Female Reproductive Anatomy

Question 1

Female Puberty Occurs bt __-__ y/o in females

Answer 1

8-14 y/o

Question 2

What are the 4 phases of female puberty

Answer 2

Adrenarche
Thelarche
Pubarche
Menarche

Question 3

____ is when there is an ↑adrenal androgens begins up to 6 yrs prior to puberty.

Answer 3

Adrenarche

Question 4

Hallmark of adrenarche is the “___” (peaks before menarche)

Answer 4

“growth spurt

Question 5

For 2 yrs before puberty there’s a substantial rise in adrenal androgens that leads to: ___, ___, ___, and ____

Answer 5

early pubic
axillary hair
body odor
acne

Question 6

Hair growth + growth of apocrine gland sweat production lead to _____

Answer 6

adult body odor

Question 7

Pubic and axillary hair growth is a sign of ____

Answer 7

adrenal androgen secretion

Question 8

Breast enlargement is a sign for the ___ phase of female puberty

Answer 8

Thelarche

Question 9

Menarche usually happens __-__ yrs after the first changes of breast development

Answer 9

2-3 yrs

Question 10

___ is the development of pubic hair & axillary hair

Answer 10

Pubarche

Question 11

___ occurs when the Endometrium is affected by ___. It undergoes cycles of proliferation and regression until estradiol levels have risen so ↑that withdrawal of ___ results in the 1st menstrual bleed

Answer 11

Menarche

Estradiol, estrogen

Question 12

After menarche, a girl’s final ht typically ↑ only ~__%.

Answer 12

~4%.

Question 13

Ovarian development occurs with rising levels of plasma ___. They stimulate the ovary to produce ↑ amounts of ___

Answer 13

gonadotropins

estradiol

Question 14

What does Estradiol cause?

Answer 14

development of 2° sexual characteristics such as

Breast growth and development
reproductive organ growth and development
fat redistribution (hips, breasts)
Bone Maturation

Question 15

Ovarian Size increase from __-__ cm3→ > ___cm3 indicates puberty has begun→ During puberty there is a rapid ↑ in size

Mean post pubertal ovarian volume is ~__-__cm3

Answer 15

0.3 – 0.9cm3→ > 1.0cm3

4-5

Question 16

1st ovulation usually occurs 6 – 9 months after ____

Answer 16

menarche

Question 17

Rising _____ indicates that ovulation is happening.

Answer 17

progesterone

Question 18

Plasma _____ rise also happens during puberty (but not near as much as in boys)

Answer 18

testosterone

Question 19

Bladder is (Anterior/Posterior) to the uterus they are covered w/ ___, EXCEPT for the space between lower uterine segment/cervix and posterior bladder wall.

Answer 19

Anterior

peritoneum

Question 20

What is the name for the space between the bladder and the uterus in the peritoneal space?

Answer 20

Vesicouterine pouch

Question 21

What is the name for the space between the uterus and the rectum?

Answer 21

Rectouterine pouch

Question 22

What are the four parts of the Fallopian tube starting with the segment closest to the ovary.

Answer 22

Fimbriae (finger-like projections)
Infundibulum
Ampulla (enlarged area)
Isthmus

Question 23

What are the 2 ligaments of the ovary?

Answer 23

Ovarian ligament

Infundibulopelvic (suspensory) ligament

Question 24

What are the 3 Uterine Ligaments

Answer 24

round
broad
uterosacral

Question 25

THe ___ is a “broad ligament-type” tissue that comes up to the fallopian tube it is full of vascular anastamoses bt ovarian and uterine vessels & what you go through for _____

Answer 25

Mesosalpinx

postpartum tubal ligation