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| anchors ovary to uterus medially |
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| anchors ovary laterally to pelvic wall |
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| suspends ovary in between pelvis wall and uterus |
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| peritoneal fold that tents over the uterus and supports the uterine tubes, uterus, and vagina |
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| supply blood to the ovaries. travel through the mesovarium |
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| white covering of the ovary (same as testis) |
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| segments of the ovaries that contain the eggs |
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| cells that surround the oocyte |
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| cell type present if more than one cell layer around oocyte is present |
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| follicle only has one layer of squamous cells around oocyte |
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| has two or more cuboidal granulosa cell layers around oocyte |
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| fluid filled spaces appear around the oocyte and in the granulosa cells |
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| fluid filled sac in the secondary granule is called a |
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| mature follicle that bulges from the surface of the ovary |
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| rupture of the follicle and release of the oocyte with follicle cells |
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| ruptured follicle transforms into this and releases progesteroneas well as other hormones |
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| small opening of the fallopian tube into uterus |
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| narrowing in fallopian tube where fertilization often occurs |
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| broad area of the uterine tube that has many finger like projections (fimbriae) |
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| finger-like projections that occur on the infundibulum |
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| short msentary segments that support the uterine tubes |
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| pelvic inflammatory disease |
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| when disease of the uterus or vagina gets into the peritoneum. causes infection of the peritoneum that can cause sterility in women. |
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| mesentary of the uterus that supports the uterus |
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| outermost serous layer of the uterus |
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| bulky middle muscle layer of the uterus |
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| mucosal lining of the uterine cavity |
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| functional layer of the endometrium that is shed if no pregnancy occurs |
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| layer of the endometrium that is not affected by hormones and is not shed monthly. |
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| area around the cervix in which there is a gap caused by the vagina staying open |
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| term for vaginal external genetalia |
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| fatty area with hair on pubic symphasis |
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| area within labia minora which contains the urethral opening and the vaginal opening |
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| area posterior within vagina where labia minora come together |
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| homologues to corpora spongiosum in women |
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| the process of creation of egg cells |
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| WHEN EGG HAS SINGLE LAYER OF FLATTENED follicle cells around it, it is known as a... becomes stalled at prophase I |
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| secondary oocyte and first polar body |
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| after puberty, surge of LH causes these to be created. stops at metaphase II |
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| ovum and second polar body |
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| cell created if sperm penetrates secondary oocyte |
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| time when follicle grows , followed by ovulation |
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| period of corpus luteum activity. always 14 days if no pregnancy occurs |
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| 'box around the follicle'; connective tissue that surrounds granulosa cells |
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| thick layer of glycoproteins secreted by the oocyte |
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| follicle cells that surround released ovum |
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| name of the first menstruation of a girl |
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| 1st phase of uterine cycle |
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| 2nd stage of uterine cycle |
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| 3rd stage of uterine cycle |
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| 1st stage of ovarian cycle |
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| 2nd stage of ovarian cycle |
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