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Female reproductive system (Practical) Flashcards

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What are the different parts of the ovaries and their contents?

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  1. Medulla:
    - Connective tissue
    - Blood vessels
    - Nerves
  2. Cortex: Ovarian follicles
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What are the stages of follicular development?

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  1. Promordial follicle
  2. Primary follicle
  3. Pre-antral follicle
  4. Graafian follicle (antral follicle)
  5. Pre-ovulatory follicle
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What is the structure of granulosa cells in the primordial follicle?

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Squamous granulosa cells (single-layered)

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WHat is the strucutre of granulosa cells in primary (pre-antral) follicles?

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Cuboidal granulosa cells (single-layered)

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What is the structure of granulosa cells in pre-antral follicle?

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Multi-layered

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What is the structure of the tissue surrounding the ovarian follicles?

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  1. Theca interna: Vascular
  2. Theca externa: Fibrous
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What separates the theca from the granulosa cells?

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Acellular basement membrane

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What is the shape of theca interna cells?

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Round

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What is the shape of theca externa cells?

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Spindle-shaped

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When does the pre-antral → antral transition occur?

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After puberty

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What are the layers of the fallopian tube (oviduct)?

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  1. Mucosal layer (ciliated epithelium)
  2. Muscular layer (smooth muscles)
  3. Serosal layer (vascular)
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What are the cellular components of the mucosal layer of the oviduct?

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  1. Ciliated cells (light-staining nucleus)
  2. Secretory cells (dark-staining nucleus)
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What are the layers of the uterus?

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  1. Endometrium (epithelial cells)
  2. Myometrium (smooth muscle cells)
  3. Serosa (connective tissue)
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What are the layers of myometrium?

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  1. Longitudinal layer (outer)
  2. Circular layer (inner)
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What type of epithelium lines the vagina?

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Stratified squamous epithelium

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What characterises the oestrus vagina?

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Surface epithelium is keratinised

17
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What characterises the dioestrus vagina?

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Large numbers of neutrophils infiltrate vaginal epithelium

18
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What characterises the vagina during pregnancy?

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Mucous-secreting goblet cells

19
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What characterises the pro-oestrus vagina?

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Non-keratinised surface epithelium (but keratinised epithelium may be seen below surface)

20
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What type of epithelium line the alveoli of the mammillary glands?

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Cuboidal epithelium

21
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What types of secretion occur during milk production?

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  1. Apocrine (holocrine) - Lipids
  2. Merocrine (eccrine) - Proteins
22
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What is apocine secretion?

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Part of cytoplasm of secretory cell is lost during secretion

23
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What is merocrine secretion?

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Secretory product is packaged into vesicles and released by exocytosis

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