female reproductive system

Question 1

ovaries

Answer 1

ovario (two) - ovulation and hormone secretion

Question 2

ova aka the egg

Answer 2

develops in ovaries and when matured is ovulated

Question 3

estrogen

Answer 3

hormone produced in ovaries. induces development of female secondary sex characteristics and prepared uterus for egg implantation

Question 4

Oviducts - two Fallopian tubes

Answer 4

passageway for the ova from the ovaries into the uterus

usually where fertilization of an egg happens

Question 5

Uterus - (metro, hyster)

Answer 5

during estrus, prepares for egg implantation
produces urine milk that helps nourish embryo before implantation
attachment place for placenta
during pregnancy maintains and supports developing fetusc

Question 6

cervix

Answer 6

usually tightly closed except during estrous

Question 7

the cervix prevents

Answer 7

foreign bodies from entering during gestation

Question 8

cervix is a mucus plug

Answer 8

during pregnancy to prevent bacteria from entering

Question 9

vagina

Answer 9

accepts the penis and semen during copulation

passageway for uterine secretions and acts as birth canal

Question 10

mammary glands

Answer 10

produce milk

Question 11

development of mammary glands

Answer 11

controlled by estrogen and progesterone (ovaries)

Question 12

mammary glands are milk secreting cells gathered

Answer 12

around a duct which forms larger ducts