Female Reproductive System Flashcards

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Describe the uterus

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Hollow muscular sac
Roughly the size of a fist
Shaped like a pear
The wall consists of 3 layers, the innermost layer is shed during menstruation

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What do the fallopian tubes do?

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One on each side of the uterus transports the ova (egg) from the ovaries to the uterus

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5 parts of the female reproductive system

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Uterus 
Ovaries (female gonads) 
Fallopian tubes (uterine tubes)
The vagina
External genitalia
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