Female Repro Tract Flashcards
Uterine tube aka?
- Fallopian tube
- Salpinx
- Oviduct
Uterine tube function
Transports oocytes to uterus
3 parts of uterine tube
- Fimbriae
- Infudibulum
- Uterine ostium
Fimbriae
Fingerlike projections extending from infundibulum to capture ovulated oocyte
Infundibulum
Thin walled funnel leading to tubular part
Site of fertilization
Infundibulum
Abdominal ostium
Small opening in infundibulum
Uterine ostium
Opening of uterine tube into horn of uterus
Externally at tubouterine junction
Proper ligament of ovary connects?
Horns and ovary
Uterine horns are located?
In abdominal cavity
Uterine velum
Internal partition where peritoneum unites horns for short distance before forming uterine body
Horn opening into uterine body
Separately
Uterine body located?
Both abdominal and pelvic cavity
Uterine body structure
Simple muscular tube of varying length
Cervix is the?
Most caudal part of the uterus
Cervix lies?
Diagonally/obliquely across uterovaginal junction
Cervical canal is?
Narrow lumen of the cervix