Female Internal Reproductive Organs Pt. 1 Flashcards
What are the four female internal reproductive organs?
Ovary, uterine tube, uterus, vagina
Where are oocytes produced after puberty?
Ovaries
Ovaries also have what type of function beside the production of oocytes?
Endocrine
What hormones are secreted by the ovaries?
Estrogen, progesterone, and relaxin
The ovary lies in what location?
Ovarian fossa
What bounds the ovarian fossa?
Obliterated umbilical artery (anteriorly) and ureter/internal iliac vessels (posteriorly)
Is the ovary covered by peritoneum?
No
What attaches the ovary to the body of the uterus?
Ligament of ovary
What extends from the ovary to the pelvic brim and contains the ovarian vessels?
Suspensory ligament of ovary
Which ligament involved with the ovaries is solid?
Ligament of ovary
Which ligament involved with the ovaries is hollow?
Suspensory ligament ovary
What is the blood supply of the ovary?
Ovarian artery and ovarian branch of the uterine artery
The ovarian artery branches from where?
Abdominal aorta
What is the innervation of the ovary?
Ovarian plexus
What structure transports oocytes from the ovary to the uterus?
Uterine tubes
How do the uterine tubes transport oocytes from the ovary to the uterus?
Through ciliary action and muscular contraction
How long is the passage of the oocyte from the ovary to the uterus?
3-4 days
What part of the uterine tube lies inside the uterus?
Uterine part
What part of the uterine tube is the narrowest external part, nearest the uterus?
Isthmus
What part of the uterine tube is the longest and widest part of the uterine tube?
Ampulla
What part of the uterine tube is the funnel-shaped part nearest the ovary?
Infundibulum
What is the name of the opening of the uterine tube near the ovary?
Abdominal ostium
Are the abdominal ostium and ovary technically connected?
No; there is a small gap
What are the fingerlike projections around the margin of the infundibulum?
Fimbriae
When an oocyte leaves the ovary, it is picked up by what structures and passes through the abdominal ostium?
Fimbriae
What is the longest fimbria that is fused to the ovary?
Ovarian fibria
Where does fertilization take place in general? Most commonly, where?
Uterine tube; ampulla
Where is the second most common place for fertilization to occur?
Infundibulum
What is the blood supply of the uterine tube?
Tubal branches of the uterine artery and ovarian artery
What is the innervation of the uterine tube?
Ovarian plexus and inferior hypogastric plexus
What is an ectopic pregnancy?
Development of the fetus at some site other than the uterine cavity
Where is the most common location of ectopic pregnancy?
Uterine tube (tubal ectopic pregnancy)