Female Reproductive System

What is the primary reason why only a limited number of oocytes are released during a woman's reproductive lifetime?

What is the approximate number of oocytes released during a woman's reproductive lifetime?

What is the primary component of the ovarian follicle?

During what stage of meiosis is the oocyte in the primordial follicle?

What is the approximate diameter of the oocyte in the primordial follicle?

What is the location of the primordial follicles in the ovary?

What is the structure that surrounds the oocyte in the primordial follicle?

What is the primary function of the mesovarium?

What primarily influences the thickness and structure of the endometrium?

What is the function of the secretory peg cells in the epithelium?

During which phase of the ovarian cycle are the peg cells most developed and active?

What is the myometrium?

What occurs in the myometrium during pregnancy?

What is the orientation of the smooth muscle fibers in the inner and outer layers of the myometrium?

What is the function of the venous plexuses and lymphatics in the connective tissue of the myometrium?

What is the result of the increased collagen production by the smooth muscle cells in the myometrium during pregnancy?

What is the primary consequence of the cyclic changes in ovarian hormone levels during the menstrual cycle?

What is the approximate duration of the menstrual cycle?

During which phase of the menstrual cycle does the uterine mucosa grow rapidly?

What is the primary component of the menstrual discharge?

What is the duration of the proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle?

When does the secretory phase of the menstrual cycle begin?

What is the average thickness of the uterine mucosa during the menstrual phase?

Why is a woman fertile only during the years when she is having menstrual cycles?

What is the shape of the ovaries?

What is the function of the tunica albuginea?

What is the region of the ovary that contains loose connective tissue and blood vessels?

What is the epithelium that covers the ovary?

What is the term for the highly cellular connective tissue and many ovarian follicles in the ovary?

Where do the primordial germ cells migrate from during embryonic development?

What is the result of the synchronized mitotic divisions of germ cells in the ovaries?

What is the term for the suspensory ligaments of the ovary?

What is the primary function of the uterine myometrium during parturition?

What happens to the uterine smooth muscle cells after pregnancy?

What type of collagen fibers are found in the lamina propria of the endometrium?

What type of epithelial cells line the uterine glands?

What is the function of the basal layer of the endometrium?

What is the primary difference between the basal and functional layers of the endometrium?

What is the function of the uterine glands in the endometrium?

What happens to the uterus after pregnancy?

What is the primary region of the uterine tube where fertilization normally occurs?

At what stage of development does the placenta itself produce progesterone and estrogens at levels adequate to maintain the uterine mucosa?

What is the typical length of the uterine tube?

What is the term for the finger-like extensions that fringe the funnel-shaped opening of the uterine tube near the ovary?

What is the structure that degenerates and is replaced by a large corpus albicans after 4-5 months of development?

What is the primary function of the tunica albuginea in the ovary?

What is the characteristic of the epithelial lining in the uterine tube?

During which phase of the menstrual cycle does the uterine myometrium undergo significant hypertrophy and hyperplasia?

What is the term for the lower cylindrical structure of the uterus that opens into the vagina?

What is the primary function of the ligaments and mesenteries associated with the ovaries and uterine tubes?

What is the approximate number of follicles present in the ovaries at birth?

At what stage of meiosis do the primary oocytes arrest?

What is the term for the structure that surrounds the oocyte and includes follicular cells?

What is the approximate number of follicles remaining at puberty?

What is the primary function of the uterine tubes?

What can occur as a result of chronic salpingitis?

What is a common outcome of tubal pregnancies?

What is the primary function of the uterine tubes?

What is the structural characteristic of the uterus that allows it to accommodate a growing embryo?

What is the result of tubal ligation?

What is the primary function of the ovaries in the female reproductive system?

What is the region of the uterine tube where fertilization normally occurs?

During which stage of fertilization does the acrosome reaction occur?

What is the primary function of the uterine myometrium during the menstrual cycle?

What is the primary component of the corpus luteum?

What is the primary function of the uterine endometrium?

What is the primary function of the ovarian follicles?

What is the primary function of the uterine tubes?

What is the primary function of the cervix?

What is the primary function of the vagina?

During which phase of the ovarian cycle do the cilia elongate and both cell types undergo hypertrophy?

What is the primary function of the mucosal hypertrophy and increased local blood flow during ovulation?

What is the site where fertilization normally occurs in the female reproductive system?

What is the function of the glycoproteins secreted by the secretory peg cells in the epithelium?

What is the result of the sweeping muscular contractions of the fimbriae and ciliary activity during ovulation?

What is the primary function of the uterine tubes?

What is the layer of the uterine wall that is in direct contact with the uterine cavity?

During which event does the uterine tube facilitate the transport of the embryo undergoing cleavage to the uterus?

What is the structure that suspends the ovary in its position?

What is the region of the uterus where the uterine tube meets the uterus?

What is the primary function of progesterone in the early stages of embryonic development?

What is the primary function of the cervix during the menstrual cycle?

What is the primary function of the uterine secretion in the early stages of embryonic development?

What is the consequence of the drop in progesterone levels during the menstrual cycle?

Which layer of the endometrium is not affected by the decrease in progesterone levels during the menstrual cycle?

During embryonic implantation, what is the primary role of the trophoblast?

What is the duration of the implantation process?

In which stage of development does the embryo enter the uterus as a blastocyst?

What is the result of the interaction between the trophoblast and the endometrial epithelium during implantation?

What is the purpose of the functional layer of the endometrium during implantation?

What is the embryological origin of the mammary glands?

What is the primary function of the lactiferous ducts in the mammary glands?

What is the characteristic of the epithelium lining the vagina?

What is the structure that supports the ovary in its position?

What is the histologic structure of the mammary glands dependent on?

What is the main function of proteases during embryonic implantation?

Which part of the embryo develops into the amnion and yolk sac?

What is the primary source of nutrients for the embryo during the ninth day after ovulation?

What is the function of the cytotrophoblast cells during implantation?

What is the outcome of the histologic changes in the endometrial stroma following implantation?

What is the primary consequence of mucosal damage or adhesions caused by chronic salpingitis?

What is the characteristic of the uterine tube that makes it unable to contain the growing embryo?

What is the potential outcome of tubal pregnancy if left untreated?

What is the role of the lamina propria in tubal pregnancy?

What is the primary function of tubal ligation as a surgical type of contraception?

What is the term for the entire endometrium after implantation?

What is the area between the implanted embryo and the myometrium?

What is the region of the uterus that thins as the embryo gets larger?

What is the area on the side of the uterus away from the embryo?

What is the membranous extraembryonic structure that appears during the second week of development?

What is the structure that connects the embryo to the placenta?

What is the function of the decidua basalis?

What is the structure that separates the embryo from the uterine cavity?

What is the term for the maternal blood vessels that supply the placenta?

What is the structure that carries oxygenated blood to the embryo?

What is the result of the initial attachment of the embryo to the ventral or dorsal walls of the uterus?

What is the characteristic of the cervix that differs from the rest of the uterus?

What is the primary function of the lactiferous ducts in the mammary glands?

What is the structure that carries oxygenated blood to the embryo during pregnancy?

What is the primary consequence of the interaction between the trophoblast and the endometrial epithelium during implantation?