Health Sciences 3300A/B Lecture 1: Female reproduction

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3300A/B
• Professor: Zaikia

Document Summary

Perimetrium: outer serous layer (visceral peritoneum) - outside layer, most stable layer creates pouches on front and back of uterus. Vesicouterine pouch - front: rectouterine pouch - back, myometrium. Three interlacing smooth muscle layers: weave in di erent directions to cause contractions of the uterus, contracts during parturition second layer this is the layer during labour that contract and start process of giving birth. Supply ovarian artery - comes o aorta itself vaginal artery and uterine artery come o the internal iliac artery farther down then the ovarian artery uterine artery is big it supplies the whole. Uterus - position big angle between cervix and vaginal canal anteverted whole uterus leaning into bladder retroverted angled towards posterior surface more. Oogenesis introduction fetal period: oogonia diploid stem cells of ovaries, begin meiosis i, approximately 2 million child, remains inactive in cortex of immature ovary until puberty, at puberty approx.