6.1 Female Reproductive System Part 3

Question 1

What section of the uterus does the egg implant in?

Answer 1

body

Question 2

What does the cervix connect?

Answer 2

uterus to vagina

Question 3

What part of the uterus can change in size and texture?

Answer 3

cervix

Question 4

What is the cervix like prior to ovulation?

Answer 4

swollen
soften
secretes mucus

Question 5

What develops in the cervix when a female becomes pregnant?

Answer 5

cervix plug

Question 6

What is the purpose of the cervix plug?

Answer 6

prevents bacteria or pathogens from entering uterus

Question 7

What is the vagina?

Answer 7

elastic muscular tube that leads from the cervix to the outside of the body

Question 8

What does the vaginal wall consist of?

Answer 8

inner tissue layer
intermediate muscle layer
outer tissue layer

Question 9

What helps make the vagina wet and moist?

Answer 9

mucus from the cervix

Question 10

What is the outer layer of the vagina made of?

Answer 10

elastic fibers
blood vessels
lymph vessels
nerves

Question 11

What can the mucosal lining of the vagina do?

Answer 11

can extend to accommodate birth and intercourse

Question 12

What are the functions of the vagina?

Answer 12

receive male penis during sexual intercourse
provides outlet for menstrual blood
serves as birth canal

Question 13

What does the vulva consist of?

Answer 13

mons pubis
vestibule
labia majora
mabia minora
clitoris
urethral orifice
vaginal orifice

Question 14

What is the mons pubis?

Answer 14

fat pad located in front of the pubis symphysis

Question 15

What is the vestibule?

Answer 15

surrounds the urethral and vaginal orifices

Question 16

What is the labia majora and where is it located?

Answer 16

outer fold of skin located posterior to the mons pubis

Question 17

What is the labia minora and where is it located?

Answer 17

second set of skin folds surrounded by the labia majora

Question 18

Where is the clitoris?

Answer 18

anterior end of the labia majora

Question 19

Where are the urethral and vaginal orifices located?

Answer 19

inside of the labia minora

Question 20

What are mammary glands?

Answer 20

female breast tissue