Female Reproductive System Flashcards
ova course through the organs of the female reproductive system int he following order
overy
uterine tube
uterus
additional organs of the female reproductive system not involved in ova production and transportation are
vagina greater vestibular glands labia minora labia majora clitoris mons pubis
female gonad that contains many _______ that function in the production of the female sex cell (_____) and in the production of female sex hormones ________ and _________
there are ____ ovaries in the female reproductive system
located on the lateral wall of the ______
ova will leave an ovary by being expelled from the follicle at the surface of the ovary
the ovum then enters the __________, where it is immediately picked up by the _______
ovary, follicles
ovum, estrogen, progesterone
pelvis
abdominal cavity, uterine tube
also referred to as the fallopian tube or _________
there are 2 of them in the reproductive system
extends from the ovary where the ovarian end of the tube presents numerous finger like processes called _______ to the uterus where the tube attaches to the lateral wall of the uterus
the uterine tube conveys the released ovum from the ovary toward the ______
_______ occurs here
if it does not occur, the ovum ________ within the tube
uterine tube oviduct fimbriae uterus fertilization degenerates
an organ with extremely thick muscular walls that expands during the development of a fetus
located in the pelvis lying upon the superior surface of the urinary bladder
_______: the part that lies above the opening of the uterine tubes
_____: main mass that extends posteriorly to a constriction called the _______
_______: the constricted part of the uterus located between the body and the _____
______: the lower part of the uterus that opens into the ______
uterus fundus body, isthmus isthmus, cervix cervix, vagina
a canal that extends from the cervix of the uterus inferiorly to the vestibule of the vagina, the inferior opening of the vagina
located _____ to the rectum and _____ to the urinary bladder
separate and distinct canal from the urethra
the urethra in the female does not join there reproductive organs as it does in the male reproductive system
vagina
two small folds located at either side of the vestibule of the vagina,
usually hidden by the _______
labia minora
labia majora
two elongated folds of skin that extend posteriorly form the pubis
outer surface is covered with course hairs, where as the inner pubis is smooth
labia majora
homologous to the penis and contains _____ tissue that when it becomes filled with blood, results in an erection
located where the 2 labia minor join anteriorly
clitoris
erectile
