Female Reproductive System

Question 1

A gamete producing glands, or another word for ovaries…

Answer 1

What are Gonads?

Question 2

A reproductive cell in the female,
More commonly known as the egg

Answer 2

What are the gametes a.k.a. eggs a.k.a. ova a.k.a. ovum

Question 3

These paired, female gonads produce female gametes are located in the upper pelvic cavity which is held in position by ligaments. They look like unshelled almonds, and contain ovarian follicles a.k.a. graafian follicles.

Answer 3

What are ovaries?

Question 4

These little sacs or cavities contain developing oocytes which are immature eggs

Answer 4

What are ovarian, follicles a.k.a Graafian follicles

Question 5

A single ovarian follicle matures every _____ days during a females reproductive years

Answer 5

A single ovarian follicle mature every 28 days during females reproductive years.

Question 6

The two main functions of these follicles are OOGenesis, (the formation and developing of the ovum), and to produce estrogen and progesterone

Answer 6

What are the two main functions of ovarian follicles aka Graafian follicles?

Question 7

These two tubes of female reproduction extends laterally from the uterus and are not attached to the ovaries

Answer 7

What are uterine tubes a.k.a. fallopian tubes a.k.a. oviducts.

Question 8

The function of this female reproductive organ is to transport the eggs from the ovary to the uterus and fertilization, which is the union of the egg and the sperm to form a zygote (a fertilized egg)

Answer 8

What is the function of the uterine tubes a.k.a. fallopian tubes a.k.a. Oviducts.

Question 9

The structure of the uterine tube is a funnel shape, open distal end that lies close to the ovary ends in the Fimbriae.

Answer 9

What is the infundibulum?

Question 10

The structure of the uterine tube is the widest and longest portion that makes up the lateral to third of its length

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What is the Ampulla?

Question 11

This structure of the uterine tube is the more medial short, narrow, thick portion that joins the uterus

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What is the Isthmus?

Question 12

This hollow thick wall, highly muscular female reproductive organ is about the shape and size of an inverted pear, is located between the urinary bladder and the rectum and measures 3 inches long, 2 inches wide, and 1 inch thick.

Answer 12

what is a uterus a.k.a. womb

Question 13

This female reproductive organ serves two main functions part of the pathway for sperm to enter the uterine tube and serves as a site for menstruation, implantation and fetal development

Answer 13

What is the uterus a.k.a. womb? 

Question 14

This is the process by which a fertilized egg will borrow into the endometrium of uterus.

Answer 14

What is implantation?

Question 15

This part of the uterus is the dome shaped portion superior to the uterine tube

Answer 15

What is the fundus?

Question 16

This part of the uterus is the major, central tapering portion, projecting anteriorly and superiorly over the urinary bladder.

Answer 16

What is the body of the uterus?

Question 17

This portion of the uterus is narrow interior portion that opens up into the vagina.

Answer 17

What is the cervix?

Question 18

This histological structure of the uterus is the outer layer part of the visceral peritoneum

Answer 18

What is the perimetrium?

Question 19

This histological structure of the uterus is the middle, muscular layer, composed of smooth muscle, and informs the bulk of the uterine wall. this is the most important layer during the birthing process.

Answer 19

 what is the myometrium?

Question 20

This inner layer composed of simple, columnar, epithelial, tissue and mucosa is highly vascular in pregnant females. This is the layer where implantation takes place and non-pregnant females. This is the layer that sloths off during menstruation.

Answer 20

What is the endometrium?

Question 21

This female reproductive process releases of the egg from the ovary and this process occurs two weeks before the menstrual period begins and takes place every 28 days

Answer 21

What is ovulation?

Question 22

This female reproductive process is the cyclical shedding of the lining of the uterus in response to changes in hormone levels. It is also the periodic discharge of blood tissue fluid, mucus, and epithelial cells from the endometrium occurring every every 28 days.

Answer 22

What is menstruation a.k.a. the menstrual cycle.

Question 23

This female reproductive organ is the terminal portion of the birth canal. This short canal extends from the uterus to the vulva, and is composed a smooth muscle, with mucous membrane lining.. It serves as a passage way for menstrual flow and chopper, and receives a penis during sexual intercourse.

Answer 23

What is the vagina?

Question 24

This is known as the external part of female genitals

Answer 24

What is the vulva a.k.a. external genitalia.

Question 25

In female reproductive anatomy this is a pad of adipose tissue that lies over the pubis bone.

Answer 25

What is the Mons Pubis.

Question 26

The female genitalia this is the longitudinal folds of skin, extending down from the moms pubis, and is covered by pubic hair and contains an abundance of adipose tissue and sweat glands

Answer 26

What is the labia majora?

Question 27

In female genitalia these are the two small folds of delicate skin lie immediately medial to labia majora, and do not contain hair or sweat glands, but they contain numerous sebaceous glands.

Answer 27

What is the labia minora?

Question 28

And female genitalia this small symmetrical mass of a rectal tissue and nerves located at the anterior junction of the labia minora. It is a Lucas to the male penis and can become swollen with blood during sexual intercourse but unlike the penis does not have an internal duct.

Answer 28

What is the clitoris?

Question 29

This part of female genitalia is the region between the labia minora’s?

Answer 29

What is the vestibule, a.k.a., Vulvar vestibule?

Question 30

These two small glands located on both sides of the vaginal orifices, secrete mucus to lubricate the distal end of the vagina during sexual intercourse.

Answer 30

What are Bartholin’s glands?

Question 31

This female body part is known as modified sweat glands located interiorly on the pectoralis major muscle, and attached to a layer of dense a regular connective tissue

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What are the mammary glands?

Question 32

During puberty estrogen will cause these female glands to increase in size, and they are considered to be an accessory organ to reproduction due to their function of synthesizing secreting at ejecting milk after pregnancy.

Answer 32

What are the mammary glands?

Question 33

These female glands are lactogenic, which means milk producing.

Answer 33

What are mammary glands?

Question 34

Fill in the blank:
The flow of milk

lactiferous duct —> ________ ——> lactiferous tubule ——-> nipple

Answer 34

What is the Lactiferous sinus?

Question 35

Each mammary gland consist of these amount of lobes or compartments, arranged in radial arrangements around the nipple and are covered by adipose tissue

Answer 35

What are 15 to 20 glanular lobes or compartments?

Question 36

Each granular lobe has a ________which joins the other ______ ducts that eventually will empty into the lactiferous sinus, which will continuous short distance to the lactiferous tubule and open at the base of the nipple.

Answer 36

What is the lactiferous duct?

Question 37

This anterior surface of each breast contains THIS pigmented area, which surrounds the nipple.

Answer 37

What is the Areola?