GU 2 Flashcards
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What organs make up the female reproductive system??
- Ovaries
- Uterine (fallopian) tubes or oviducts
- Uterus
- Vagina
- Vulva or Pendulum
- Mammary glands
What hormones do the ovaries produce?
- Progesterone
- Estrogen
- Inhibin
- Relaxin
Size and shape of the ovaries?
Unshelled almonds
What type of tissues cover the surface of the ovaries?
Simple Germinal Epithelium
What are paired organs that produce secondary oocytes?
Ovaries
What are cells that develop into mature ova, or eggs following fertalization?
Oocytes
What is the region under the germinal epithelium made of dense connective tissue that contains ovarian follicles?
Ovarian Cortex
What consists of oocytes and a variable number of surrounding cells that nourish the developing oocyte and begin to secrete estrogens as the follicle gets bigger?
Ovarian Follicle (Folliculus little bag)
What is the large, mature, fluid filled follicle that is preparing to rupture and expel a secondary oocyte?
Graafian Follicle
What does the remnants of the ovulated follicle develop into?
Corpus Luteum (Yellow body)
What hormones does the Corpus luteum produce?
- progesterone
- estrogen
- relaxin
- inhibin
The Corpus Luteum degenerates and turns into fibrous tissue called?
Corpus Albicans (White body)
What region of the ovaries consists of loose connective tissue and contains blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves?
Ovarian Medulla
What extends laterally from the uterus and transports the secondary oocytes from the ovaries to the uterus?
Uterines (fallopian tubes) 2
What is the open funnel shaped tube at each end of the fallopian tubes and lies close to the ovaries, but is open to the pelvic cavity?
Infundibulum
What are the finger like projections at the end of the uterine tubes?
Fimbriae
What extends medially from the upper and outer comers of the uterus?
Uterine tubes
The oocyte is moved along the uterine tubes by what two methods?
- peristaltic contractions of smooth muscle layer
- cillia in the tubes mucous lining
What is the usual site for fertilization of a secondary oocyte by a sperm cell?
Uterine tube
Fertilization may occur any time up to about how many hours after ovulation?
24 hours
The fertilized ovum(zygote) descends into the uterus within how many days?
7
-unfertilized oocytes disintegrate
What is the site of implantation of the fertilized ovum, development of the fetus during pregnancy, and labor?
Uterus
What is the source of menstrual flow during reproductive cycles when implantation does not occur?
Uterus
What is situated between the urinary bladder and the rectum and is shaped like an inverted pear?
Uterus