Term 3 Flashcards
Myometrium
Middle muscle layer of uterus - contracts when giving birth
Oogenesis
Formation of egg in ovaries (produced q28days from puberty to menopause)
Endometrium
Inner layer (sheds when giving birth)
Perimetrium
Otter layer
Parts of uterus
Fudus (upper) , body, cervix (neck)
Zygote
Fertilized egg with 46 chromosomes
Fallopian tubes
Smooth muscle- ciliates epithlium- ovum moved by peristalsis
Fertilization of ovum takes place
In otter 3rd of Fallopian tube
Menstrual cycle
Menstrual, follicular, luteal (28days)
Menstrual
Endometrium sheds
Follicular
Ovarian follicle develops and ruptures
Luteal
Ruptured follicle becomes corpus luteum
Hormones affecting blood vessel growth in endometrium
Estrogen and progesterone
Production of milk in mammary gland
Alveolar glands-ducts-nipple
Spermatogenesis
Creation of sperm in testes (seminiferous tubes) from puberty to life - matures in epididymis