BIOL 240W Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Skeleton, Menstruation, Morula

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Fsh and lh travel through body to gonads. Gonad responsible for making gametes (oocytes) and reproductive hormones (estrogen and progesterone) ovarian cycle: follicular phase- growing follicle. Rising levels of gnrh cause antuitary pituitary to release fsh and lh. Fsh and lh cause follicle to grow and mature. Follicle cells start producing a little bit of estrogen (different levels of estrogen tell ant. pit. to do different things). The estrogen inhibits release of fsh and lh but stimulates their production. Corpus luteum takes over estrogen and progesterone production. Also produces inhibin to shut off fsh- follicles wont start to develop (important so only one possible fertilized egg cell in the ovarian cycle). If fertilization doesnt occur, corpus luteum will degenerate and hormones go down. Menstruation occurs and cycle restarts. the follicle: primary oocyte plus support cells (stopped in prophase i before birth). Fsh triggers meiosis again when female reaches reproductive age (ovulation metaphase ii) ovulation: in ovary form corpus luteum.

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