ch6: female reproductive system

Question 1

ovaries

Answer 1

pair of oval shaped organs located within the pelvic cavity. produce ova, estrogen, and progesterone.

Question 2

fallopian tubes

Answer 2

muscular tubes with proximal opening near each ovary, connects distally to uterus, receives egg during ovulation

Question 3

uterus

Answer 3

hollow muscular organ, lies low in pelvic cavity. grows baby, sheds with menstural cycle

Question 4

vagina

Answer 4

muscular tube extending from the uterus to the outside of the body. expands during intercourse and childbirth.

Question 5

labia majora

Answer 5

folds of skin and adipose tissue that protect other external female genitals

Question 6

labia minora

Answer 6

folds of skin within the labia majora, pinkish in color due to high blood circulation, forms a hood over the clitoris

Question 7

clitoris

Answer 7

highly sensitive female erectile tissue located anterior to the urethra

Question 8

perineum

Answer 8

area between the vagina and anus

Question 9

estrogen

Answer 9

group of female hormones

Question 10

progesterone

Answer 10

hormone secreted by ovaries

Question 11

estradiol

Answer 11

most abundant and biologically active female hormone