Final: Female Reproductive Physiology Flashcards
When does oogenesis begin?
During embryonic development
What is the term for the oogonium plus the granulosa cells?
Primordial follicle
What begins the process of meiosis but is arrested during the diplotene stage of prophase I?
Primary oocyte
What causes the continuation of meiosis until metaphase II?
Ovulation of a secondary oocyte
When does meiosis get completed?
When the ovum is fertilized
What are the phases of the Ovarian cycle? Days 5-14? Day 14? Days 14-23? Days 24-28?
Days 5-14: Follicular growth
Day 14: Ovulation
Days 14-23: Development of corpus luteum
Days 24-28: Regression of corpus luteum (if fertilization doesn’t occur)
What are the phases of the Uterine cycle?
Days 1-5?
Days 4-14?
Days 14-28?
Days 1-5: Menstruation
Days 4-14: Proliferation
Days 14-28: Secretion
Which hormones peak around the time of ovulation?
Estradiol
FSH/LH
Which hormone peaks days after ovulation?
Progesterone
What separates the inner and outer layers of the undifferentiated gonads?
Tunic albuginea
What does the increase in FSH/LH during the first few days of the menstrual cycle cause?
Growth of multiple follicles
What develops the ability to secrete progesterone during the menstrual cycle?
Thecal cells
What develops the ability to secrete high concentrations of estrogen during the menstrual cycle?
Granulosa cells
T/F: The proliferative stage occurs after ovulation.
False, before ovulation
What causes the stromal and epithelial cells to rapidly proliferate during the proliferative stage?
Estrogen
