Female Reproductive System

Question 1

Vagina

Answer 1

• Internal birthing canal
• Muscular canal
• Receives penis during sexual intercourse
• Site of semen deposition

Question 2

Uterus

Answer 2

• Muscular organ
• Houses and supports embryo/fetus
• Responsible for menstruation
• Contracts during childbirth
• Contains endometrium and myometrium layers

Question 3

Endometrium

Answer 3

• Uterine lining
• Shed during menstruation
• Where embryo attaches and grows
• Regrown every 28 days

Question 4

Myometrium

Answer 4

• Muscular layer of uterus
• Contracts during menstruation and childbirth
• Doesn’t shed like endometrium

Question 5

Cervix

Answer 5

• Opening to uterus
• Prevents mechanical damage
• Allows small amount of fluid to pass (menstrual blood, semen)

Question 6

Fallopian Tubes

Answer 6

• Site of fertilization
• Lined with cilia to move egg
• Capture ovum with infundibulum

Question 7

Infundibulum

Answer 7

• Finger-like structures
• Extend from fallopian tubes
• Attracts ovum, helps guide it to fallopian tube

Question 8

Ovary

Answer 8

• Produces eggs and sex hormones
• Site of oogenesis (egg development)
• Releases eggs during ovulation
• Secretes estrogen and progesterone