Female Reproductive Anotomy

Question 1

Female reproductive system main function

Answer 1

Perpetuate the species
Pass genetic material from generation to generation
Transport ova to site of fertilization

Question 2

Ovaries ( oophor/o, ovaries/o)

Answer 2

Two ovaries
Produce estrogen and progesterone

Question 3

Fallopian tubes
(Salping/o)

Answer 3

Extend laterally from the uterus
Passageway for ovum into uterus

Question 4

Fimbria

Answer 4

Finger like projections that push the ovum into oviduct

Question 5

Uterus ( hysteria/o, uter/o)

Answer 5

Hollow pear shaped muscular structure
Suspended by ligaments in the pelvic cavity

Question 6

Vagina (colp/o, vagin/o)

Answer 6

Muscular tube from cervix to exterior of body
Passageway for delivery of fetus

Question 7

Clitoris

Answer 7

Located anterior to vaginal orfice
Made up of erectile tissue with sensory nerve endings

Question 8

Vulva (episi/, vulv/o)
Labia majora
Labia minora

Answer 8

Structures of the externals genitalia
Labia majora: thicker outermost structures
Labia minora: smooth, thin, inner structures

Question 9

Mammary glands

Answer 9

Glandular loves that container milk ducts
Production of milk to nourish neonate after birth