Oogenisis and ovulation

Question 1

while male testes replenish gametes, what happens to the female ovary?
-how many follicles
-each menstrual cycle, what hormone is stumulated and what does it do to the follicles
-what happens to one of those follicles, and what happens to the rest

Answer 1

-continous decline, less and less each time after puberty
-400,000
-FSH stimulates 1000 follicle development
-one of them becomes dominant and reaches maturity, the rest are reabsorbed in the ovary

Question 2

What 2 cells do each follicle have, and what is their function?
-what is the majority of the fluid in the follicle

Answer 2

1. oocyte: undergoes meosis to become a mature oocyte/ovum
   -Granusola cells: provide nutrients for the developing oocyte
   -the antrum

Question 3

Follicular Development and Ovarian Cycle
1. how does a follicle mature
2. what is the maturing oocyte contained in
3. at ovulation, what happens to the follicle, and the oocyte
4. what happens to the remaining follicular cells
5. if pregnancy dosent occur, what happens to the corpus luteum

Answer 3

1. by growing layers of cells and a central fluid vescle called the antrum
2. a vescile
3. ruptures and the oocyte is released into the Fallopian tube
4. developes into a corupus luteum
5. it breaks down