female anatomy test

Question 1

what are the important functions of the female body?

Answer 1

1) to produce ova (eggs)
2) to produce estrogen and progesterone which are responsible for secondary characteristics
3) to carry the baby and give birth

Question 2

what are vulva?

Answer 2

external female sex organs

Question 3

what is mons pubis?

Answer 3

rounded fatty pad of tissue covered with pubic hair that sits on top of the pubic bone

Question 4

what is clitoris?

Answer 4

sensitive erectile tissue located above the vaginal opening, has no reproductive function

Question 5

labia minora

Answer 5

thin folds of skin surrounding the opening of the vagina and urethra

Question 6

labia majora

Answer 6

thicker fold of skin covered with pubic hair

Question 7

vaginal opening

Answer 7

becomes visible when labia are parted

Question 8

hymen

Answer 8

Thin mucous membrane partially covering the opening of the vagina.
No Known function.
Not present in all females.

Question 9

Vagina

Answer 9

muscular, elastic canal that serves as passageway to the uterus (birth canal).

Question 10

Cervix

Answer 10

lower end or neck of the uterus. Opening between uterus and vagina.

Question 11

Uterus

Answer 11

muscular, pear shaped organ. Fertilized ovum (egge) implants and grows.

Question 12

Fallopian Tubes (Oviducts)

Answer 12

A pair of tubes lead from ovary to uterus, Mature ovum released; egg becomes fertilized and travels down these tubes to the uterus.

Question 13

Ovaries

Answer 13

2 glands on either side of the uterus. Produce female sex hormones, stores/matures reproductive cells (ova). Females are born with all of the eggs they will ever ovulate. Either one may “ovulate.”

Question 14

Fimbriae

Answer 14

Finger-like projections that sweep the ovum into the oviduct after it is released by an ovary.

Question 15

what is the inner lining of the uterus called?

Answer 15

The lining of the uterus is called the endometrium.

Question 16

Menstrual Cycle

Answer 16

Menstruation is the regular monthly shedding of the endometrium.

Average length of the menstrual cycle is 28 days.

Menstruation lasts 3-7 days.

An ovum lives 24 hours.

Unfertilized ova breaks down and releases from the body during menstrual flow.

50-200 ml of blood and tissue is discharged during the menstruation period.

Question 17

what are the 3 menstruation phases in order?

Answer 17

1) flow phase
2) follicular phase
3) corpus luteum phase

Question 18

what is the flow phase?

Answer 18

Flow Phase occurs if pregnaucy does not happen, the uterine lining is discharged.

Fluid shed is a mixture of blood, tissue, mucus, and cells.

Question 19

what is the Follicular Phase?

Answer 19

Hormones begin repairing the endometrium (the lining of the uterus) & lining begins to thicken in preparation for implantation of the fertilized ovum.

Ova are growing and maturing in the ovaries during this time.

Question 20

what is the corpus luteum phase?

Answer 20

Corpus Luteum Phase begins as soon as an egg is released.

Progesterone increases blood supply to the endometrium and the uterine lining thickens.

If an ovum (egg) is NOT fertilized it is released from the body during the flow phase and the cycle starts over.

Question 21

when does ovulation occur?

Answer 21

Ovulation takes place around the midpoint of the cycle (day 14 of a 28 day cycle).

Question 22

when does pregnancy occur?

Answer 22

Pregnancy can occur if sperm are present any time the egg has been ovulated.

Question 23

what is painful menstruation called?

Answer 23

Painful menstruation is called dysmenorrhea.

Question 24

what is menopause and when does it occur?

Answer 24

Menopause is when the function of ovaries decreases with age. It occurs usually around age 40’s to mid-50’s.

Question 25

when does toxic shock occur?

Answer 25

Toxic Shock Syndrome occurs with the presence of bacteria in the vagina.