Reproductive System - Female Flashcards by Melissa Sparrow

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What are the female gonads?

Ovaries

What is the female duct system?

Fallopian tubes

Where does fertilisation occur?

fertilisation occurs in the ampulla

What are the three main regions of the uterus?

- Body
- Fundus
- Cervix

What is the type of secretions from the vagina in adolescents?

Alkaline

What is the type of secretions from the vagina in adults?

Acidic

What are the functions of the uterus?

- Produce female gametes ova/eggs
- produce hormones - oestrogen & progesterone
- provides an environment for fetus

At what age does puberty start in females?

8-13 years

What does the release of GnRH hormone do in regards t to female puberty?

Needed for sexual maturity & normal reporduction

Increase in oestrogen in women causes:

-breast development
- enlargement of organs
- widening of pelvis
- growth spirt

What are the 2 phases of the ovarian cycle

phase 1: follicular phase
phase 2: luteal phase

Name the 3 phases of the uterine cycle

1. menstrual phase
2. proliferative phase
3. secretory phase

What are the hormonal changes that happen during menopause?

-hot flashes
-thinning of skin and bones
- atrophy of reproductive organs & breasts
- irritability and depression in some

Describe the process of fertilisation

The joining the sperm & ova
- sperm penetrates the corona radiata

describe the process of implantation

-Begins 6-7 days after ovulation
- completes by day 12 after ovulation
- trophoblast layers in placenta form
- inner cell mass will become the foetus
- trophoblast cells secrete human chonic gonadotropin hormone

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What are the female gonads?

Ovaries

What is the female duct system?

Fallopian tubes

Where does fertilisation occur?

fertilisation occurs in the ampulla

What are the three main regions of the uterus?

- Body
- Fundus
- Cervix

What is the type of secretions from the vagina in adolescents?

Alkaline

What is the type of secretions from the vagina in adults?

Acidic

What are the functions of the uterus?

- Produce female gametes ova/eggs
- produce hormones - oestrogen & progesterone
- provides an environment for fetus

At what age does puberty start in females?

8-13 years

What does the release of GnRH hormone do in regards t to female puberty?

Needed for sexual maturity & normal reporduction

Increase in oestrogen in women causes:

-breast development
- enlargement of organs
- widening of pelvis
- growth spirt

What are the 2 phases of the ovarian cycle

phase 1: follicular phase
phase 2: luteal phase

Name the 3 phases of the uterine cycle

1. menstrual phase
2. proliferative phase
3. secretory phase

What are the hormonal changes that happen during menopause?

-hot flashes
-thinning of skin and bones
- atrophy of reproductive organs & breasts
- irritability and depression in some

Describe the process of fertilisation

The joining the sperm & ova
- sperm penetrates the corona radiata

describe the process of implantation

-Begins 6-7 days after ovulation
- completes by day 12 after ovulation
- trophoblast layers in placenta form
- inner cell mass will become the foetus
- trophoblast cells secrete human chonic gonadotropin hormone

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What are the female gonads?

Ovaries

What is the female duct system?

Fallopian tubes

Where does fertilisation occur?

fertilisation occurs in the ampulla

What are the three main regions of the uterus?

- Body - Fundus - Cervix

What is the type of secretions from the vagina in adolescents?

Alkaline

What is the type of secretions from the vagina in adults?

Acidic

What are the functions of the uterus?

- Produce female gametes ova/eggs- produce hormones - oestrogen & progesterone- provides an environment for fetus

At what age does puberty start in females?

8-13 years

What does the release of GnRH hormone do in regards t to female puberty?

Needed for sexual maturity & normal reporduction

Increase in oestrogen in women causes:

-breast development - enlargement of organs - widening of pelvis- growth spirt

What are the 2 phases of the ovarian cycle

phase 1: follicular phasephase 2: luteal phase

Name the 3 phases of the uterine cycle

1. menstrual phase2. proliferative phase3. secretory phase

What are the hormonal changes that happen during menopause?

-hot flashes-thinning of skin and bones- atrophy of reproductive organs & breasts- irritability and depression in some

Describe the process of fertilisation

The joining the sperm & ova- sperm penetrates the corona radiata

describe the process of implantation

-Begins 6-7 days after ovulation - completes by day 12 after ovulation- trophoblast layers in placenta form- inner cell mass will become the foetus- trophoblast cells secrete human chonic gonadotropin hormone

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- Body
- Fundus
- Cervix

- Produce female gametes ova/eggs
- produce hormones - oestrogen & progesterone
- provides an environment for fetus

-breast development
- enlargement of organs
- widening of pelvis
- growth spirt

phase 1: follicular phase
phase 2: luteal phase

1. menstrual phase
2. proliferative phase
3. secretory phase

-hot flashes
-thinning of skin and bones
- atrophy of reproductive organs & breasts
- irritability and depression in some

The joining the sperm & ova
- sperm penetrates the corona radiata

-Begins 6-7 days after ovulation
- completes by day 12 after ovulation
- trophoblast layers in placenta form
- inner cell mass will become the foetus
- trophoblast cells secrete human chonic gonadotropin hormone