Female Reproductive System - Ovaries Flashcards
What do the ovaries produce?
Eggs and female hormones
What produces eggs in a female?
The ovaries
How many potential eggs may be contained in the ovaries of a female foetus at birth?
Up to one million potential eggs may be contained by the ovaries at birth
Why are the eggs present in a female at birth referred to as “potential eggs”?
As they have not yet divided by meiosis and are therefore diploid
Are eggs diploid or haploid in a female at birth?
They are diploid at birth
At what age does puberty occur in females?
11 or 12
How many potential eggs are there in a female at puberty?
Approximately 40, 000
What is each potential egg enclosed by?
A cluster of cells
What is a potential egg enclosed by a cluster of cells called?
A follicle
Where are the follicles located?
In the ovary
How many eggs are produced each month after puberty?
Approximately 20 eggs
How are eggs produced from potential eggs?
By meiosis
How many eggs out of the twenty produced by meiosis each month continue to grow?
Usually only one
What happens to most of the eggs produced each month?
They die off
What is a haploid egg called?
An ovum
