Reproductive System Flashcards
(12 cards)
What is the function of the endometrium?
Oogenisis steps
-Before birth: diploid germinal epithelial cells (divide by mitosis=oogonia)
-divide by mitosis = diploid primary oocytes
-oocytes start meiosis 1, but stops
-germinal epithelial devide into folicles
-at puberty- meiosis continues to complete meiosis = secondary oocytes
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What is the perimetrium?
Thin layer around the outside
What hormone is produced by corpus luteum? What it’s effect?
What’s is the germinal epithelium?
How is the stomach adapted for its function in humans?
What is peristalsis?
What is the chloride shift?
Explain how animals adapted to high altitude have different haemoglobin to those adapted to sea level?
What is negative feedback?
What is positive feedback?
Function of the trophoblastic villi?
