Female Reproductive System

Question 1

What do the ovaries attach to

Answer 1

Broad ligament
Uterus
pelvic wall

Question 2

How do the ovaries attach to their structures

Answer 2

Broad ligament - mesovary
Uterus - ovarian ligament
pelvic wall - suspensory ligament

Question 3

Is the ovary covered by peritoneum

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

What can the ovarian stroma be divided into

Answer 4

Cortex and Medulla

Question 5

What is beneath the mesothelium of the uterus

Answer 5

tunica albuginea

Question 6

Where are the ovarian follicles in the obvary

Answer 6

in the cortex

Question 7

Where are the primordian follicles

Answer 7

At the outer edge of the cortex

Question 8

What is the oocyte surrounded by

Answer 8

granulosa cells

Question 9

what causes the oocyte to enlarge

Answer 9

FSH

Question 10

what causes the zona pellucida to form

Answer 10

FSH

Question 11

What are graffian follicles

Answer 11

Mature follicles

Question 12

What is the graffian follicle surrounded by

Answer 12

Thick zona pellucida
Corona radiata (granulosa cells)
Antrum
Theca interna
Theca externa

Question 13

What hormone is ovulation triggered by

Answer 13

LH

Question 14

What is Leutinisation

Answer 14

Granulosa and theca cells becoming filled with lipid due to LH

Question 15

What is a corpus albicans

Answer 15

A regressed corpus luteum packed with collagen

Question 16

What are the sections of the fallopian tube

Answer 16

Itramural
Isthmus
Ampulla
Infundibulum (with fimbrae)

Question 17

What are the internal folds of the fallopian tubes

Answer 17

Plicae

Question 18

What are the two main types of cells in the fallopian tubes

Answer 18

Ciliated epithelium

Secretory cells

Question 19

What are the layers of muscle around the fallopian tube

Answer 19

Inner circular

outer longitudinal

Question 20

What are the layers of the uterus

Answer 20

Endometrium
Myometrium
Serosa

Question 21

What are the layers of the endometrium

Answer 21

Deep basal layer

Superficial layer - stratum spongiosum (lost during menstruation)

Question 22

What hormone causes proliferation

Answer 22

Oestrogen

Question 23

What hormone induces the secretory phase

Answer 23

Progesterone

Question 24

What cellular changes occur during the secretory phase

Answer 24

Vacuoles in the cell

Question 25

What changes occur in the late secretory phase

Answer 25

Spiral arteries, luminal secretions

Question 26

What causes the menstrual period

Answer 26

Withdrawal of progesterone

Question 27

What are the layers of myometrium

Answer 27

Inner and outer longitudinal muscle

Middle circular muscle

Question 28

What are the parts of the cervix

Answer 28

Endocervix and Ectocervix

Question 29

What is in the endocervix

Answer 29

Cilliated Epithelium thrown into crypts (simple columnar)

Question 30

What is the ectocervix lined by

Answer 30

Squamous eputhelium

Question 31

What is the junction between the endo and ecto cervix

Answer 31

Where the epithelium changes

Question 32

What is the vagina lined by

Answer 32

Stratified squamous non keratinising epithelium

Question 33

What are the muscular walls of the vagina

Answer 33

Inner circular

Outer longitudinal

Question 34

What is the labia minora lined by

Answer 34

Stratified squamous non keratinising epithelium

Question 35

What is the labia majora lined by

Answer 35

keratinising stratified squamous epithelium and has skin adnexae

Question 36

What are Bartholin’s glands

Answer 36

Acini glands lined by muscous secreting epithelium