Anatomy 8 - Reproductive System Flashcards
Male gametes?
Female gametes?
Spermatozoa
Oocyte or ovum
Are gametes diploid or haploid?
Haploid
Male gonad?
Female gonad?
Testicle
Ovary
What is formed when a spermatozoa fertilises an oocyte?
Zygote (diploid)
What does the pelvic floor (pelvic diaphragm) separate?
Separates the pelvic cavity and perineum (internal wall of skeletal muscle)
What is inferior to the pelvic floor?
The perineum (includes both skin and underlying muscle
What forms the pelvic roof?
Parietal peritoneum
What is the name of the pouch between the bladder and uterus?
Vesico-uterine pouch
What is the name of the pouch between the rectum and uterus?
Rectouterine pouch (of Douglas) - most inferior part of the peritoneal cavity
What are the 3 holes that women have in their perineum? - from anterior to posterior
External urethral orifice
Vaginal orifice
Anus
What is the female reproductive organs?
Ovaries
What are the accessory reproductive organs? (3)
Uterine tubes
Uterus
Vagina
What are the 3 layers of the body of the uterus wall?
Perimetrium
Myometrium
Endometrium
What is the neck of the uterus called?
The cervix
Parts of the uterine tubes (from the ovaries to the uterus)? (4)
Fimbriae of the peritoneal cavity
Infundibulum
Ampulla
Isthmus
What happens after the ovum is released from the surface of an ovary?
The ovum is released into the peritoneal cavity and is then gathered by the fimbriae into the infundibulum of the uterine tube
How is the ovum moved along the uterine tube?
By the cilia
What happens during menstruation?
An unfertilised ovum is expelled by contractions of the myometrium