Female reproductive system

Question 1

do you know how to label a diagram of the female reproductive system

Answer 1

yes / no

Question 2

describe the vagina

Answer 2

it is an opening that leads to the reproductive system that has a is soft and muscular. it is soft and moist inside and during intercourse the walls secrete a lubricant to assist

Question 3

describe the uterus

Answer 3

a organ about the size of the woman’s fist that stretches to house a baby, placenta and amniotic fluid during pregnancy. it is strong and stretchable

Question 4

describe the cervix

Answer 4

it is above the vagina and is the bottom of the uterus. it is usually upon but during pregnancy it is plugged to avoid infection. it opens 10 cm in diameter when a baby is being born

Question 5

describe the uterine lining

Answer 5

it is thick tissue inside the uterus. if fertilization does not occur it sheds each month this is menstruation, this is when the body rids of the old lining, preparing for possible conception for the next month. about 14 days after ovulation the body begins to shed the uterine lining. this is known as a period and consists of blood and fluid

Question 6

describe the fallopian tubes

Answer 6

this tube caries the egg from the ovary to the uterus. this usually take about 3 days and in the fallopian tubes conception (sperm joining the egg) usually occurs in the tube.

Question 7

what are the fimbrias

Answer 7

the finger like structures at the end of the fallopian tubes

Question 8

describe the cilia

Answer 8

the internal tiny hair like structures in the fallopian tubes they help the eggs move down the tubes

Question 9

describe the ovaries

Answer 9

the oval shape structures at the end of the fallopian tubes. they are the female counterparts to the male testicles, they are about the size of an almond. when a girl is born she all ready contains all the ova (EGGS) she will ever produce. there are up to 400 000 ova and unlike testicles the ovaries house the ova and don’t produce them. the process ovulation is when an ovum (1 egg) is released each month. the ovum travels through the fallopian tube with help from the cilia. if sperm does not fertilize the ovum it will not adhere to the uterus wall and menstruation will occur.