Exam 4 - Female Reproductive System Flashcards
Vulva
External genitalia; vestibule for entry to vagina
Vagina
Site for delivery of sperm, birth canals for delivery and sheath for penis during copulation
Cervix
Powerful smooth muscle sphincter
Uterine body
Site for developing fetus
Oviduct
Site of fertilization
Ovary
Site of Oogenesis and steriodogenesis
Uterine horns
Where fetuses are in litter bearing species
Ovaries are suspended from the body wall by a
reflection of this serous membrane, the ____________
mesovarium
Portion supporting uterine tubes is __________
mesosalpinx
Uterus suspended bilaterally via ____________
Mesometrium
Tunica albuginea
The dense connective tissue capsule around the ovaries
Most vascular part of the ovary (also inner part)
Medulla
_________ of the ovary consists of largely dense, irregular connective tissue interspersed with follicles and contains ____________ cells that have _________ function
Cortex; interstitial; endocrine
Primary follicles
Established prior to birth
Tertiary follicle
Distinguished by a antrum; encased in a tissue developed from theca cells
Follicles contains the ____ and produce _______
Egg; estrogen
Corpus lueteum
Produces progesterone; develops from cells of ovulated follicle
Infundibulum
Thin‐walled, funnel‐shaped structure with a highly complex series of fimbriae at the opening, net-like