Unit 4 Topic 3 Flashcards
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What is found in the medulla?
loose connective tissue with blood vessels and nerves
What is found in the cortex?
connective tissue that contains follicles, oocytes, and theca folliculi
What is oogenesis?
female gamete development
What happens in oogenesis at 3-5 month fetus?
meiosis I begins, primary oocyte forms and arrests in prophase I
What happens in oogenesis during puberty?
meiosis I resumes and secondary oocyte forms, meiosis II begins, secondary oocyte arrests at metaphase I and is released with ovulation
What happens in oogenesis during fertilization?
meiosis II completion, ovum and sperm nuclei unite to create zygote
What follicle is a single layer of squamous follicular cells with basal lamina located deep to tunica albugenia?
primordial follicle
What follicle contains primary oocyte with eccentric nuclei?
primordial follicle
Is there zona pellucid in primordial follicles?
no
What follicle has cuboidal cells and is proliferative?
primary follicle
what follicle produces the primary oocyte?
primary follicle
What is secreted from the primary oocyte?
clear acellular material (zona pellucida)
What is the connective tissue sheath formed by stromal cells surrounding the follicle?
theca follicular
What is contained in the theca interna?
contains cells processing lare numbers of LH receptors, fibroblasts, collagen bundles, and blood vessels
What is contained in the theca externa
smooth muscle and collagen
Where does the secondary follicle migrate to?
deeper into cortex
What do the granulosa cells multiply and become in secondary follicles?
stratified cuboidal cells
What follicle synthesizes and secretes steroid hormones?
secondary follicle
What hormone stimulates the theca internal to secrete androgen and progesterone?
LH
what stimulates granulosa cells to make estrogen in secondary follicles?
FSH
What hormone surges 24 hours prior to ovulation?
LH (due to high levels of estrogen)
What is stimulated in the graafian follicle?
stimulates oocyte maturation creating secondary oocyte arrested in metaphase II
What are the structural changes that occur in postmenopasual ovary?
no functional follicles, no estrogen production, FSH levels increase, ovary atrophies and is non-palpable
What is the structure of the oviduct?
includes the infundibulum with fimbriae, ampulla, isthmus, and uterine regions