Human Female Reproductive System

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ovaries
gonads located in the female pelvic cavity
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ovarian follicles
Where does oogenesis occur?
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germinal epithelium
Where do follicles arise from?
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ovarian cortex
Where do follicles undergo development?
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estrogen, progesterone, and inhibin
What sex hormones does the ovaries secrete?
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primary oocyte surrounded by a single layer of follicular cells
primordial
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primary oocyte surrounded by a zona pellucida and several layers of follicular cells
primary
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primary oocyte surrounded by zona pellucida with fluid-filled cavities forming in the layers of follicular cells
secondary
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secondary oocyte surrounded by a zona pellucida and corona radiata with a single fluid-filled antrum surrounded by a follicle wall
tertiary
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million primordial before birth, many primary during each ovarian cycle, a few secondary, and one tertiary
How many of each type of follicles are there in a female?
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uterine tube
an egg moves along this tube through ciliary action
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fallopian tubes or oviducts
the uterine tubes that attach to the uterus are also called...
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houses a developing embryo/fetus
What does the uterus do?
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perimetrium
outermost; serous membrane of the uterine wall
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myometrium
layer of smooth muscle in the uterine wall
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endometrium
mucus membrane of the uterine wall
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fundus
small top region of the uterus
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body
the main middle region of the uterus
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cervix
region in the uterus right above the vagina
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about 28 days
How long does the reproductive cycle last?
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ovarian cycle and uterine cycle
two parts of the reproductive cycle that occur simultaneously
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follicular phase, ovulation, and luteal phase
phases of the ovarian cycle
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promoted by FSH, results from production of a tertiary follicle, and the developing follicles secrete estrogen
follicular phase
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promoted by LH and the secondary oocyte is released from the tertiary follicle at ovary's surface
ovulation
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promoted by LH and the wall of the tertiary follicle changes into a corpus luteum and secretes progesterone
luteal phase
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menses, proliferative phase, and secretory phase
phases of the uterine cycle
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blood and tissue form the endometrium pass out of the vagina and occurs because of low levels of estrogen and progesterone
menses
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promoted by estrogens and the endometrium becomes more vascular
proliferative phase
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promoted by progesterones and glands begin secreting a mucus coat while the endometrium continues to develop
secretory phase