Female Reproductibe System

Question 1

Ovaries

Answer 1

Female gonads produce eggs

Question 2

Follicle

Answer 2

Chamber where egg matures : matures and releases every 28 days =ovulation, matures in follicle for two weeks before released

Question 3

Corpus luteum

Answer 3

Solid mass formed from follicle after egg is released; emits important hormones during reproductive cycle

Question 4

Fallooian tube

Answer 4

Tube egg travels down and where fertilization occurs

Question 5

Uterus

Answer 5

Triangular organ with muscular wall ; houses developing offspring in pregnant females

Question 6

Endometrium

Answer 6

Blood rich layer of tissue lining uterus; thickens in response to hormones released during ovulation and is where embryo implants and develops

Question 7

Cervix

Answer 7

Thick ring of muscle that separates uterus and vagina and holds baby in uterus

Question 8

Vagina

Answer 8

Muscular tube that allows insertion of penis for internal fertilization

Question 9

Clitoris

Answer 9

Consists of shaft and highly sensitive gland: erectile tissue fills with blood during arousal