Female Repro Flashcards
Which structures of the female repro tract are located within the abdominal cavity?
Ovary (in the ovarian bursa)
Uterine tube (fallopian tube)
Uterine horns, body, and cervix
Which structures of the female repro tract are located within the pelvic cavity?
Vagina
Vestibule
Which structures of the female repro tract are located within the perineum?
Vestibule
Vulva
What is the relationship between the kidneys and the ovaries?
Ovaries are at the caudal poles of the kidneys
important
True or False: the ovary surface (fibrous capsule) is covered by a peritoneum.
FALSE
The oocyte that is expelled during ovulation has to be able to make it into the infundibulum, a visceral peritoneum would prevent this from happening
The ovary is surrounded by the ________ ________.
Ovarian Capsule (aka fibrous capsule)
The endocrine portion of the ovary produces which hormones?
Estrogen
Progesterone
What is the uterine tube (salpinx)?
Narrow membranous tube with an abdominal opening to receive the ova. Has five main portions and connects with the most cranial end of the uterine horn
(called oviduct in Bridges class)
Name the five portions of the uterine tube (salpinx)
Abdominal ostium
Infundibulum with fimbriae
Ampulla
Isthmus
Tubouterine junction
What are the three tissue layers of the uterus?
Perimetrium (Uterine visceral peritoneum)
Myometrium (uterine smooth muscle)
Endometrium (Uterine mucosa)
What is the cervical canal?
the duct that connects the uterus with the vagina
What is the internal uterine ostium?
Located at the exit of cervical canal oriented toward the body of the uterus
What is the external uterine ostium?
Located at the exit of the cervical canal oriented toward the vagina (orientation of the opeining is 45 degree angle relative to the vaginal floor)
What is the broad ligament?
Double plica of peritoneum that maintains the ovary, uterine tube and uterus in position with/in the abdomen
What are the three structures that comprise the broad ligament?
Mesosalpinx
Mesovarium
Mesometrium