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Reproductive Normal Flashcards

1
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What is the sac enclosing the testes?

A

Scrotum

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2
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What muscle wrinkles the skin of the scrotum?

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Dartos muscle

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3
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What muscle elevates the testes?

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Cremaster muscle

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4
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What do the two muscles of the scrotum help maintain?

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Proper temperature

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What are the two tunics of the testis deep to fascia?

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Tunica vaginalis- outer layer (peritoneum)

Tunica albuginea- fibrous inner connective tissue

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6
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Why do testes need to be a lower temperature than the rest of the body?

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Maturation of sperm cells

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7
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Extensions of the tunica albuginea inward divides the testes into _______.

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Lobules

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8
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Each lobule in the testis contains ______ seminiferous tubules

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1-4

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9
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What is the site of sperm production?

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Seminiferous tubules

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10
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What receives sperm from the seminiferous tubules- maturation area

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Rete testis

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11
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What transport sperm from rete testies to epididymis?

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Efferent ductules

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12
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What is the long term for sperm maturation?

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Epipdidymis

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13
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What abilities do sperm gain during maturation?

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Swimming ability
Acrosome development (egg penetration)
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14
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How long does sperm cells maturation take in the epididymis?

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20 days to 3 months

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15
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How much sperm production can be stored in the epididymis.

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6 months worth

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16
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What are interstitial cells b/w seminiferous tubules. Produce testosterone.

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Leydig cells

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17
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What is a fibrous connective tissue sheath that moves through the inguinal canal. Encloses ductus defrens, nerves, blood vessels, lymphatics.

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Spermatic cord

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18
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What is a single ventral column that surround the urethra- expands to form glans and bulb.

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Corpus spongiosum

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19
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What is the name of paired dorsal columns that expands to form crura?

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Corpus cavernosa

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20
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When the erectile tissue expands, what gets obstructed?

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Venous outflow

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21
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What are the three regions of the penis?

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Root- proximal internal
Shaft- medial external
Glans- distal cone shaped

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22
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What 2 things does the glans include?

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External urethral opening

Prepuce (foreskin)

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23
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How long is the epididymis?

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20 inches long

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24
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WHat are the three aspects of the epididymis?

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Caput, corpus, cauda

head, body, tail

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25
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What aspect of the testis is the epididymis on?

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Superior and posterolateral surface of testis

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26
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What carries sperm cells from epididymis to ejaculatory duct

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Dusctus defrens (vas defrens)

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27
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WHat is the name of the terminal end of the ductus deferens?

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Ampulla

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28
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How long is the ductus deferens?

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18 inches long

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29
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What is formed by union of amuplla of vas deferenes and duct of seminal vesicle. Passes through prostate and into prostatic urethra.

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Ejaculatory duct

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30
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What conveys semen to body surface and also has urinary functions.

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Urethra

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31
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What two things are in semen?

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Seminal fluid and sperm

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32
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What do male accessory glands produce?

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Secrete substances that form seminal fluid

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33
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Where are seminal vesicles located?

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Posterior to bladder

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34
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How much of the seminal fluid comes from the seminal vesicles?

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60 %

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35
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Alkaline secretion from the seminal vesicles do what?

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Neutralize pH in female’s body

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36
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Why does seminal fluid contain fructose?

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Energy source for the mitochondria

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37
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Where are the mitochondria located in sperm?

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Mid part, helps to power the tail

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38
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What encircles the urethra and contains the ejaculatory duct. Secretions make up 33% of seminal fluid

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Prostate gland

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39
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Seminal fluid from the prostate gland gives enzymes for what?

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Sperm activation (enables enzymes to chew through outside of the egg)

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40
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What is the job of the bulbourethral glands (cowper’s glands)

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Alkaline mucus

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41
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What does the alkaline mucus from the bulbourethral glands do?

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Neutralize the pH in the male’s urethra

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42
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__________ is a parasympathetic spinal reflex whereas ____________ is sympathetic.

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Erection- parasympathetic

Ejaculation- sympathetic

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43
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The release of what causes vasodilation and engorgement?

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NO (nitrous oxide)

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44
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What prevents black flow of semen to the bladder?

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Internal urinary sphincter

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45
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What does type A daughter cell do?

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Stays at peripheral of seminiferious tubule

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46
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Where does the type B daughter cell go?

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Moves toward lumen and differenciates into primary spermatocyte

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47
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What undergoes meiosis I and produces two secondary spermatocytes?

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Primary spermatocytes

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48
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What is the process by which spermatids become sperm?

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Sperminogenesis

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49
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What undergoes meiosis II and produces two spermatids each?

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Secondary spermatocytes

50
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What 4 things happen during spermiogenesis?

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Excess cytoplasm lost
Midpiece production (mitochondria)
Flagellum produced
Acrosome produced

51
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What can lumenal sperm do?

A

Basically nothing- need to go through maturation steps to be able to swim or penetrate ovum

52
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What do sustentacular (Sertoli) cells do?

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Wrap around cells in development and support and nourish them

53
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What forms the blood-testis barrier?

A

Tight junctions between sustentacular cells

54
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WHat does the basal compartment contain?

A

Spermatogonia (stem cells, Type A, Type B)

55
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What 4 things compose the brain-testicular axis?

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GnRH, LH, FSH, testes

56
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What causes Sertoli cells to release ABP (androgen binding protein)

57
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What hormone cuases Leydig cells (interstitial cells) to release testosterone?

58
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What is released by Sertoli cells when sperm count is too high?

59
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What does inhibin do?

A

Inhibits FSH, but doesn’t inhibit testosterone

60
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What does testosterone do?

A

Develop and maintain accessory sex organs and secondary sex characteristics
Increased BMR
Libido (male and female)

61
Q

What are the two tunics of the ovaries?

A

Geminal epithelium- outer, simple cubodial

Tunica albuginea- inner- fibrous connective tissue

62
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What contains developing oocyte?

A

Ovarian follicles (contain many layers)

63
Q

What stage are the follicles in when a girl is born?

A

Primordial (primitive)

64
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What are the stages of the oocyte/ follicle?

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Primoridial (primitive)
Primary
Secondary
Graafian (mature)
Corpus Luteum
Corpus albicans
65
Q

What ends from ovary to uterus and transports the ovum?

A

Uterine tubes (fallopian tubes, oviducts)

66
Q

What are the three parts of the uterine tubes?

A

Isthmus
Ampulla
Infundibulum

67
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What is the constricted region of the uterine tubes near the uterus?

68
Q

What is the expanded region around the ovary in the uterine tubes. Most common site of fertilization

69
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What is the distal end of the fallopian where it comes in contact with the ovary.

A

Infundibulum

70
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What are the two layers of the fallopian tube?

A

Mucosa- ciliated simple columnar

Muscularis- peristalsis

71
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What are the three regions of the uterus?

A

Fundus
Body
Cervix

72
Q

Uterus is ______ to the bladder.

73
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What part of the uterus sticks over the bladder?

74
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What are the two layers of the endometrium?

A 
Stratum functionale (superior)
Stratum basale
75
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What layer is shed during menstruation?

A

Stratum functionale

76
Q

What types arteries serve the stratum functionale?

A

Spiral arteries

77
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What type arteries serve the stratum basale?

A

Straight arteries

78
Q

If a women doesn’t get pregnant, what happens to spiral arteries?

A

Get cut off and endometrium is shed

79
Q

What is the thick middle smooth muscle layer of the uterus?

A

Myometrium

80
Q

What makes up the outer visceral peritoneum of the uterus?

A

Perimetrium

81
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What is the muscular tube from cervix to exterior?

82
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What are the two regions of the vagina?

A

Fornix- area surrounding cervix

Vaginal orifice- distal opening

83
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What are the three layers of the vagina?

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Mucosa- non-keratinized stratified squamous
Muscularis- middle smooth muscle layer
Adventitia- outer connective tissue layer

84
Q

What is adipose pad overlying the pubic bone in females?

A

Mons pubis

85
Q

What is the outermost hair covered skin folds?

A

Labia majora

86
Q

What are the inner hairless skin folds that line the vestibule?

A

Labia minora

87
Q

What is inside the labia minora?

88
Q

From superior to inferior what are in the vestibule?

A

Clitoris
Urethral orifice
Vaginal orifice
Vestibular (Bartholin’s) glands

89
Q

What do the vestibular glands do in the female?

A

Keep the area moistened

90
Q

WHat divides by mitosis to form primary oocytes?

A

Oogonia (stem cells)

91
Q

What begin meiosis I and arrest at prophase I until puberty?

A

Primary oocytes

92
Q

One oogonia in a female becomes ____ oocyte.

93
Q

When does the secondary oocyte arrest?

A

Metaphase II

94
Q

When does meiosis finish?

A

At fertilization

Produces ovum and second polar body

95
Q

What days during the ovulation cycle does the follicular phase happen?

96
Q

During the follicular phase what does the primary follicle turn into?

A

Secondary follicle

Follicular cells stratify into granulosa cells

97
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What forms around follicle to produce androgens- converted to estrogens (follicular phase). Responds to lutenizing hormone

A

Theca folliculi

98
Q

What is a glycoprotein coat on the outside of the oocyte when you have a secondary follicle. Prevents any sperm from getting into the egg. Species specificity

A

Zona pellucida

99
Q

How many sperm cells can fertilize an egg with no zona pellucida?

A

As many as fit

100
Q

What does a secondary follicle become?

101
Q

What triggers ovulation?

102
Q

Up to day 14 what is the dominate hormone?

103
Q

After day 15 what is the dominante hormone?

A

Progesterone

104
Q

Where is the luteal phase?

105
Q

What does the corpus luteum degenerate to?

A

Cospus albicans

106
Q

What does the corpus luteum secrete?

A

Progesterone

107
Q

WHat do the corona radiata?

A

Go with the secondary oocyte at time of ovulations

108
Q

What stimulates the synthesis and release of FSH and LH on Day 1 of the ovarian cycle?

A

rising GnRH

109
Q

What causes thecal cells to produce androgens?

110
Q

What causes granulosa cells to convert androgens to estrogens?

111
Q

HIgh _____ levels produce positive feedback on production of LH and FSH.

112
Q

What do high levels of progesterone prevent?

A

Prevent ovulation

113
Q

When LH levels drop, what distintegrates?

A

Corpus luteum

114
Q

What days is the menstrual phase of the uterine cycle?

115
Q

What happens during the menstrual phase of the uterine cycle?

A

stratum functionale is shed

116
Q

During the menstrual cycle, what days does the proliferative phase?

117
Q

During which phase of the menstrual cycle do rising estrogen rebuild endometrium?

A

Proliferative phase

118
Q

During what phase of the menstrual cycle do rising progesterone prepare uterus for implantation?

A

secretory phase: Days 15-28

119
Q

What hormone develops and maintains accessory sex organs and secondary sex characteristics as well as metabolic effects. Effects calcium metabolism

120
Q

What prepares breasts for lactation?

A

Progesterone

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