FEMALE REPRODUCTION

Question 1

Which lining along with unfertilized egg is shed during menstruation?

Answer 1

endometrium

Question 2

• 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

Answer 2

ovarian cycle

Question 3

Houses the developing offspring and enlarges to accommodate it throughout the pregnancy

Answer 3

uterus

Question 4

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?

Answer 4

uterus

Question 5

• 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

Answer 5

fallopian tubes

Question 6

Which play a role in bone metabolism and cancer management?

Answer 6

ovary

Question 7

two almond-shaped organs approximately 3cm long, 2cm wide, and 1 cm thick located in the lower abdomen

Answer 7

ovaries

Question 8

provides the site for fertilization (in which sperm penetrates the egg)

Answer 8

fallopian tubes

Question 9

7-12 cm long muscular cavity that connects the uterus to the outside (vestibule)

Answer 9

vagina

Question 10

its powerful muscles contract to expel the baby during childbirth

Answer 10

uterus

Question 11

reproductive glands that produce eggs and female sex hormones

Answer 11

ovaries

Question 12

hollow, pear - shaped muscular organ about 7 - 8 cm long

Answer 12

uterus

Question 13

propels the ovum from the ovary towards the uterus

Answer 13

fallopian tubes

Question 14

its dilation is a sign that labor has begun

Answer 14

cervix

Question 15

otherwise known as birth canal

Answer 15

vagina

Question 16

stimulating it can result in an orgasm

Answer 16

clitoris

Question 17

a rounded mound fatty tissue that covers the pubic bone

Answer 17

mons pubis

Question 18

literally, small lips, hairless, can be very small or up to 2 inched wide

Answer 18

labia minora

Question 19

diamond - shaped area at the lowest end of the trunk between the vulva and the anus

Answer 19

perineum

Question 20

literally, large lips are two relatively large, fleshy folds of tissue that enclose and protect the other external genital organs

Answer 20

labia majora

Question 21

stimulates the primary oocyte to resume its meiotic division and mature

Answer 21

FSH (FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE)

Question 22

Causes a Graafian follicle to burst (ovulation)

Answer 22

LH (LUTEINIZING HORMONE)

Question 23

otherwise know as OVIDUCTS

Answer 23

fallopian tubes

Question 24

secretes progesteron which prepares the lining of the uterus,primed with estrogen, for the implantation of fertilized egg.

Answer 24

corpus luteum

Question 25

some women may feel a slight pain in one side of the lower abdomen (mittelschmerz) or a rise in basal body temperature

Answer 25

ovulation

Question 26

also known as a womb

Answer 26

uterus

Question 27

what are the 3 layers of uterus

Answer 27

endometrium, myometrium, perimetrium

Question 28

nipples are made of____

Answer 28

erectile tissue

Question 29

each breast contains 15 - 25 clusters called ________

Answer 29

lobes