FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF FEMALE REPRODUCTION
FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY OF FEMALE REPRODUCTION Outline and histological structure of female reproductive system in human; Ovary: folliculogenesis, ovulation, corpus luteum formation and regression; Steroidogenesis and secretion of ovarian hormones; Reproductive cycles in human and their regulation, changes in the female tract; Ovum transport in the fallopian tubes; Sperm transport in the female tract, fertilization; Hormonal control of implantation; pregnancy diagnosis Hormonal regulation of gestation, Mechanism of parturition and its hormonal regulation; Lactation and its regulation. OUTLINE AND HISTOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM IN HUMAN. Following parts constitute the female reproductive system, a pair of ovaries, fallopian tube, uterus, cervix, vagina and accessory genital glands and a pair of mammary glands. Pair of Ovaries Each ovary is of the shape of unshelled almond and the size is 3.5 cm long, 2 cm wide and 1 cm thick. It is placed i