ovarian menstrual cycle Flashcards
process of endometrial tissue shedding with hemorrhage that is dependent on sex steroid hormone-directed changes in blood flow in spiral arteries
menstruation
average ovarian cycle
28 days
range of ovarian cycle
25-32 days
involved hormone from hypothalamus
GnRH
involved hormone from pituitary gland
FSH
LH
involved hormone from ovaries
estrogen
progesterone
most potent estrogen
17B estradial
estrogen is secreted by
granulosa cells of domiannt follicles
leteinized granulosa of CL
estrogen receptor in the eondometrium
REA
estrogen receptor in the gland s and stroma and blood vessels
ERB
sign of increase in progesterone
subnuclear vacuolation
amount of eggs in 20wks of life
6-7 million
amount of eggs @ birth
1-2 mill
amount of eggs @ puberty
300k
how many eggs released for ovulation
400-500