metabolism, renal, reproductive Flashcards
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result of lactic acid fermentation
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2 molecules lactic acid
2 molecules of ATP
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triglycerides break down into_____ through _____
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acetyl coA
beta oxidation
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what two things can happen to acetyl coA
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enter CAC
ketone body formation in liver
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transamination
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transfer of amine group to keto acid to form a non-essential amino acid
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oxidative deamination
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if amino acids are used for energy, ammonia and keto acid is produced
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BUN
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blood urea nitrogen- may be elevated (uremia) in acute adn chronic renal failure
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what is uric acid synthesized from
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adenine and guanine. normally excreted in small amounts in urine
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glycogenesis
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excess glucose to glycogen
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lipogenesis
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glucose and amino acids used to synthesize lipids
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glycogenolysis
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breakdown of glycogen
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gluconeogenesis
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formation of glucose from amino acids and glycerol (opposite of glycolysis)
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absorptive state
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period immediately after eating where nutrients absorbed through intestinal wall into circulatory and lymphatic system
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postabsorptive state
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after absorptive state when blood glucose levels are maintained by conversion of other molecules
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functions of urinary system
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elimination of waste, filtering blood, regulation of blood volume, concentration of solutes, pH, blood cell synthesis, synthesis of vitamin D
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which kidney is slightly lower
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right
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renal capsule
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fibrous connective tissue surrounding kidney
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perirenal fat
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engulfs renal capsule and acts as cushion
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renal fascia
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thin layer of loose connective tissue (anchors kidney to abdominal wall)
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hilum
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renal artery and nerves enter and renal vein and ureter exit kidneys
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cortex
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outer area of kidney
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medulla
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inner area of kidney
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renal pyramids
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cone shaped
base is boundary between medulla/cortex
apex is the renal pailla
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calyces
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converge to form pelvis
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pelvis
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enlarged chamber in the middle of the kidney
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ureter
connects kidney to urinary bladder
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what type of tissue is the bladder made of
transitional epithelium
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blood flow through the kidney
renal artery, segmental artery, interlobar artery, arcuate artery, interlobular artery, afferent arteriole, glomerulus, efferent arteriole, peritubular cappilary, vasa recta, interlobar vein, arcuate vein, interlobar vein, renal vein
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what are the 4 parts of the nephron
bowman's capsule, proximal tubule, loop of henle, distal tubule
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what is the path of urine out of the body
collecting duct, papillary duct, minor calyses, major calyses, renal pelvis, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra
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what is the difference between juxtamedullary nephrons and cortical nephrons
juxtamedullary loop of henle extends deep into medulla and cortical loop of henle does not go as deep
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what three processes are involved in filtering blood
filtration, reabsorption, and secretion
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what is the outer and inner layers of the bowman's capsule made of
outer- simple squamous epithelium
| podocytes
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where is renin produced
juxtaglomerular apparatus
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renal fraction
% of total cardiac output that passes through the kidneys average 21%
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renal blood flow rate
1176 mL/min
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renal plasma flow rate
(renal blood flow rate)(fraction of blood that is plasma)= 650 mL/min
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filtration fraction
part of plasma that is filtered into lumen of bowman's capsule (19%)
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glomerular filtration rate
amount of filtrate produced each minute 180 L/day
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average urine production/day
1-2 L (99% of filtrate is reabsorbed)
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what is special about the filtration membrane?
has fenestrated endothelium prevents cells from entering the capillaries but some albumin and hormones enter the filtrate and are reabsorbed and metabolized by the PCT cells.
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glomerular capillary pressure
blood pressure inside capillary pushes fluid out into bowman's capsule
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capsule hydrostatic pressure
pressure of filtrate already in lumen
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blood colloid osmotic pressure
osmotic pressure caused by proteins in the blood (favors movement into capillary)
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autoregulation of Glomerular filtration
increase in BP=constriction of afferent arterioles (less flow)
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sympathetic stimulation:norepinephrine
constricts small arteries and afferent arterioles, decreases blood flow and filtrate formation, during shock or intense exercise- intense sympathetic stimulation decreases rate of filtrate formation
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where does tubular reabsorption occur
proximal tubule, loop of henle, distal tubule, and collecting duct
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where does passive transport occur in the kidney
thin segment of loop of henle
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how do things get back into venous circulation
substances transported to interstitual fluid and reabsorbed into peritubular capillaries and venous system
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what gets reabsorbed and secreted in proximal tubule
HCO3-, NaCl, H2O (passively) K+, other nutrients- reabsorbed
| H+, NH3, secreeted
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what gets reabsorbed in the descending loop of henle
water, solutes enter
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what gets reabsorbed in the thin and thick segment of loop of henle
NaCl, K+
thin-passive
thick-active
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what gets reabsorbed and secreted in the distal tubule
NaCl, H2O, HCO3- reabsorbed
| K+, H+ secreted
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what gets reabsorbed in the collecting duct
NaCl, urea, H2O
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As the tubule goes deeper in the medulla, the osmolarity of interstitial fluid _____
increases
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What happens in diabetes mellitus
concentration of glucose in filtrate exceeds rate of transported so it is excreted in urine
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What happens in the loop of henle
descending- water moves out of nephron and solutes move in
| ascending- solutes move out
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what is usually secreted in the the tubule
metabolic byproducts, drugs, ammonia, H+,K+, penicillin
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What mechanisms create urine of variable concentration
maintenance of high concentration of solutes in medulla, counter current flow, control of permeability of distal nephron to water
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which part of the nephron is permeable to urea
descending loop of henle, collecting ducts
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How does ADH work at the cellular level
Binds to a GPCR and a aquiporin-2 cytoplasmic vesicle moves to the plasma membrane. Increases permeability to water and increases reabsorption
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what part of the nephron does ADH work in
distal tubules and collecting duct
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How does aldosterone affect urine production
it increases Na+ reabsorption and decreases urine concentration and volume
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what stimulates aldosterone (renal cortex)
angiotensin II (high K+ and low Na+
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what stimulates angiotensin II
renin (kidney)
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what does renin do
converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin I which gets converted to angiotensin II (vasoconstrictor and aldosterone stimualtor)
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how does aldosterone work at the cellular level
aldosterone diffuses into the nucleus of the tubule cell. causes transcription/translation of Na+/K+/H+ transporters. more Na+ absorbed and more K+/H+ secreted
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atrial natriuretic hormone
produced by right atrium of heart when blood volume increases, inhibits Na+ reabsorption, inhibits ADH, increases urine volume.
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how does urine move through ureters
peristalsis
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what does sympathetic stimulation do to afferent arteriole diameter?
decrease=decrease urine production
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micturition reflex
stretch of urinary bladder, reflex that contracts the bladder and inhibits urinary sphincter
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effect of aging on renal system
gradual decrease in size of kidney, blood flow, glomeruli, ability to concentrate urine, less responsive to ADH/aldosterone, reduced ability to participate in vit D synthesis
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what is the intracellular cation
K+
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what is the interstitial fluid cation
Na+
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what is the plasma cation
Na+
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intracellular anion
PO4-3
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interstital fluid anion
Cl-
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plasma anion
Cl-
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three routes of water loss
urine, evaporation, feces
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increased osmolarity causes ADH secretion or inhibits ADH secretion
increased ADH secretion
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hypernatremia
elevated plasma Na+
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hyponatremia
decreased Na+
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what happends when extracellular calcium gets too high
prevents membrane depolarization
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if pH increases what happens to H+ secretion
decreases
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what are the four functions of reproductive system
produce gametes, fertilization, development, hormone production
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two chambered sac that contains testes
scrotum
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muscles which help regulate temperature of the testes
dartos and cremaster muscle
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perineum
diamond shaped area between thighs- divided into urogenital triangles
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thick white connective tissue covering testes
tunica albuginea
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seminiferous tubules make what?
sperm
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interstitial cells secrete what?
testosterone
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how do testes descend
pass through abdominal wall guided by fibromuscular gubernaculum and through inguinal rings
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cryptorchidism
failure of one or both of testes to descend into scrotum
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what does FSH stimulate in males
sperm formation
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what does LH stimulate in males
testosterone
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what is the process male gametes undergo to become sperm
mitosis- spermatogonia- primary spermatocytes and daughter spermatogonia
meiosis 1- primary spermatocytes to secondary spermatocytes
meiosis 2- secondary spermatocytes to spermatids
spermatids develop acrosome and flagellum
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sustenacular (sertoli, nurse) cells do what?
nourish sperm cells and form blood-testis barrier and produce hormones (testosterone to dihydrotestosterone and estrogen)
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what are the efferent ductules in males
ducts that lead of of testis
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what is epididymis
site of sperm cell maturation
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what is ductus deferens or vas deferens
duct which passes from epididymis into abdominal cavity
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ejaculatory duct
joins the ductus deferens and seminal vesicle. ends at urethra with prostate gland
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corpose cavernosa
erectile tissue that is dorsal
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corpus spongiosum
erectile tissue surrounding spongy urethra
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glans penis
enlargement of corpus spongiosum
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prepuce or foreskin
covers glans penis
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what are the three parts of the urethra in mlaes
prostatic, membranous, spongy
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seminal vesicles
high pH secretion that empties into ejaculatory duct and produces 60% of semen
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prostate gland
thin milky secretion and high pH that contains clotting factors and fibrinolysis
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bulbourethral gland
mucous secretion that helps neutralize pH of female vagina
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emission
discharge of semen into prostatic urethra
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ejaculation
expulsion of semen from urethra
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what hormone is secreted before birth in males
Human chorionic gonadotropin hormone (HCG)- stimulates secretion of testosterone
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during puberty, what hormone increases
gnRH- LH, FSH
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what does testosterone do
enlargement and differentiation of male genitals/reproductive ducts, descent of testes, hair growth, rough skin, sebaceous gland secretion, increased metabolic rate, bone growth
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effect of aging on male reproductive system
decrease in testes size, interstitial cells, thinning of seminiferous tubules, decreased rate of sperm cell production, decrease in blood flow to prostate
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external female genitalia
vulva or pudendum
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labia minora
forms borders on sides
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hymen
covering of vaginal opening
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what are the four parts of the uterus
body, isthmus, cervix, fundus
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what are the three layers of the uterus
perimetrium-serous membrane, myometrium- smooth muscle, endometrium- mucous membrane
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functional layer of uterus
innermost layer replaced every month
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fimbriae
long thin processes that extend from infundibulum of uterine tubes
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ampulla
widest part of uterine tube where fertilization takes place
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what is the outermost covering of the ovary
ovarian (germinal) epithelium
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oogenesis
production of secodnary oocyte in ovaries
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what happens to oogonia before birth
cells which divide by mitosis to produce other oogonia and primary oocytes. primary oocyte stops in prophase of meiosis 1. gets surrounded by single layer of granulosa cells (primordial folicle)
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how does the primary follicle develop
granulosa cells enlarge and increase in number
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how does the secondary follicle develop
fluid filled vesicles develop and thecal cells arise on outside of follicle.
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what is a mature follicle
vesicles surrounding the primary oocyte fuse to create a single antrum
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when does the primary oocyte complete meiosis 1
right before ovulation- creates a secondary oocyte and polar body
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how far does the secondary oocyte get in meiosis 2 before being released from ovary
metaphase II
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when does the secondary oocyte complete meiosis 2
if it is fertilized by sperm cell.
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what forms the corpus luteum and corpus albicans
granulosa cells
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are polar bodies bigger or smaller than oocyte
smaller
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when does fertilization begin
when a sperm cell binds the plasma membrane of a secondary oocyte and penetrates into the cytoplasm
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when is there a zygote
after meiosis 2 is complete and the polar body is ejected
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when does the corpus luteum persist
if fertilization occurs
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menarche
first episode of menstrual bleeding
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phases of menstrual cycle
menses, proliferation (follicular phase), and secretory (luteal phase)
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amenorrhea
absense of menstrual cycle
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menopause
cessation of menstrual cycle
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what happens during the follicular phase of ovarian cycle
FSH from anterior pituitary stimulates development of an oocyte containing follicle which secretes estrogen and progesterone
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what happens during the luteal phase of ovarian cycle
corpus luteum secretes progesterone and estrogen
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what happens during the menstruation phase of uterine cycle
bleeding due to low levels of estrogen and progesterone in blood
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what happens during proliferative phase of uterine cycle
endometrium thickens under influence of estrogen and ovulation occurs midcycle
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what happens during secretory phase of uterine cycle
endometrium continues to thicken and becomes vascular under influence of progesterone
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what happens during menopause
cessation of menstrual cycle for 12 months, follicles insensitive to LH and FSH, ovaries stop producing estrogen and progesterone, hot flashes, night sweats, fatigue, behavioral changes
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effect of aging on female reproductive system
menopause, uterine position may lead to prolapse, uterus decreases in size, vaginal wall gets thinner, less elastic and increased risk for infection, increased risk for cancer
