Female reproductive system

Question 1

What are the external genitalia?

Answer 1

• mons pubis
• labia majora
• labia minora
• clitoris
• vestibule
• perineum

Question 2

What are the internal genitalia?

Answer 2

• vagina
• fallopian tubes
• ovaries
• uterus

Question 3

What is mons pubis?

Answer 3

• A rounded mass of fatty tissue located over the pubic bone.

Question 4

What is labia majora?

Answer 4

• two rounded, fleshy folds that extend from the mons pubis
• protects the other genital structures

Question 5

What is labia minora?

Answer 5

• located between the labia majora
• the surfaces are pink and moist

Question 6

What is the clitoris?

Answer 6

• 1.5 to 2 cm sized erectile organ
• highly sensitive to temperature, touch pressure sensation

Question 7

What is the vestibule?

Answer 7

• the oval-shaped space between the labia minora
• contains urethral openings, vaginal openings, Bartholin’s glands (secretes lube)

Question 8

What is the perineum?

Answer 8

• the area of the body located between the genital and anal regions for both male and female
• muscular tissues to support pelvic structures

Question 9

What is the vagina?

Answer 9

• 8 to 10 cm long fibro-muscular tube
• connects the uterus and the vestibule
• acidic with pH of 4.5 for protection against infection

Question 10

What is the function of the vagina?

Answer 10

• sexual intercourse (receive the penis and ejaculate, assist in the transport of the semen to the uterus)
• child birth (extends to provide channel for delivery of a baby)
• menstruation (a canal for menstrual fluid to leave the body)

Question 11

What is the uterus?

Answer 11

• pear shaped muscular organ between the bladder and rectum
• supports and nutures a fertilized egg during pregnancy

Question 12

What are the different parts of the uterus?

Answer 12

• fundus (uppermost part)
• body (central part)
• cervix (the lower, narrow part which extends to the top of the vigina)
• endometrium (the inner lining)
• myometrium (thick, muscular middle layer)
• perimetrium (the outer layer)

Question 13

What is the ovary?

Answer 13

• located on each side of the uterus
• shelters and protect the eggs the female is born with

Question 14

What is the fallopian tube?

Answer 14

• transports eggs form the ovary to the uterus