Female Reproductive System Flashcards
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extra credit answer
main functions
produce gametes (genetic info)
transportation system (egg from ovary to site of ferti.)
receive the sperm
womb to grow fetus
produce female sex hormones
fallopian tube (oviduct)
transport egg from ovary to uterus
ovary
where the egg at!
uterus
womb for the fetus
cervix
back of the vaginal canal, just before the uterus
vagina
internal organ, cite of sperm release
vulva
external genitalia
clit
prepuce
labia minora
labia majora
vestibular gland
hymen
skin which covers vaginal opening
can be imperforate, micro imperforate or septate
bartholin’s gland
secrete fluid which produces lubricant
clit
shaft of clit
glans clit
prepuce
broad ligament
keeps uterus propped up, in some cases it can weaken and tilt leading to prolapsed uterus
fimbrae
‘hand’ of the fillopian tube, touches the ovary
infundibulum
segment after the fimbrae
ampulla
after infundibulum
spot between ampulla and isthmus
site of fertilization
isthmus
spot of the tube just before the uterus body
fundus
top of uterus
corpus
body of uterus
endometrium
inner most layer of uterus (connective muscle tissue)
myometrium
middle layer, muscle layer of uterus
perimetrium
outer layer of uterus (epithelial cells)
in-between spaces in endometrium
uterine glans, uterine milk, uterine epithelial cells
mons pubis
outer bump, external
perineum
gooch, space between anus and vaginal opening
breast
milk for nourishing body
modified sweat glands
teat
areola
tough skin surrounded nipple for junior to bite
lactiferous sinus
just before the nipple, right after the ducts
ducts
where the milk is held, just after the mammary glands
