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Question 1

What phase is responsible for axillary hair before the onset of menarche?

Answer 1

adrenarche [adrenal sex steroids]

Question 2

What is the phase where is the breast bud increases in size?

Answer 2

thelarche

Question 3

What stage of oocyte development first occurs at puberty?

Answer 3

LH surge causes completion of meiosis I and leads to the formation of a secondary oocyte which is arrested in metaphase II

Question 4

What period of the menstrual cycle isn’t influnced by negative feedback?

Answer 4

mid-menstrual cycle

Question 5

What are the three zones of the ovary?

Answer 5

The ovary has three zones.
The cortex lined by germinal epithelium with oocytes enclosed in a follicle.
The ovarian follicles synthesize and secrete steroid hormones.
The medulla is a mixture of stromal connective cell.
The hilum contains blood vessels and lymphatics.

Question 6

What is the functional unit of the ovary

Answer 6

ovarian follicle

Question 7

What are the 4 sections that the oviducts (fallopian tubes) are divided into?

Answer 7

1. Infundibulum, with fimbriae
2. Ampulla, widened lumen with folded mucosa
3. Isthmus, narrow lumen and less mucosal folding
4. Intramural or uterine segment