Female Functions Flashcards

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Vagina

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Revives penis, semen, and serves as a birth canal and passageway for menstrual flow

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Uterus

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Provides passageway for sperm, receives blastocyst, retains and nourishes fetus and expels fetus at term

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3
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Cervix

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Cervical mucosa, secretes mucous blocking cervical canal entrance to uterus

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4
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Endometrium

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Uterine lining which implantation occurs

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5
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Myometrium

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Muscular contractions

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6
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Uterine tubes

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Passageway for oocyte and site of fertillization
(Fallopian tubes, salpinx, oviduct, gonaduct)

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7
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Ovaries

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Produce oocytes and the hormones estrogen and progesterone

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8
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Fimbriae

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Sweep ovarian surface to draw oocytes into ovarian tube

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