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Ch 16 Flashcards

1
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Uterus

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Provides a place for the nourishment and development of the fetus during pregnancy

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Fallopian Tubes

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Serves as ducts to convey the ovum from the ovary to the uterus and to convey spermatozoa toward the ovary

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Ovaries

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Produce ova (oocytes) and hormones

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Vagina

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Female organ of copulation (sexual intercourse), serves as a passageway for the discharge of the monthly flow (mensuration) and a passageway for the birth of a fetus

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Vulva

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External female genitalia

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Mons pubis

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Provides pad of fatty tissue

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Labia Majora

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Provides two folds of adipose tissue

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Labia Minora

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Lying within the labia majora, encloses the vestibule

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Vestibule

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Serves as the entrance to the urethra, the vagina, and two excretory ducts of Bartholin glasnds located on either side of the vaginal opening at the base of the Labia Majora.

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Clitoris

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Erectile tissue that is homologous to the penis of the male; produces pleasurable sensations during sexual intercourse

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Breasts

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Following childbirth, mammary glands produce milk

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Anteflexion

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Normal position of the uterus

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Perimetrium

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Outer layer of the uterus

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Myometrium

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Muscular middle layer of the uterus

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Endometrium

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Mucus membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus

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16
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Uterine Tubes

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Fallopian Tubes

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Oviducts

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Fallopian Tubes

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Fallopian Tubes

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Extend from the ovary to the uterus

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Serosa

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Outer layer of connective tissue on fallopian tubes

20
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Muscular Layer

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Middle later containing inner circular and outer longitudinal layers of smooth muscle in the fallopian tubes

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Mucosa

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Innermost layer of the fallopian tube consisting of simple columnar epithelium

22
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Fertilization

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Process in which a sperm penetrates an ovum and unites with it.

23
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Zygote

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When a single sperm penetrates an ovum the resulting cell is called this

24
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Embryo

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Stage of development between weeks 2 and 8

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