Female Reproductive System Flashcards
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function
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- make female gametes and hormones
- provides a protective and nourishing environment for the potential developing embryo
- breasts provide milk to nourish a newborn baby
- menstruation
2
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vulva
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- labia majora
- labia minora
- clitoris
- vaginal opening
- opening to urethra
3
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labia majora
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protect the external reproductive organs
4
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labia minora
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surround the opening to the vagina and urethra
5
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clitoris
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two labia minora meet at the clitoris
6
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vaginal opening
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allows menstrual blood and babies to exit the body
7
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opening to urethra
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hole where pee comes out of
8
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vagina functions
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- passageway for menstruation
- receives penis during sexual intercourse
- holds spermatozoa prior to passage to uterus
- forms inferior portion of birth canal
9
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ovaries functions
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- production of immature females gametes
- secretion of females sex hormones
- secretion of inhibition
10
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uterus
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provides mechanical protection, nutritional support, and waste removal for the developing embryo and foetus
11
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uterus regions
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- body
- fundus
- cervix
12
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uterine body
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largest portion
13
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uterine fundus
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rounded portion of the body superior to the attachment of the uterine tubes
14
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uterine cervix
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inferior portion of the uterus that extends to the vagina
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