Reproductive System Flashcards
What structure does the corpora albicans arise from?
Corpus luteum
Where does fertilization take place?
Oviduct
What structure supplies blood to the Zona functionalis of the endometrium?
Spiral artery
What hormone is intimately related to the maintenance of the corpus luteum?
LH
The zone pellucida surrounds what structure?
Ooctye
Where is wharton’s jelly found?
Umbilical cord
What hormone reaches its peak blood level during the 1st half of the menstrual cycle?
FSH
What type of cell comprise the corona radiata?
Follicular
What type of epithelium lines the oviduct?
Simple columnar
What is the name for the site of ovulation on the ovary?
Stigma
What process causes accumulation of glycogen in the cytoplasm of cells in the endothelium?
Decidual Reaction
Where is the cumulus oophorus found?
Graafian follicle
During approximately days 5-14, the uterus is said to be in what functional state?
Proliferative
What happens on or about day 14 of the menstrual cycle?
Ovulation
What term is used for days 1-5 of the menstrual cycle?
Menses
IgA is found largely in what secretion?
Colostrum
After normal delivery, what layer of the endometrium remains?
Stratum basale
The term artresia refers to the degeneration of what structure?
Follicle
What is the term for the stage of the ovary during the latter part of the menstrual cycle?
Luteal stage
In what part of the oviduct does fertilization usually takes place?
Ampulla
Syncytial knots are observed in what structure?
Placenta
What change in the endometrium indicated specifically that pregnancy has occurred?
Decidual Reaction
Nabothian cysts are found in what structure?
Cervix
What fluid filled space is seen in maturing follicles?
Antrum
During what menstrual stage are uterine glands rich in glycogen?
Secretory stage
What type of epithelial cells line the uterus?
Columnar
During days 14-25 of the menstrual cycle, what is the functional state of the uterus?
Secretory stage
What scar tissue is left at the stigma immediately after ovulation?
Corpus hemorrhagicum
What condition of the ovary during the 1st part of menstrual cycle?
Follicular stage
What fluid fills the antrum?
Liquor folliculi
The glassy membrane immediately surrounds what layer of ovarian follicle?
Granulosum
