FEMALE REPRODUCTION Flashcards
Which lining along with unfertilized egg is shed during menstruation?
endometrium
- Series of events that occur in the ovaries during and after the maturation of the oocytes for fertilization.
- This occurs regularly during a woman’s reproductive period from menarche or the onset of menstruation 9 - 14 yo to menopause or the caesation of the menstruation 48 - 52 yo
- There are changes that transform the immature egg within the immature follicle into mature egg within a Graafian follicle
ovarian cycle
Houses the developing offspring and enlarges to accommodate it throughout the pregnancy
uterus
Martha came along with her mother went to “hilot” to have martha’s womb massaged as one of the cultural practices in their place. Which reproductive organ is the mother reffering to?
uterus
- have fringe like projections with motile cilia that help direct the egg into its lumen.
- propels the ovum from the ovary towards uterus
- receives the sperm coming from the uterus
fallopian tubes
Which play a role in bone metabolism and cancer management?
ovary
two almond-shaped organs approximately 3cm long, 2cm wide, and 1 cm thick located in the lower abdomen
ovaries
provides the site for fertilization (in which sperm penetrates the egg)
fallopian tubes
7-12 cm long muscular cavity that connects the uterus to the outside (vestibule)
vagina
its powerful muscles contract to expel the baby during childbirth
uterus
reproductive glands that produce eggs and female sex hormones
ovaries
hollow, pear - shaped muscular organ about 7 - 8 cm long
uterus
propels the ovum from the ovary towards the uterus
fallopian tubes
its dilation is a sign that labor has begun
cervix
otherwise known as birth canal
vagina
stimulating it can result in an orgasm
clitoris
a rounded mound fatty tissue that covers the pubic bone
mons pubis
literally, small lips, hairless, can be very small or up to 2 inched wide
labia minora
diamond - shaped area at the lowest end of the trunk between the vulva and the anus
perineum
literally, large lips are two relatively large, fleshy folds of tissue that enclose and protect the other external genital organs
labia majora
stimulates the primary oocyte to resume its meiotic division and mature
FSH (FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE)
Causes a Graafian follicle to burst (ovulation)
LH (LUTEINIZING HORMONE)
otherwise know as OVIDUCTS
fallopian tubes
secretes progesteron which prepares the lining of the uterus,primed with estrogen, for the implantation of fertilized egg.
corpus luteum