Female Reproductive System Flashcards
1
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Fallopian Tubes
A
A pair of tubes along which eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus.
2
Q
Fimbriae
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Are small, finger-like projections at the end of the Fallopian tubes, through which the eggs move from the ovaries to the uterus.
+catches egg and sweep it into the fallopian tubes
3
Q
Ovary
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Produces an ovum.
4
Q
Cervix
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The lower part of the uterus.
5
Q
Endometrium
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The mucous membrane lining the uterus.
6
Q
Vagina
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Connects the uterus to the outside world.
7
Q
Uterus
A
Once the egg has left the ovary it can be fertilised and implant itself in the lining.
