Female Reproductive Physiology
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4. The development of follicles and the release of oocytes and the hormonal regulation of the ovary
7. DNA ejected during oogenesis
10. Marked decline in hormone production and ovulation and menstruation stop
13. Beginning of ovulation and menstrual period
17. hormone that develops the uterus and oocyte development
18. Hormone that causes increasing follicle growth
21. Hormone that maintains the corpus luteum
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1. forms around the primary oocyte
2. Have been ovulated but not fertilized
3. Uterine phase during which the endometrium grows
5. Uterine phase when the lining detaches
6. follicle growth from day 1 to 14
8. undergoes Meiosis II but has not yet combined with the male’s DNA
9. Have not completed Meiosis I
11. PhaseUterine phase when the endometrium prepares for implantation by secreting glycoproteins to sustain the embryo
12. hormone that maintains the uterine lining
14. connective tissue that produces estrogen
15. The development of oocytes
16. The monthly changes in the uterus and the hormonal regulation of the uterus
19. Secondary oocyte is released
20. corpus luteum activity during days 14 to 28