Female Reproductive System

Paired glands that produce and release secondary oocytes that mature into ova upon fertilization

The remnants of a mature follicle after ovulation

• Corpus albicans

• Corpus luteum

• Graafian follicle

• Corpus albuginea

Atresia refers to

• The degeneration of germ cells before birth

• The shrinking of the ovaries following menopause

• The degeneration of the corpus luteum into the corpus albicans

• The gradual lessening of hormonal excretions from the corpus luteum

Reorder the following cells from least to most mature

• Zygote

• Oogonia

• Ovum

• Secondary oocyte

• Primary oocyte

True or false: the ovaries are connected directly to the fallopian tubes

• True

• False

The normal position of the uterus

• Paraflexion

• Postflexion

• Anteflexion

• Neutral

Reorder the following uterine layers from most superficial to deep

• Perimetrium

• Endometrium; Stratum functionalis

• Myometrium

• Endometrium; Stratum basalis

The two cycles occurring concurrently within the reproductive cycle

• Ovarian

• Uterine

• Menstrual

• Ovulatory

Starting on day 1, reorder the following phases from earliest to latest in the reproductive cycle

• Postovulatory phase

• Preovulatory phase

• Menstrual phase

• Ovulation

This stimulates ovarian follicles to develop and secrete estrogen and some progesterone

• LH

• FSH

• Estrogen

• Relaxin