Female Reproductive System

Question 1

____ (this singular form of this word is ____), the gametes produced by the female, are produced by the ____.

Answer 1

Ova;
Ovum;
Ovaries

Question 2

The ovaries are within the ____, 3-4 cm to each side of the medial plane and just above the level of the pubis.

Answer 2

Abdominopelvic cavity.

Question 3

All of the internal female reproductive organs, including the ovary, are held in place by the ____, which is part of the peritoneum. The part of this which anchors the ovary itself is the ____.

Answer 3

Broad ligament;

Mesovarium.

Question 4

An extension of the broad ligament projects from the top of the ovary to the pelvic wall, and is called the ____. It forms a tube which surrounds the ____. The bottom of the ovary is anchored to the uterus by the ____.

Answer 4

Suspensory ligament;
Ovarian blood vessels;
Ovarian ligament.

Question 5

The ovary itself consists of two regions with ____ boundaries: the central medulla and the outer cortex. Each ovary is surrounded by the firm and fibrous ____ and a layer of simple cuboidal epithelia, the ____.

Answer 5

Imprecise;
Tunica albuginea;
Germinal epithelium.

Question 6

Blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves all travel directly to the ____ of the ovary.

Answer 6

Medulla.

Question 7

The ovarian cortex contains many ____, millions of which are formed before birth by division of the ____ as ____ begins. Unlike the male, gamete formation in females takes many years.

Answer 7

Primary oocytes;
Oogonia;
Oogenesis.

Question 8

The primary oocytes are arrested in ____ . Only hundreds of the original millions will ever progress though the remainder of the cycle.

Answer 8

Prophase 1