week 12 - female reproduction

Question 1

role of ovaries?

Answer 1

secrete hormones (estrogen & progesterone)

Question 2

role of fallopian tubes?

Answer 2

fertilisation

Question 3

roles of uterus?

Answer 3

• harbours embryo/fetus
• mucous plug allows sperm NOT pathogens

Question 4

what are the layers of the uterine wall?

Answer 4

1. endometrium
2. myometrium
3. perimetrium

Question 5

role of vagina?

Answer 5

• secretion
• acidic

Question 6

role of perineum?

Answer 6

structures of support

Question 7

components of ovaries?

Answer 7

• cortex: ovarian follicles, oogenesis
• medulla: connective tissue
• ovarian follicles: primordial (accommodates immature egg cells)
• mature follicles: theca cells, ovulation
• corpus luteum (‘yellow body’): hormone factory
• corpus albicans (‘white body’): if pregnancy doesn’t occur, corpus luteum degenerates into corpus albicans

Question 8

effects of estrogen?

Answer 8

prepares body for intercourse & conception

Question 9

effects of progesterone?

Answer 9

prepares body for pregnancy & helps maintain it

Question 10

what is the ovarian cycle?

Answer 10

Day 1: first day of uterine bleeding
Day 1 - 13: FSH produced by anterior pituitary, estrogen concentration increases
Day 14: ovulation
Day 26: no baby = corpus luteum to corpus albicans

Question 11

what is the menstrual cycle?

Answer 11

Day 1 - 5: endometrium is sloughed off (menstrual bleeding)
Day 6 - 14: proliferative phase, endometrium thickens
Day 15 - 28: secretory phase