"Ode to Mary"

For those of you who have taken A&P, or simply enjoy studying the human body, (or enjoy classic nursery rhymes with a twist), I thought you might appreciate this poem that our A&P teacher presented in class the other day.  He has quite the gift for coming up with little poems and stories to help us remember the different processes, and this one was by far my favorite. ;)

"Ode to Mary"

 Mary had an oocyte, a gamete pale as snow

And everywhere the follicle went, oocyte was sure to go.

With FSH there on the scene, the follicle did flourish

Till one day LH had its surge, and made that oocyte scurryish.

Into the infundibulum and on to the ampulla

Where oocyte met a little sperm, and grew a baby "newla"

So if you have an oocyte, a gamete that is carried

Remember Mary's oocyte, and wait till you get married.

[Dr. Norskov]

I'm sure you can't guess what system we've been studying... :p

- Shannon