ANATOMY: female Reproductive System Flashcards
Structures of female reproductive system
Ovary- paired Uterine tube - paired Uterus Cervix Vagina Clitoris
And paired accessory glands:
Greater vestibular glands
How long are ovaries?
3 cm
Site of oogenesis = egg production?
Ovaries
Mature eggs ovulate into the?
Peritoneal cavity
And are directed towards the uterine tubes aka Fallopian tubes
Uterine tube are aka?
Fallopian tubes
Expanded trumpet shaped end located in the peritoneal cavity
Infudibulum
Fertilisation usually occurs in the
Ampulla
Thick walled muscular organ located in the midline, superior and (partially)posterior to bladder
Uterus
Parts of uterus
Fundus
Body
Cervix
Implantation of the blastocyst normally occurs where?
On the wall of the body of the uterus
Inter t al central channel of cervix opens into the?
Uterine cavity
External central channel of the cervix opens into the?
Vaginal cavity
Tool used to view vaginal canal and cervix
Speculum
Superiorly , the vagina widens to form the?
Vaginal vault
During intercourse, semen is deposited where?
Vaginal vault
Inferiorly, the vagina opens into the?
Vestibule of the perineum
Posteriorly, the vagina opens into the ?
Urethral opening
Where are the roots of the external genitalia of females located?
In the urogenital triangle of the perineum
The proximal ends of the corpora cavernosa are anchored to?
Pubic arch- the crura of the clitoris
This is situated in the midline, anterior to the opening of the urethra
Glans clithoris
Muscles associated with support and function
Ischiocavernosus
Bulbospongiosus
Superficial transverse perineal
Attaches from the ischial tuberosity and ramus to the crus of the clitoris
Moves blood from crura into the body of clitoris
Ischiocavernosus
Attaches from the perineal body to the bulb of vestibule, perineal membrane, body of clitoris, and corpus cavernosum
Move blood from attached parts of clitoris to glans
Bulbospongiosus
Attaches from ischial tuberosity and ramus to the perineal body.
Stabilises the perineal body.
Superficial transverse perineal