FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT

Brain – Hypothalamus - Pituitary Gland

LH (Luteinizing Hormone)FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone)PROLACTINTSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone)ACTH (Adrenal Cortical Tropic Hormone)STH or GH (SOMATOTROPIN)

OXYTOCINADH (Antidiuretic Hormone

GnRH (Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone)

Melatonin

PINEAL

HYPOTHALAMUS

ANTERIOR PITUITARY

POSTERIOR PITUITARY

GONAD ovary

TUBULARInfundibulum – fimbriae

Oviduct – fallopian tube

Uterus – horn, bodyCervixVagina

Mesovarium - hilus

Utero-ovarian ligament

Mesosalpinx

Mesometrium

BROAD LIGAMENT

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

EstrogenProgesterone

Prostaglandin f2a

Inhibin

Outer Cortex- contains germ cells (oocytes)Inner Medulla - structural

Single, flattened layer

Cuboidal layer

Multiple cell layers form zona pellucida

Fluid accumulation

Becomes Graafian follicle

Outer protective layer

LH receptors – Testosterone

FSH receptors – estrogen Inhibin

Outer Cortex- contains germ cells (oocytes)Inner Medulla - structural

Single, flattened layer

Cuboidal layer

Multiple cell layers form zona pellucida

Fluid accumulation

Becomes Graafian follicle

Outer protective layer

LH receptors – Testosterone

FSH receptors – estrogen Inhibin

Corpus Hemorrhagicum

Progesterone