Chapter 15 Anatomy

Question 1

The perineum in the female is the area between which two structures?

Answer 1

vaginal opening and anus

Question 2

the external female genitalia is vascularized by branches of the _____.

Answer 2

pudendal artery

Question 3

the fundus is the ___.

Answer 3

domelike portion of the uterus

Question 4

The fallopian tubes are divided into four regions. Which are the four regions?

Answer 4

Fimbria, isthmus, ampulla, and intramural region

Question 5

Another name given to the fallopian tubes is the __.

Answer 5

oviducts

Question 6

The uterine appendages are the __.

Answer 6

ovaries and fallopian tubes

Question 7

The ovaries function to

Answer 7

produce and expel ova

Question 8

the external female genitalia are collectively referred to as the ___.

Answer 8

vulva

Question 9

Arterial blood supply to the fallopian tubes is derived from which arteries?

Answer 9

Uterine, Ovarian

Question 10

The pH of vaginal fluid is ___.

Answer 10

acidic

Question 11

Which hormone is responsible for maintaining the growth of the uterine lining in preparation for the fertilized egg?

Answer 11

progesterone

Question 12

Which two hormones do the ovaries release?

Answer 12

estrogen and progesterone

Question 13

Which hormone does the corpus luteum secrete?

Answer 13

progesterone

Question 14

arterial blood supply to the uterus is derived from the uterine branch of which artery?

Answer 14

internal iliac

Question 15

Bartholin’s glands are located where?

Answer 15

within the vestibule

Question 16

The name given to where the fallopian tubes enter into the uterus is called the _____?

Answer 16

Cornu

Question 17

The two hormones from the anterior pituitary that stimulate the ovarian cycle are___?

Answer 17

LH and FSH

Question 18

The three layers of the uterine wall are the ___.

Answer 18

visceral peritoneum, myometrium, and endometrium

Question 19

Which female gland secretes a lubricating mucoid substance?

Answer 19

Bartholins gland

Question 20

Uterine tubes are contained within the ___ ligament?

Answer 20

broad

Question 21

All of the following are parts of the uterus EXCEPT the ____.

Answer 21

Fimbriae

Question 22

The internal cervical os is the ___.

Answer 22

aperture at corpus uteri cervical junction

Question 23

The uterine lining is called the ___.

Answer 23

endometrium

Question 24

The fornix is the ___.

Answer 24

annular recess created by the cervical-vaginal junction

Question 25

The name of the female erectile tissue located directly above the urethral orifice is known as the___?

Answer 25

clitoris