FOLLICULOGENESIS

Question 1

Oogenesis involves two maturation processes happening at once what are those processes?

Answer 1

the maturation of the ovum and the maturation of the ovarian follicle or foliculogenesis

Question 2

is the developmental process of ovarian follicles starting from a reserve of quiescent primordial follicles set up in early life and ending with either ovulation or follicular death by atresia

Answer 2

Folliculogenesis

Question 3

Folliculogenesis is the developmental process of ovarian follicles starting from a reserve of quiescent primordial follicles set up in early life and ending with either?

Answer 3

ovulation or follicular death by atresia

Question 4

is a roughly spheroid cellular aggregation set of somatic ells which is the basic units of the female reproductive biology containing a single oocyte

Answer 4

OVARIAN FOLLICLE

Question 5

are the first class of follicles formed in mammalian ovaries

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primordial follicles

Question 6

primordial follicles are the first class of follicles formed in mammalian ovaries and consist of a?

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primary oocyte

Question 7

primordial follicles are the first class of follicles formed in mammalian ovaries and consist of a primary oocyte surrounded by a?

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single layer of flattened granulosa cells

Question 8

These follicles remain in a dormant state until they receive signals for activation or are relieved of a negative regulatory factor

Answer 8

primordial follicles

Question 9

When the primordial follicle is stimulated, it becomes a?

Answer 9

primary follicle

Question 10

In primary follicle the primary oocyte ?, and the follicular cells ?

Answer 10

enlarges and divide

Question 11

follicle that has two layers of follicular cells is called?

Answer 11

primary follicle

Question 12

These cells continue to hypertrophy and proliferate to form many layers surrounding the oocyte.

Answer 12

primary follicle

Question 13

transition from a primordial follicle to a primary follicle, the flattened cells surrounding the oocyte (called pre-granulosa or follicular cells) change in shape and function. They grow larger and become cuboidal in shape, at which point they are officially referred to as?

Answer 13

granulosa cells

Question 14

during the transition from a primordial follicle to a primary follicle, the ?, a thick glycoprotein layer, begins to develop between the oocyte and the surrounding granulosa cells.

Answer 14

zona pellucida

Question 15

during the transition from a primordial follicle to a primary follicle, the stroma surrounding the follicle begins to develop and form a structure known as the?

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theca

Question 16

Only one of the maturing follicles completes the maturation process each month. The rest degenerate into?

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atretic follicles

Question 17

primary follicle develops into?

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secondary follicle

Question 18

Looks very similar to primary follicles, except that they are larger, there are more follicular cells, and there are small accumulations of fluid in the intracellular spaces called follicular fluid (nutritive fluid for the oocyte)

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secondary follicles

Question 19

secondary follicles look very similar to primary follicles, except that they are larger, there are more follicular cells, and there are small accumulations of fluid in the intracellular spaces called?

Answer 19

follicular fluid

Question 20

What is the name of the fluid-filled cavity that forms as small pockets of fluid within a secondary follicle gradually coalesce?

Answer 20

Antrum

Question 21

the surrounding granulosa cells of secondary follicle is called?

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cumulus oophorus

Question 22

What are the surrounding theca of secondsry follicle that differentiates into two layers:

Answer 22

• Theca interna
• Theca externa

Question 23

This theca surround the granulosa cells and a rounded cells that secrete androgens and follicular fluid

Answer 23

Theca interna

Question 24

This theca is a,more fibrous spindle shaped cells

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Theca externa

Question 25

The androgens are converted into ? by the granulosa cells pf secondary follicle

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estrogen

Question 26

The secondary follicle develops into?

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Graffian follicle

Question 27

after the first meiotic division of the secondary oocyte, most of the cytoplasm is indeed retained in?

Answer 27

one of the two daughter cells

Question 28

After the first meiotic division, most of the cytoplasm goes into one of the two daughter cells. The other becomes the?

Answer 28

polar body

Question 29

The follicular fluid fills a single space, called the antrum, which is surrounded by the follicular cells - called the?

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membrana granulosa

Question 30

The granulosa cells of graafian follicle that surrounds the oocyte, and project into the antrum are called as the?

Answer 30

cumulus oophorus

Question 31

This follicle contains a secondary oocyte which was arrested in metaphase 2 and completes it's meiosis shortly before ovulation resulting to a secondary oocyte and a polar body.

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Graafian Follicle

Question 32

The secondary oocyte together with the zona pellucida and corona radiata will be released from the follicle during?

Answer 32

ovulation

Question 33

It is a thick layer of glycoproteins present around the plasma membranes of oocytes.

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ZONA PELLUCIDA

Question 34

A thickened mound of granulosa cells that surround the oocyte and projects into the antrum of the ovarian follicles.

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CUMULUS OOPHORUS ("Egg-bearing heap").

Question 35

It is the innermost layer of cumulus cells, immediately adjacent to the Zona Pellucida. Cells in this layer extend their cytoplasm toward the oocyte through the Zona Pellucida.

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CORONA RADIATA

Question 36

It is the layer of granulosa cells ( follucular cells ) bordering the antrum

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Membrana granulosa

Question 37

The fuid (LIQUOR FOLLICULI) filled space of an ovarian follicle which is present in the secondary and tertiary follicles.

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ANTRUM

Question 38

It is an accumulation of granulosa cells connecting the granulosa cells surrounding the oocyte with the peripheral granulosa cells layer in a Grafian follicle.

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HILLOCK

Question 39

These cells are endocrine-like and border the membrana granulosa. The function in the production of estrogen

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Theca interna

Question 40

Fibroblast-resembling cells just outside the theca interna. It's exterior limits are not discernible because it blends and merges with other cells of the ovarian stroma; the beginning of this layer can be identified, however, by its proximity to the theca interna.

Answer 40

THECA EXTERNA

Question 41

A fully mature Graafian follicle ruptures and releases the female gamete in a phenomenon known as?

Answer 41

ovulation

Question 42

The secondary oocyte, zona pellucida and the corona radiata are all expelled at ovulation, and enter the?

Answer 42

fallopian tube

Question 43

Once released, the secondary oocyte begins its second meiotic division, as far as metaphase Il. Division only carries on if the ovum is?

Answer 43

fertilized

Question 44

Also called the bleeding corpus luteum

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CORPUS HEMORRHAGICUM

Question 45

Itis a temporary structure formed immediately after ovulation from the ovarian follicle as it collapses and is filled with blood that quickly clots.

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CORPUS HEMORRHAGICUM

Question 46

is the transitional stage between the Dominant folicle and Corpus Luteum.

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Corpus Hemorrhagicum

Question 47

is made up of lutein cells (from the Latin luteus, meaning "saffron-yellow"), which develop immediately following ovulation, when yellow pigment and lipids accumulate within the granulosa cells lining the follicle.

Answer 47

corpus luteum

Question 48

corpus luteum secretes?

Answer 48

estrogens and progesterone

Question 49

If the egg is not fertilized, the corpus luteum becomes inactive after? And what occurs?

Answer 49

10-14 days, and menstruation occurs

Question 50

It is the regressed form of the corpus luteum

Answer 50

CORPUS AL BICANS

Question 51

What are cells that help clean up and remove the old tissue of corpus luteum

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Macrophages

Question 52

These cells lay down type / collagen, forming the corpus albicans.

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Fibroblasts

Question 53

As the corpus luteum is being broken down by macrophages, fibroblasts lay down type / collagen, forming the corpus albicans. This process is called?

Answer 53

utelysis

Question 54

The remains of the ? may persist as a scar on the surface of the ovary

Answer 54

corpus albicans