Ch.8 - Anatomic Structures of the Female Reproductive System

Question 1

Ovaries

Answer 1

located in the pelvic cavity; form and store egg cells

Question 2

Ovum

Answer 2

female egg cell

Question 3

Graafian Follicles

Answer 3

100,000 microscopic sacs that make up a large portion of the ovaries

Question 4

Fallopian Tubes

Answer 4

pair of tubes attached to the uterus that provide a passageway for the ovum to move from the ovary to the uterus

Question 5

Fimbria

Answer 5

finger-like projection at the free end of the fallopian tube

Question 6

Uterus

Answer 6

lies in the pelvic cavity; functions are menstruation, pregnancy, labor

Question 7

Endometrium

Answer 7

inner lining of the uterus

Question 8

Myometrium

Answer 8

muscular middle layer of the uterus

Question 9

Perimetrium

Answer 9

outer protective layer of the uterus that secretes watery serous fluid

Question 10

Corpus

Answer 10

large central portion of the uterus

Question 11

Fundus

Answer 11

rounded upper portion of the uterus

Question 12

Cervix

Answer 12

narrow lower portion of the uterus

Question 13

Vagina

Answer 13

passageway between the uterus and the outside of the body

Question 14

Hymen

Answer 14

fold of membrane found near the opening of the vagina

Question 15

Vulva

Answer 15

external genitals of the female

Question 16

Perineum

Answer 16

pelvic floor in both the male and female

Question 17

Bartholin Glands

Answer 17

pair of mucus-producing glands located on each side of vagina

Question 18

Breasts

Answer 18

milk-producing glands

Question 19

Mammary Papilla

Answer 19

breast nipple

Question 20

Areola

Answer 20

pigmented area around the breast nipple