6.1 Female Reproductive System

Question 1

What is included in the female reproductive system?

Answer 1

ovaries
oviducts
uterus
vagina
vulva

Question 2

What is the external genitalia of the female reproductive system?

Answer 2

vulva

Question 3

What is the general purpose of the female reproductive system?

Answer 3

produce eggs and estrogen
maintain the development of a fetus after fertiliation

Question 4

What are the main reproductive organs in females?

Answer 4

ovaries

Question 5

What are the ovaries?

Answer 5

two glands that are almond shaped

Question 6

Where are the ovaries located?

Answer 6

each side of the uterus below the uterine tubes

Question 7

What is inside of each ovary?

Answer 7

ovarian follicles

Question 8

What are the ovarian follicles?

Answer 8

each hold an immature egg

Question 9

What is ovulation?

Answer 9

release of a mature egg

Question 10

How often does ovulation occur?

Answer 10

every 28 days

Question 11

What does the ovarian follicles become after an egg is released during the ovarian cycle?

Answer 11

corpus luteum

Question 12

What is the purpose of the corpus luteum?

Answer 12

helps maintain pregnancy if the egg is fertilized

Question 13

What happens to the corpus luteum if the egg isn’t fertilized?

Answer 13

disintegrates

Question 14

What does the duct system of the female reproductive system contain?

Answer 14

oviducts
uterus
vaginal canal

Question 15

What are the oviducts also known as?

Answer 15

fallopian tubes
uterine tubes

Question 16

Where are the oviducts located?

Answer 16

extend from the ovaries to the uterus

Question 17

What are the sections of each oviduct?

Answer 17

infundibulum
ampulla
isthmus

Question 18

What are the coats of the oviducts?

Answer 18

outer serous
middle muscular
inner mucosa

Question 19

How do the oviducts connect to the ovaries?

Answer 19

not physically; through fimbriae

Question 20

What are fimbriae?

Answer 20

finger like projections from the oviducts to the ovary