Female Reproductive System Lab

Primordial follicles are stimulated to develop into primary follicles by the hormone called __________ ___________ __________.

Follicle stimulating hormone.

A primary pochte is closely surrounded by epithelial cells called ______________ cells.

Follicular.

Describe the fate of a mature follicle.

A mature follicle swells and ruptured under the influence of cervix. As this happens, the secondary oocyte (egg cell) and follicular fluid escapes from ovary.

when primary oocyte divides, a secondary oocyte and a _________ ________ ______ are produced.

First polar body.

The largest of the ovarian attachments is called the ___________ ligament.

Broad ligaments.

Uterine tubes are also called the ___________ extends downward into the upper portion of the vagina.

Cervix.

The female organ that corresponds to the male penis is the ____________.

Clitoris.

The inner mucosal later if the uterus is called the _______________.

Endometrium.

The vaginal orifice is partially closed by a thin membrane called the ________.

Hymen.

The ______________ is the funnel-shaped expansion at the end of a uterine tube.

Infundibulum.

The rounded mass of fatty tissue overlying the pubic symphysis if the female is called the ____ ______.

Mons pubis.

The meiosis of egg formation is called _____________.

Oogenesis.

The ovarian cortex appears granular because of the presence of _________ ____________.

Ovarian follicles.

_____________ is the process by which a secondary oocyte is released from the ovary.

Ovulation.

The ovaries are located in the lateral wall of the _______ cavity.

Pelvic.

The myometrium is largely composed of ___________ ____________ tissue.

Smooth muscle.

Describe the function of the cilia in the lining of the uterine tube.

The cilia beat toward the uterus and help draw the secondary oocyte into the infundibulum of the tube and continue to move it towards the uterus.

Briefly describe the changes that occur in the uterine lining during a reproductive cycle.

The uterine lining thickens and then it becomes glandular and vascular. If fertilization does not occur, the lining disintegrates and sloughs off, creating menstrual flow.

The ___________ _______ of the female corresponds to the bulbourethral glands of the male.

Vestibular glands.

The group of external accessory organs that surround the openings of the urethra and vagina compromise the __________.

Vulva.