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Test 7
fifth pg of notes
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Anatomy
11th Grade
04/14/2016

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Term
What have about 2 million primordial follicles at birth?
Definition
ovaries
Term
By puberty, how many of the primordial follicles are left?
Definition
40,000
Term
What is the process where the rest of the primordial follicles degenerate?
Definition
atresia
Term
What produces one functional ovum which contains most of the original cytoplasm, and three polar bodies that are nonfunctional and later disintegrates?
Definition
oogenesis
Term
What will develop into granulosa cells that are surrounded by a layer of glycoproteins?
Definition
primary follicles
Term
What are the glycoproteins called that surround the granolas cells?
Definition
zona pellucida
Term
Later, what forms around the primary follicles?
Definition
thecal cells
Term
When will the secondary oocyte develop into a mature Graafian follicle with a lot of fluid surrounding it forming a bulge in the surface of the ovary?
Definition
during the month about day 10-14 of the cycle
Term
What is a bug in the surface of the ovary called?
Definition
antrum
Term
protective layer of cells that surround the mature secondary oocyte, and it will be released with oocyte at ovulation
Definition
corona radiata
Term
About how many of the 200,000 primordial follicles that are present in each ovary at puberty will not degenerate and will have ovulated over the years until the follicle supply in the ovaries is diminished?
Definition
500
Term
follicle supply in the ovaries is diminished
Definition
menopause
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