FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE Flashcards
– is a fold of peritoneum that covers the floor of the pelvis in the female.
Broad Ligament
– is the female reproductive cell or egg and is formed in the ovary.
Ovum
–is the maturing and expulsion of an ovum from the ovary that occurs every 28 days.
Ovulation
– is the union of a female ovum with a “spermatozoon” – the male reproductive cell.
Fertilization
– is the age at which ovulation and menstruation begins.
Puberty
– is the discharge of blood and the lining membrane of the uterus.
Menstruation
PARTS OF THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM:
- Ovaries (2)
- Graafian or Ovarian Follicles
-Corpora Lutea or Corpus Luteum - Uterine or Fallopian Tubes (2)
- Uterus (1)
-Fundus
-Body
-Cervix Uteri - Vagina
- External Genital (Vulva)
- Breasts
are two flat oval organs which lie one in each side of the pelvis. Each measure about 1.5 to 2 inches in length.
Ovaries
–is a cell nest that has undergone further development. During development, each follicle secretes an internal secretion “oestrin” or “folliculin” which is absorbed by the blood capillaries and causes changes in the breasts and uterine lining.
Graafian or Ovarian Follicle
–is the follicle AFTER the ovum or the egg has been expelled. A small hemorrhage occurs, and a new type of cell develops which produces another internal secretion.
Corpus Luteum
UTERINE
or FALLOPIAN TUBES/SALPINX
–are hollow tubes which passes from the outer upper angles of the uterus and passes in the broad ligament.
UTERINE TUBES
The Lateral end is open and has several finger-like processes called the_______and one of which is attached to the ovary.
“Fimbriae”
Three Coats of the Fallopian Tube;
- Epithelial Lining
- Involuntary Muscle
- Peritoneal Covering
- Is a flattened pear-shaped organ measuring about 3 x 2 x 1 inches in size.
UTERUS
- Three Covering of the Uterus:
- Endometrium – lining membrane
- Myometrium – muscle layer.
- Peritoneum/Perimetrium – the serous covering.
Parts of the Uterus
fundus
body
cervix
- internal os
- external os
– part above the openings of both uterine tubes.
Fundus
– part between the fundus and the lower constricted part.
Body
– is the long narrow constricted part.
Cervix
– opening between the cervix and the body.
Internal Os
– opening between the lower end of the cervix and the vagina.
External Os
Is the passage from the uterus to the outside where the cervix opens into it. It has a hymen which partly or completely covers the outer opening of the vagina.
VAGINA
- Are the structures which are visible from the outside.
EXTERNAL GENITALS/VULVA/PUDENDUM
