hush hush final Flashcards
connective tissue on the outside of the ovary
Tunica albuginea
produces seeds – follicles
Germinal epithelium
immature follicle
**primordial
vesicular follicle – getting ready to release
Graffian follicle
secretes progesterone
Corpus luteum
happens in the uterus to prepare for a fertilized egg
Menstrual Cycle
the maturation of the follicle and egg
Ovarian Cycle
feeling of releasing an egg from the ovary
Mittleschmertz
menstrual phase
- actual bleeding
- day 1-6
Proliferative Phase
a. Growing phase –preparing the nest
b. Building the lining of the endometrium
c. Day 6-14
Secretory Phase – the longest
a. Optimal
b. Endometrium lining gets real thick
c. Day 14-28
Peak so the growth of the endometrial lining can start
Estrogen
goal of this hormone is to nurture the nest in order to support a pregnancy
progesterone
- pregnancy hormone
- doesn’t secrete until egg is implanted
HCG
peaking and that starts the secretory phase
LH and FSH
tubal pregnancy
eptopic pregnancy
multiple cysts
- Triad of signs and symptoms
- 1) metabolic X
- 2) insulin resistance
- 3) increased testosterone
Polysitic Ovary Syndrome
endometriousis
an often painful disorder in which tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus — the endometrium — grows outside your uterus. Endometriosis most commonly involves your ovaries, fallopian tubes and the tissue lining your pelvis. Rarely, endometrial tissue may spread beyond pelvic organs.
- bundles of fibrotic connective tissue
- on the other side of the uterus or within
Fibroids