BIOL 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Oogenesis, Ovulation, Spermatogenesis

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19 Nov 2020
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Production of sex hormones and reproductive cells occurs in 2 ovaries, located in the pelvis, suspended on either side of the uterus. Reproductive cells in female are known as oocytes, refer to process required to produce these cells as oogenesis. Oogenesis begins with cells known as oogonia these cells are produced prior to birth. All oogonia that will be produced occur prior to birth in females. Estimated that 5-10 million oogonia are produced in each ovary, and up to one million oogonia progress to the primary oocyte stage around the time of birth. When puberty occurs, these primary oocytes undergo process of recruitment stimulated by hormonal changes, where a small pool of oocytes will continue to develop, producing a secondary oocyte that is eventually ovulated. By recruiting only a few primary oocytes each month, females have a supply of reproductive cells that will persist until they are beyond their reproductive years (menopause)

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