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Female Reproductive System Flashcards

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Female Reproductive System

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Produce Female Gamete
Responsible for the reception of sperm.

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Main female reproductive organs.

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Ovaries

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Found in the pelvic area

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Ovaries

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Responsible for producing and releasing sex hormones and eggs

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Ovaries

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Development of secondary female characteristics.

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Estrogen

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Signals the uterus to prepare for implantation.

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Progesterone

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Adherence of the fertilized egg to the inner lining of the uterus.

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Implantation

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Helps maintain pregnancy

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Implantation

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Ovary

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Inner=Ovarian Medullar
Outer= Outer cortex
Outer cortex=Ovarian Follicles

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Receives the mature egg cell from the ovary and transport it to the uterus.

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Fallopian tubes

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Leads to the uterus

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Fallopian tubes

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External part of the female reproductive system.

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Vulva

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Rounded mass of fatty tissue found on top of the pubic bone.

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Mons Pubis

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Encloses and protects other external parts.

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Labia Majora

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Surrounds the openings to the vagina and urethra.

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Labia Minora

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Space where vagina and urethra open

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Vestibule

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Urethral orifice and vaginal orifice

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Vestibule

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Small and sensitive erectile part of the female genital.

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Clitoris

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Produce fluid secretion and lubricates the vagina

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Bartholin’s Gland

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Canal that connects the cervix to the outside of the body; birth canal.

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Vagina

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pH level of vagina

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3.8-4.5

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Cylinder-shaped neck of tissue that leads to the vagina.

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Cervix

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Hollow, pear-shaped organ that houses the developing fetus.

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Uterus

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Thickens for menstruation

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Endometrium

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The cell that waits for the sperm cell.

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Ovum

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Hormone-secreting structure that secretes progesterone and estrogen.

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Corpus-luteum

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Finger-like projections which sweeps the mature egg cell into the fallopian tube.

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Fimbriae

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Narrow tubes attached to the upper part of the uterus.

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Fallopian tube

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Passageway of ova to travel from the ovaries to the uterus.

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Fallopian tube

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