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| In the ovary, a peripheral ________ surrounds the _________. |
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| The cortex contains the ovarian ________, which contain the _________. |
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| The oocytes are contained within the ______ ______. |
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| The ovary is covered by the _________ ________. |
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germinal epithelium (AKA ovarian surface epithelium)
(even though this is called germinal, this name does not indicate that it is germinal)
FYI: this epithelium of the ovary is highly prone to cancer |
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| The dense connective tissue layer that lays beneath the germinal epithelium is called the _________ _________. |
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| The _____ of the ovary contains blood vessels and connective tissue. |
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| There are four types of follicles in the ovary, these are: |
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Primordial follicle
Primary follicle (unilaminar, multilaminar)
Secondary follicle (vesicular)
Graafian follicle (mature) |
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| The ________ follicle is quinescent (inactive/at rest) and there are about 400,00 of them in each ovary. |
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| The _________ follicle can become atretic and degenerate. |
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primordial
(FYI: atresia refers to the degeneration and subsequent resorption of one or more immature ovarian follicle) |
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| The ________ within a primordial follicle has a large nucleus with a prominent ________. |
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| A single layer of squamous follicular (granulosa) cells surround each _______ follicle. |
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| The _______ follicles are the most immature follicles in the ovary. |
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| The primordial follicle is under _____ stimulation. |
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| As the primary follicle ______ , the oocyte, follicular layer, and connective tissue undergo change. The oocyte englarges and a single layer of follicle cells become cuboidal to form _________ ________ follicle. |
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| matures; unilaminar primary |
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| _______ causes the follicular layer of the unilaminar primary follicle to become stratified producing a ________ ________ follicle. |
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| Mitosis; multilaminar primordial |
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| A zona _________ forms around the oocyte in the primary follicle. |
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| _________ receptors are part of the zona pellucida in the primary follicle. |
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| Highly vascularized ________ _______ forms in the primary follicle. |
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| The theca __________ develops endocrine functions, whereas the theca ________ is connective tissue. |
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| The theca interna produces __________ which is a precursor to estrogen. |
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| With continued follicle cell proliferation, the entire follicle _________. |
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| In the ________ follicle, irregular spaces with fluid begin to be formed. These spaces increase in size, become confluent and form an ________. |
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| secondary (vesicular); antrum |
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| In the irregular spaces of the secondary follicle, the fluid is called ________ __________ which is rich in hyaluronic acid. |
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| In the secondary follicle,the _________ reaches full size, but the follicle continues to grow. |
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| 10-14 days are needed for the primordial follicle to reach the _________ follicle stage. |
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| In the Graafian follicle, initially the oocyte remains attached to the follicle wall via the _________ ________ and then the ________ bulges from the ovarian surface. |
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| cumulus oophorus; follicle |
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| In the Graafian follicle (mature), the ______ _______ reaches its maximum development which are ________ producing and secreting cells. |
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| In the Graafian follicle, the _________ ________ forms around the ovum. |
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| The ________ follicle is the pre-ovulatory follicle. |
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| During ovulation, the _______ is surrounded by the corona radiata floats free in the follicle fluid. |
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| During ovulation, _______ _______ reaches its peak and is the trigger for ovulation to occur. |
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| __________ takes place in the middle of the menstrual cycle and occurs every 28+ or - 7 days. |
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| During ovulation, one oocyte is released, but the other developing follicles undergo _________. |
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| The corpus luteum forms under _____ stimulation. |
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| The corpus luteum consists of the remaining _________ ______ and cells of the theca interna, these cells are called granulosa lutein cells and theca ______ cells. |
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| During the formation of the corpus luteum, the _______ collapses and becomes folded. |
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| During corpus luteum formation, luteal cells begin to synthesize and secrete ________ which helps to prevent new ovarian follicle development. |
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| The _______ ________ is the degenerating corpus luteum from the previous cycle. |
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| The remains of the _______ _______ may persist as a scar on the surface of the ovary. |
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| The _______ receives the ovulated ovum and provides nourishment for the free-floating ovum prior to its fertilization. |
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| Fertilization occurs in the _______ of the oviduct. |
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| The _______ transports the developing blastocyst to the uterus. |
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| The _______ are finger-like processes that extend from the uterine tube. |
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| Regions of the uterine tube are the fimbriae, __________, ampulla, _______, and intramural part |
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| The ______ of the oviduct consists of a mucosa, muscularis, and external serosa. |
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| The muscularis of the uterine tube consists of two layers of _______ _______ oriented as inner circular and outer longitudinal |
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| The _______ of the uterine tube is highly folded, but there is decreased folding in the ishmus. |
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| There are ciliated and non-ciliated _______ ________ cells present in the mucosa of the uterine tube. |
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| The ciliated cells of the mucosa of the uterine tubes are more numerous in the _________ and more non-ciliated secretory cells are in the _________. |
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| The _______ receives the developing blastocyst and nourishes this structure prior to its attachment. |
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| The ________ is divided into the fundus, body, and cervix. |
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| The _________ of the uterus consists of a serosa or adventitia depending on peritoneal reflections. |
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| The __________ of the uterus is composed of smooth muscle and large blood vessels. |
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| The _______ of the uterus is the glandular, secretory lining of the uterus. |
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| The endometrium consists of a surface epithelial layer and _______ _______. |
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| The surface epithelium of the endometrium is _______ ________ ________ cells with a few scattered ciliated cells. |
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| simple columnar secretory |
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| The surface epithelium of the endometrium invaginates to form ______ ______. |
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| In the endometrium, the uterine glands are ______ _______ glands with bifurcations. |
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| The secretion of the endometrium is often called ________ ________. |
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| The endometrial connective tissue stroma resembles __________. |
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| The endometrium can be further divided into the stratum _______ and the stratum ________. |
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| The ________ ______ of the endometrium is lost during menstruation and repairs and is the superficial 4/5 of the endometrium. |
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| The ________ _______ of the endometrium remains during menstruation and represents the deep 1/5 of the endometrium. |
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| Estrogen and _____ from the ovary cause the endometrium to undergo cyclic, structural changes |
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| The menstrual cycle beings at puberty (12-15 yrs old) and continues to menopause and consists of 3 phases, the ________, ________, and _________. |
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| proliferative; secretory; menstrual |
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| The _________ ________ is preceded by the menstrual phase and occurs between days ______ of the cycle. |
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| proliferative phase; 5-14 |
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| The _________ _______ takes place during ovarian follicle development. |
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| The _______ ______ remains after menstruation and proliferates. |
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| During the proliferative phase, the cells of the _______ _______ proliferate, migrate to the surface and reform the epithelial lining of the endometrium. |
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| The ________ _______ are straight and narrow during the proliferative phase. |
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| The _____ ______ begins at ovulation and is dominated by progesterone from the corpus luteum. |
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| The secretory phase lasts from day ____ to day ____ of the menstrual cycle. |
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| In the secretory phase, the _______ ______ become tortuous, dilated, and secrete. |
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| During the ________ phase, the endometrium reaches its maximum thickness. |
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| During the secretory phase, _______ stimulates glands to secrete. |
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| When the uterine glads become tortuous, this signals that menstrual cycle is in the ________ phase. |
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| The beginning of the menstrual bleeding signals the beginning of the _______ ______ which lasts from 1-4 days. |
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| During the menstrual phase, the walls of the ________ _________ contrace thus causing ischemia and necrosis of the _______. |
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| coiled arteries; endometrium |
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| The ________ phase occurs when implantation fails and steroid levels being to fall. |
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| During the menstrual phase, __________ of the endometrium and rupture of blood vessels occurs. |
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| At the end of the menstrual phase, only the _________ ________ remains. |
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| The _______ is a narrow segment of the uterus and major area of cancer. |
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| In the cervix, the wall is not primarily smooth muscle and the epithelium is ________ _______ epithelium. |
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| In the cervix, there are numerous ________ _______ consisting of mucous secreting columnar cells. |
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| The ________ consists of a mucosa, muscle layer, and adventitia |
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| The muscosa of the vagina consists of ________ ________ epithelium with an underlying lamina propria. |
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In the vagina, no vaginal glands are present and the cells contain ________.
(You know you looking at the vagina b/c you cannot see any glands in this region) |
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| The _________ _________ of the vagina consists of smooth muscle oriented in interlacing bundles. |
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| The _________ of the vagina is dense connective tissue. The adventitia and lamina propria are rich in _______ ______. The adventitia is very thick in the vagina. |
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| adventitia; elastic fibers |
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| The mammary gland is composed of modified ______ ________ _______ that produce an exocrine secretion. |
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| The mammary glands are composed of ____________ glands with irregular lobes. |
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| Each ________ of the mammary gland is separated by connective tissue and adipose tissue. |
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| Each lobe of the mammary gland has a ________ _____ that emerges in the mammary papilla. |
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| In the lactating mammary gland, the _______ release stimulates _________ cells to promote milk let-down. |
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| In the lactating mammary gland, ______ _____ in connective tissue secrete IgA into milk and provide passive immunity. |
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| plasma cells (can recognize these from their spoke-wheel appearance which is characteristic of plasma cells) |
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| Lactating mammary glands produce _____ rich in fat, proteins, and sugars. |
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| ________ of the lactating mammary glands become dilated with milk and have a low cuboidal epithelium. |
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| Estrogen and progesterone cause the growth of the ______ ______ of the mammary glands during puberty. |
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| In _________ mammary glands, the intralobular connective tissue is dense and abundant and contains varying amounts of adipose tissue. |
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| The ________ _______ lined by epithelial cells are present in inactive mammary glands |
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| In the inactive mammary gland, _______ are small and not numerous. |
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| In an active mammary gland, there a lot more _______ and _______ than there are in an inactive mammary gland. |
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