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| ovary | the female organ that releases eggs and profuces the hormones estrogen and progesterone |
| how many ovaries does a female have? | 2 |
| fallopian tube, or oviduct | provides a pathway through which eggs from the ovart can travel to the uterus |
| uterus | an organ with muscular walls in which a fetus develops |
| cervix | at the base of the uterus, connects the uterus to the vagina |
| vagina | also called birth canal, is a muscular, tube shaped organ |
| oocytes | diploid cells the ovaries contain, which undergo meiosis to form mature eggs |
| ovum | a mature egg |
| meiosis of an oocyte produces _____ | one large, functional egg and three nonfunctional cells called polar bodies |
| follicles | structures that lie near the surface of the ovary in which individual oocytes develop |
| ovulation | the release of teh egg from teh ovary |
| ovarian cycle | the cycle of changes that takes place in the ovary, including the maturation of the follicle and the release of an egg |
| mentrual cycle | the cycle that prepares the lining of the uterus to receice a fertilized egg or dischanrge an unfertilized egg |
| do the two cycles occur simultaneously? | yes |
| what regulates the two cycles? | hypothalamus, pituitary, estrogen and progesterone |
| three phases of the repr. cycle | menstrual-flow phase, follicle phase, luteal phase |
| when does menopause occur? | between ages of 45 and 50 |
| menstruation | process in which if an egg has not been fertilzed, the extra tissue and the unfertlized egg are shed |
| endometrium | the lining of the uterus |
| corpus luteum | structure that the ruptured follicle develops into |
