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| site of ovum production and release |
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| transport and fertilize ovum |
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| uterine/fallopian tube or |
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| site of implantation and growth of embryo |
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| site of delivery of sperm |
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| what are the gonadotropins in females (2 |
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| growth of what what induces menarche? -2 |
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what is responsible for 2nd sex characterisits?
what are these charac? |
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estrogen
-breats, bone, fat, skin |
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During follicular phase of ovarian cycle:
-what happens to concentrations of FSH and LH?
what does this accelerate growth of? |
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increases both
primordial follicles |
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| granulosa nd theca in the follicular phase secrete a lot of? |
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| estrogen containing fluid |
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| the fluid from the follicular phase leads to formation of _ which then goes to form? |
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| early growth of primary follicle all the way to antral stage is stimulated mostly by? |
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| what stimulates formation of vesicular follicle? -2 |
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| what stimulates follicle rupture and ovulation? |
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in luteal phase the remaining follicular cells change into?
what does this depend on? |
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mass of all lutein cells becomes?
what does this secrete? -2
which does it secrete more of? |
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corpus luteum
estorgen and progesterone
progesterone |
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| in asbence of preggo- corpus luteum becomes what? (2 names) |
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scar tissue
corpus albicans |
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| most potent estrogen in humans is? |
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estrogens arise from?
what enzyme does this and where is it found? |
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androstenedione(testosterone)
aromatase
ovarian granulosa cells |
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| FSH nad LH increase transport of _ into cells to synthesize estrogens from it |
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estrogen initiates growth of what apparatus?
what does it inhibit? |
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| functions of progesterone on uterus |
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decreases contractions
changes endometrium secretions in latter half of monthly cycle |
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progesterone increase secretion of mucosal lining of?
also causes what to enlarge and secrete? |
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| which endometrial phase is shortest? |
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| which endometiral phase is the follicular phase |
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| proliferative / preovulatory |
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| which endometrial phase is the leuteal phase |
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| inhibin rleased from corpeus luteum inhibits what |
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| what exerts positive feedback on LH to get ovulation? |
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| estrogen and progesterone from Corpeus luteum do what? |
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| in menopause the ovaries no longer respond to? |
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| in menopause what are the concntrations for LH and FSH |
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