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Female Reproductive System Flashcards

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Uterus

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  1. Nurtures a developing fetus
  2. Pear shaped organ
  3. Dilates during birth
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Corpus

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  1. The main body of the uterus
  2. The opening right above the vagina is called the cervix
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Endometrium

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  1. The uterine lining
  2. Consists of blood and mucus
  3. Sheds when not pregnant
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Egg/Ovum

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  1. Female reproductive cell
  2. Developed in the ovary
  3. Fertilized in the fallopian tube
  4. Implants in the uterine wall (successful pregnancy)
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Ovary

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  1. develops and releases egg each month
  2. small oval gland located at the end of the fallopian tube
  3. Produces sex hormones (Estrogen and Progesterone)
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Fallopian Tube

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  1. Fertilization occurs here
  2. Narrow tube attached to ovary and upper part of the uterus
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Cervix

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  1. “Neck of the womb”
  2. Lower part of the uterus that connects to the uppermost portion of the vagina
  3. Closes during pregnancy until birth
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Vagina

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  1. Below the cervix
  2. pathway for menstrual flow
  3. also known as the birth canal
  4. Joins the cervix to the outside of the body.
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Labia Mijora

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  1. External female genitalia also called the vulva
    Contains the opening to the urethra, serving as a vital component to passing urine
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Clitoris

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  1. Highly sensitive area
  2. can become erect labia minoria meet at this point
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Bladder

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Stores Urine

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Urethra

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Tubbed pathway that transports urine from the bladder out of the body
The opening of the urethra is located above the vaginal opening
Can see it from the outside

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Labia Minora

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Innermost fold of external genitalia, forms the clitoral hood

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Hymen

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Tissue that covers the opening to the vagina at birth

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Nipple

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Portion of the breast anatomy that a newborn will nurse from

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Duct

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Delivers milk to the nipple

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Hormones

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Controls female reproductive functions and menstruation

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Colon

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Stores solid waste until it’s moved from the rectum
Right above the rectum

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Lobule

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Produces milk to nourish the newborn
Attaches to the duct

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Ovulation

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The process of releasing egg every month

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Sperm

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Feralized the egg
Male sex cell

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Rectum

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Last stop before you release the waste

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Areola

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area surrounding the nipple

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Estrogen and Progesterone

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Produced by the ovaries, primary female sex hormone.

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