Female Reproductive System ♀

Question 1

Vagina

Answer 1

Female organ for sexual inter course

Question 2

Cervix

Answer 2

The lower portion and entrance of the Uterus - common site of cancer

Question 3

Uterus

Answer 3

Muscular organ that receives/supports the fertilized ovum

Question 4

Endometrium

Answer 4

The inside lining of the uterus

Question 5

Fallopian Tubes

Answer 5

The tubes the ovum travels from the ovaries to the uterus

Question 6

Ovaries

Answer 6

Female reproductive glands - produces ova and estrogen

Question 7

Ova/Ovum

Answer 7

Female sex cell

Question 8

Ovulation

Answer 8

Release of mature ovum from one of the 2 ovaries

Question 9

Menstrual Cycle

Answer 9

The cycle consists of the lining of the uterus thickening in preparation for a fertilized egg, followed by ovulation. If the egg is not fertilized the lining of the uterus breaks down which causes blood and tissue to leave the body - lasts 28 days

Question 10

Menstruation

Answer 10

Bleeding from the uterus

Question 11

Infertility

Answer 11

Couldn’t get pregnant AT THE TIME

Question 12

Menopause

Answer 12

Females stop getting their period

Question 13

PMS

Answer 13

A combination of physical, phycological, and emotional symptoms that affect a female a week to ten days prior to her menstruation

Question 14

Estrogen

Answer 14

Hormone that regulates the menstrual cycle

Question 15

Progesterone

Answer 15

Hormone that prepares to support fertilized egg - changes lining of uterus

Question 16

Pap Smear

Answer 16

Screening test in which cells are scraped from the cervix and examined to detect cervical cancer