unit 5 eqilibrium Reproductive system

Question 1

cycles
1. ovarian cycle:
2. menstrual cycle:

Answer 1

1. ovarian cycle:
   -preparing egg
2. menstrual cycle:
   -preparing uterus for implantation

Question 2

Ovarian cycle

Answer 2

-produce egg
-follicle cells –> meisosis –> egg cell
-each cycle swaps between ovary side

Question 3

oogenesis

Answer 3

first round of meiosis
follicle cells divide –> 1 big ovum (egg) + 2 polar bodies

Question 4

fertilization

Answer 4

-ovum (egg) released into fallopian tubes
-nucleus of sperm + ovum fuse
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Question 5

mentral cycle

Answer 5

-endometrium breaks down releasing blood
-after 4-5 days endometrium begins to grow
-endometrium thickens
-oocytes develope
-if not impregnated then progesterone will drop and uterine lining will shed