Reproductive System Flashcards
Gametes
Sex Cells
Male Gametes
Sperm
Female Gametes
Oocytes
Haploid Vs Diploid
23 no paired Chromomes vs 23 Paired Chromosomes(haploid are in Gametes)
Female Reproductive Organs
1) Ovaries (primary) 2) Uterus 3) Uterine Tubes 4) Vagina
Ovaries Location
Lateral to uterus
Ovaries held by what ligaments
Broad; Ovarian; suspensory
What is the Ovaries surround by
Germinal Epithelium and Tunica albuginea
Parts of Ovaries and Hormones
Cortex with Follicles -> FSH (follicle stimulating Hormone) 2) Medulla
Follicles of Ovaries
Consist of oocytes surround by follicular cells
Stages of Follicles
1) Primordial 2) Primary 3) Secondary 4) Graafian (vesicular)
Primordial Stage of Follicle
1st oocyte; 1 layer of flattened cells
Primary Stage of Follicle
1st Oocyte > 1 layer of cuboidal cells
Secondary Stage of Follicles
1st Oocyte; Many layer of cells with antrum and Zona pellucida and Corona radiata(clear ring)
Graafian Stage of Follicle
2nd Oocyte; many layer of cells; LARGER antrum; Rupture and release oocyte (ovulation)
A follicle become what after ovulation and secretes what
Corpus luteum; secretes Progesterone and estrogen.
what does corpus luteum become
Corpus Albicans ( no longer releases hormones and is broken down)
Oocytes before birth
OOGONIA become 1st oocytes
At puberty what happens to Oocytes
Hypothalamus secretes gonadotropin releasing Hormone (GnRH) which stimulates Ant pituitary to release FSH and LH in a cyclical mothy pattern(28 days)
Ovarian Cycle Length
28 days
Ovarian cycle Phases
1) Follicular phase(day 1-13) 2) Ovulation (day 14) 3) Luteal Phase (day15-28)
Follicular phase
Days 1-13; LH & FSH stim. some primordial follicles -> 1st follicles; some 1st -> 2nd; one 2nd graafian
Ovulation
Day 14; release of 2nd oocyte from graafian; stimulated by ‘LH surge’
Luteal phase
Days 15-28; remaining follicular cells corpus luteum; secretes estrogen & progesterone
What builds up uterine lining
Estrogen and progesterone from follicularis