Repro Phys Exam 1
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What region is the hypothalamus in?
Cranial
What region is the pituitary gland in?
Cranial
What region are the gonads in?
Pelvic
What region is the tube system in?
Pelvic
What does hypothalamus produce?
Neurohormones
What connection does the hypothalamus have to the posterior pituitary?
Direct connection via neurons
What is the posterior pituitary the site of?
Hormone storage! NOT synthesis
What is the connection from the hypothalamus to the anterior pituitary?
Indirect connection via primary portal plexus
What is primary portal plexus?
Blood vessels
What is anterior pituitary the site of?
Hormone synthesis
What are tropes?
Hormone producing cells
What do somatropes secrete?
Somatotropin
What do adrenotropes secrete?
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
What do thyrotropes secrete?
Thyroid stimulating hormone
What do gonadotropes secrete?
Gonadotropins
What are the two main functions of the ovary?
Production of gametes and secretes hormones
What are the different types of follicles?
Primordial, primary, secondary, and tertiary
What is the corpus hemorrhagicum?
Newly ruptured follicle, essentially a blood clot
What is the corpus luteum?
Yellow body
What does the corpus luteum produce?
Progesterone
What is the corpus albicans?
White body, scar tissue
What is special about the corpus albicans?
It remains after CL regresses
What is the outer layer of the tube system?
SerosaW
What is the last to outer layer of the tube system?
Muscularis
What is the second to last to outer layer of the tube system?
Submucosa
What is the first to innermost layer of the tube system?
Mucosa
What is the innermost layer of the tube system?
Lumen
What does the broad ligament do?
Support the reproductive tract
What is the mesovarium?
Ovary
What is the mesosalpinx?
Oviduct
What is the mesometrium?
Uterus
Where is the infundibulum?
Surrounding the ovary
What is the function of the oviduct?
Nourish, pH, transport
What is the perimetrium?
Outer layer
What is the myometrium?
Muscle layers
What is the endometrium?
Secretory lining