Female Reproductive

Question 1

What cavity are the ovaries located in?

Answer 1

pelvic cavity

Question 2

The ovary consists of what two layers?

Answer 2

• medulla (inner layer)

- cortex (outer layer)

Question 3

The inner layer (medulla) of the ovary contains:

Answer 3

• blood vessels
• lymphatic vessels
• nerves

Question 4

The outer layer (cortex) of the ovary contains:

Answer 4

• thousands of immature (primordial) follicles each containing and immature egg (primary oocyte)

Question 5

The stem cells that produce the eggs (ova) are called:

Answer 5

oogonia

Question 6

Tubes that are attached to the uterus but are actually not connected to the ovaries:

Answer 6

uterine (fallopian) tubes

Question 7

The wide end of each fallopian tube is called the:

Answer 7

infundibulum

Question 8

The infundibulum contains fingerlike structures called:

Answer 8

fimbriae

Question 9

What helps the fallopian tube create a current that help sweep the secondary oocyte from the ovary into the uterine tube?

Answer 9

the cilia lining

Question 10

Fertilization usually occurs where?

Answer 10

in the ampulla of the uterine tube

Question 11

The uterus is composed of three layers:

Answer 11

• perimetrium
• myometrium
• endometrium

Question 12

Outer layer of the uterus that is also called the serosa:

Answer 12

perimetrium

Question 13

Middle portion of the uterus that is composed of several layers of smooth muscle:

Answer 13

myometrium

Question 14

Inner layer that thickens during the menstrual cycle in anticipation of a pregnancy (implantation of a blastocyst):

Answer 14

endometrium

Question 15

Which layer of the endometrium is destroyed and reformed each month from puberty until menopause?

Answer 15

superficial (or functional) layer

Question 16

Hormones involved in the menstrual cycle:

Answer 16

• FSH
• LH
• estrogen
• progesterone

Question 17

hormone that stimulates the growth of follicles, which, in turn, produce estrogens:

Answer 17

FSH

Question 18

hormone that stimulates growth of follicles but the main function is to trigger ovulation and help convert the ruptured follicle into the corpus luteum:

Answer 18

LH

Question 19

FSH and LH are produced by which gland?

Answer 19

anterior pituitary

Question 20

hormone that is produced by the follicles and then later by the corpus luteum

• helps maintain the female structures
• develop secondary sex characteristics
• increases protein anabolism
• decreases blood cholesterol

Answer 20

estrogen

Question 21

hormone produced by the corpus luteum and later by the placenta

• prepares the endometrium for a pregnancy and maintains the endometrium during a pregnancy
• stimulates the development of the duct system in the breasts

Answer 21

progesterone