KINESIOL 2YY3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Oocyte, Fallopian Tube, Oogonium
17 Dec 2019
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F u n c t i o n s: ovaries produce secondary oocyte (exocrine) and hormones (endocrine), uterine tubes transport oocyte to uterus, uterus is site of implantation of fertilized ovum, development of fetus and labour. If not fertilized, it will just be expelled via the menstrual cycle: vagina is passageway for intercourse and childbirth, mammary (breast) glands produce milk for newborn. The vulva is the external genitalia: made up of different regions, mons pubis: provides a layer of protection to the pubis symphysis. Labium minus (mucous membrane): inner/deep to the labium majum clitoris: erectile tissue similar to the male penis, has lateral sections and is more internal. Pair of organs in upper pelvic region about the size of almonds: produce the hormones: estrogen, progesterone, inhibin and relaxin, produce gametes, secondary oocytes which mature into ova/ovum upon fertilization. Last division (meiosis ii) doesn"t occur until the sperm cell reaches the inside of the oocyte: histology.
