Female Reproductive System

Question 1

Ovary

Answer 1

Releases egg/ova, 400,000 follicles at birth but about 400 will mature and be released as an egg

Question 2

Uterine tube

Answer 2

Ova is released into fimbriae that extend from tube, site of ova is carried into uterus, site of fertilization

Question 3

Uterus

Answer 3

Hollow, muscular structure that receives and nourishes an egg, 3 layers; endometrium (mucosal layer that nourishes egg or slough off during menstration), myometrium (muscular layer, contracts during labor), Perimetrium (outer wall)

Question 4

Vagina

Answer 4

Thin walled tube, path for penis/intercourse (semen) or baby, extends from cervix to outside

Question 5

Vulva

Answer 5

All external structures

Question 6

Mons pubis

Answer 6

Fatty area covered with hair

Question 7

Labia minora and majora

Answer 7

skin folds to protect vestibule

Question 8

Vestibule

Answer 8

Space containing: clitoris, urethral opening, vaginal opening, vestibular glands

Question 9

Clitoris

Answer 9

swells when stimulated

Question 10

Urethral opening

Answer 10

urination

Question 11

Vaginal opening

Answer 11

Opening to vagina

Question 12

Vestibular glands

Answer 12

Secrets lubrication

Question 13

Path of Egg

Answer 13

Ovarian follicle, fimbriae, fallopian/uteran tube, uterus, cervix, vagina

Question 14

Cervix

Answer 14

Lower one-third of the uterus

Question 15

Oogenesis steps

Answer 15

Oogonium, primary oocyte, secondary oocyte and 1st polar body, ovum/ova and 3 smaller polar bodies

Question 16

Oogenesis

Answer 16

egg production

Question 17

Oogonia

Answer 17

Egg stem cells

Question 18

Primary oocyte

Answer 18

in follicle

Question 19

Secondary oocytes

Answer 19

makes one oocyte and 1 polar body

Question 20

Estrogen

Answer 20

Stimulated by pituitary gland, secreted by ovaries, causes secondary sex hormones and lactation

Question 21

Progesterone

Answer 21

Drives menstrual cycle, produced by corpus luteum after ovulation

Question 22

Corpus luteum

Answer 22

Hormone producing structure that develops from a follicle after ovulation

Question 23

Luteinizing Hormone (LH)

Answer 23

Triggers ovulation, stimulated from pituitary

Question 24

Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

Answer 24

Stimulates follicles to develop into egg

Question 25

Secondary Sex Characteristics

Answer 25

Pubic hair, menstral cycle, widening of hips, breast development