Female Reproduction Flashcards

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Eggs/ova/gamete

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The female sex cell or gamete produced by the ovary

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Papilla

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A nipple-like structure that refers to mammary papilla, or nipple

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Ovum

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An ovum is a haploid female reproductive cell or gamete

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Fetus

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A fetus is a developing mammal or other viviparous vertebrate after the embryonic stage and before birth

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Corpus lutea

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What is left of the follicle after a female ovulates

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Bladder

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Is a musculomembranous sac which acts as a reservoir for the urine

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Zygote

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The single cell that is formed when the sperm cell fertilizes the egg cell

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Ovary

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Is the primary reproductive organ in females. Mammals have two ovaries. In chickens only the left ovary fully develops

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Follicle

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Produce the ova, females are born with a certain number at birth and cannot produce any more during the females lifetime

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Ovulation

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The releasing of the ovum from the ovary

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Infundibulum

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Catches the released ova

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Oviduct (Fallopian tubes)

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Egg travels down and sperm travels up for fertilization

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Embryo

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Is the fertilized ovum and remains in the Fallopian tube an additional three to five days

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Uterus

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Place of attachment of fetus in mammals

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Uterine horn

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Is the place of attachment of cattle and swine

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Uterine body

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The place of attachment in horses

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Cervix

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Is a thick-walled, inelastic organ that connects the uterus and the vagina

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Vagina

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Is the site of semen deposition and urine excretion

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Vulva

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Is the external opening of the reproduction and urinary systems

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Clitoris

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A highly sensitive organ located just inside the vulva