Reproductive System - Module 17 Flashcards
Reproductive System
System responsible for producing Oocytes
Female Reproductive System
Organs of Female Reproductive System
Ovaries, Oviducts, Uterus, Cervix, Vagina, Vulva
Primary female sex organs that produces ovum and several steroid hormones
Ovaries
Layers of Ovary
Germinal Epithelium
T. albuginea
Stroma (medulla & cortex)
Large fluid-filled follicle that ruptures to release the secondary oocyte
Graafian Follicle
Process called in the releasing of Secondary Oocyte from the Graafian follicle
Ovulation
Remnant of the ruptured follicle that produces progesterone, estrogen, and relaxin
Corpus Luteum
Scar like tissue that has degenerated
Corpus Albicans
Process of forming oogonia
Oogenesis
How many oogonia does a woman produce in her lifetime
400 mature over a woman’s lifetime
Primary oocyte and single layer of follicular cells
Primordial Follicle
2 cells that forms two layers of Ovarian stroma
Theca interna (secretes hormone)
Theca externa (connective tissue)
Follicle Development
Primordial Follicle
Primary Follicle
Secondary Follicle
Graafian Follicle
Corpus Luteum
this follicle is one layer of squamous like follicles that surrounds the oocyte
Primordial Follicle
This follicle is two or more layers of cuboidal granulosa cells that encloses the oocyte
Primary Follicle
This follicle contains fluid-filled space between granulosa cells that coalesces to form a central antrum
Secondary Follicle
Secondary follicle at its most mature stage that bulges from surface of ovary
Graafian Follicle
What hormone is secreted by the corpus luteum to maintain the wall of uterus during early period of development
Progesterone
This structure receives the ovulated oocyte and provides site of fertilization
Uterine Tube
Finger-like projections of infundibulum
Fimbriae
Organ that is about the shape and size of an inverted Pear
Uterus
Segments of Uterus
Fundus (Domed upper portion)
Body (Main portion)
Cervix (Narrow lower section)
Layers of the Uterus
Endometrium
Myometrium
Perimetrium
What is the epithelia lining of Endometrium
Simple Columnar Epithelium
2 layers of Endometrium
Stratum functionalis and Stratum basalis
What layer of endometrium is shed during menstruation
S. functionalis