Reproductive anatomy

Question 1

name for the primary sex organs

Answer 1

Gonads

Question 2

primary sex organs

Answer 2

male: testes
female: ovaries

Question 3

what do gonads produce

Answer 3

gametes

Question 4

male and female gametes

Answer 4

male: sperm
female: oocyte

Question 5

how do gametes meet

Answer 5

they travel through ducts

Question 6

GnRH

Answer 6

Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone

Question 7

what happens at puberty

Answer 7

sex characteristics become prominent
reproductive organs become functional
gametes mature
gonads secrete hormones

Question 8

how does puberty occur

Answer 8

1. hypothalamus increases release of GnRH
2. GnRH stimulates Ant. Pituitary to secrete FSH and LH
3. FSH and LH stimulate gonads

Question 9

diamond shaped region between thighs

Answer 9

Perineum

Question 10

anterior triangle of the Perineum

Answer 10

Urogenital triangle

Question 11

posterior triangle of the Perineum

Answer 11

Anal triangle

Question 12

Female accessory sex organs

Answer 12

Uterine tubes, uterus, clitoris, vagina, mammary glands

Question 13

cords and sheaths of CT which anchor the ovaries

Answer 13

Mesovarium: double folded peritoneum attached to anterior aspect of the ovary
Broad ligament: Peritoneum draping the uterus (suspends the ovaries)
Ovarian ligament: anchors ovaries to lateral uterus
suspensory ligament: attaches the lateral ovaries to pelvic wall

Question 14

layers of the ovaries

Answer 14

Germinal Epithelium (simple cuboidal)
Tunica Albuginea (CT)
Outer Cortex (follicle development)
Inner Medulla (CT, lymph, BV, nerves)

Question 15

types of follicle through development

Answer 15

primordial follicle
primary follicle
secondary follicle
antral follicle
mature follicle
developing corpus luteum
corpus luteum
corpus albicans

Question 16

define follicle

Answer 16

an oocyte surrounded by follicle cells

Question 17

days 1-5

Answer 17

Ovarian cycle: follicular phase
Uterine cycle: menstrual phase

Question 18

days 6-13

Answer 18

Ovarian cycle: follicular phase
Uterine cycle: proliferative phase

Question 19

day 14

Answer 19

Ovarian cycle: ovulation
Uterine cycle: proliferative phase

Question 20

days 15-28

Answer 20

Ovarian cycle: luteal phase
Uterine cycle: secretory phase

Question 21

primordial follicle

Answer 21

has a primary oocyte
single layer of follicle cells

Question 22

primary follicle

Answer 22

has a primary oocyte
single layer of cuboidal follicle cells (Granulosa cells)
zona pellucida of glycoproteins surrounds the oocyte

Question 23

secondary follicle

Answer 23

has a primary oocyte
many layers of granulosa cells
come thecal cells (CT)

Question 24

antral follicle

Answer 24

has a primary oocyte
antrum, made of granulosa cells, fluid-filled
corona radiata is the innermost layer of the granulosa