Histology Female Reproductive System Histo-World Flashcards
what are developing gametes called
oocyte
what is the inner part of the ovary
medulla
which stage of the follicle is arrested in prophase
primordial follicle
what is the cavity within a secondary follicle
antrum
during the first week to 10 days, what is the main hormone which stimulates the growth of the follicles
FSH
what is the female organ called where gametogenesis occurs
Ovary
what stage of the follicle is marked by the surrounding of flattened (squamous) follicular cells becoming cuboidal
primary follicle
what is ovulated
graffian follicle
what is the outer part of the ovary
cortex
during a pregnancy, which hormone will maintain the corpus luteum
HCG
which structure contains. the oocyte
follicle
which follicular stage is also called an astral follicle
secondary follicle
