uterus
D. Decidua parietalis: remainder of the decidua

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C. Decidua basalis: between the myometrium and the lumen of the uterus

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The chorion, which is the embryonic part of the placenta id derived from….

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Trophoblast

21
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The maternal part of the placenta is derived from:

A. Decidua parietalis
B. Decidua basalis
C. Cytotrophoblast
D. Syncitiotrophoblast

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B. Decidua basalis

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The two trophoblast layers together form the ____________.

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Chorionic villi

23
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Lining epithelium of the exocervix.

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Stratified squamous epithelium

24
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Lining epithelium of the cervix.

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Simple columnar to stratified squamous

25
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The cervical glands are found in..

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Endocervix or endocervical mucosa

26
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Morphology of the lobes of the mammary gland.

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Compound tubuloalveolar

27
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Lining epithelium of lactiferous ducts.

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Simple columnar epithelium

28
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Lining epithelium of lactiferous sinus.

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Stratified squamous or stratified cuboidal (Junquiera)

29
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A fairly common disorder in which viable cells of the endometrium, displaced during menstruation, reflux into one or both uterine tubes, move upward and grow outside the uterus rather than undergoing vaginal discharge.

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Endometriosis

30
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Tanner classification of Vee?

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Tanner’s type 5 :)))

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