Female Reproductive System

Question 1

What are the functions of the female reproductive system?

Answer 1

1. Produce egg cells
2. Site of embryo implantation and growth
3. Facilitate birth

Question 2

What is the process in which ova are creted?

Answer 2

Oogenesis

Question 3

The gonads of the female reproductive system are:

Answer 3

Ovaries

Question 4

What are the ovaries and where are they located?

Answer 4

Almond-shaped pair of organs

Situated in Ovarian Fossa on lateral edges of abdominopelivc wall

Question 5

What two ligaments hold the ovaries in place?

Answer 5

1. Suspensory Ligament
2. Ovarian Ligament

Question 6

What does the Suspensory Ligament do?

Answer 6

Holds ovary to body wall.

Question 7

What does the ovarian ligament do?

Answer 7

Hold ovaries to uterus.

Question 8

What are the layers of the ovaries?

Answer 8

1. Germinal Epithelium
2. Tunica Albugenia

Question 9

Explain the layers of tissue of the ovaries:

Answer 9

• Germinal epithelium is the thin, superficial layer.
• Tunica albugenia is the deeper, fibrous layer.

Question 10

What are the regions of the ovaries?

Answer 10

1. Cortex
2. Medulla

Question 11

Explain the regions of the ovaries:

Answer 11

• Cortex is the are that contains the developing eggs.
• Medulla is the inner, smaller region that helps hold eggs in place (connective tissue)

Question 12

What are the 4-7 inch long tubes between the ovaries and the uterus?

Answer 12

Fallopian tubes

Question 13

What are the regions of the fallopian tubes?

Answer 13

1. Infundibulum
2. Fimbriae
3. Ampulla
4. Isthmus

Question 14

What is the infundibulum of the fallopian tubes?

Answer 14

Funnel-shaped end near ovary.

Question 15

What are the fimbriae of the fallopian tubes?

Answer 15

Finger-like projections that guide the ovulated egg to the fallopian tube

Question 16

What are the ampulla of the fallopian tubes?

Answer 16

Wide region that encircles the ovary

Question 17

What are the isthmus of the fallopian tubes?

Answer 17

Narrow region that join the uterus

Question 18

What are the layers of the walls of the fallopian tubes?

Answer 18

1. Mucosa
2. Muscularis
3. Serosa

Question 19

What is the mucosa layer of the fallopian tubes and what does it do?

Answer 19

Deepest lining that produces secretions that nourish the ova

Question 20

What is the muscularis layer of the fallopian tube?

Answer 20

Middle layer of smooth muscle that provides peristalsis.

Question 21

What is the serosa layer of the fallopian tubes?

Answer 21

Most superficial layer.

Question 22

Where does fertilization occur and about how long must fertilization occur after ovulation?

Answer 22

• Fallopian tubes
• 36 hours once the ova enters fallopian tubes

Question 23

How long does the embryo typically travel through the fallopian tube?

Answer 23

4-5 days.

Question 24

What is the uterus?

Answer 24

Very muscular, pear-shaped structure that houses embryo during maturation.

Question 25

What are the three ligaments that hold the uterus in place?

Answer 25

1. Broad Ligaments 2. Uterine Ligaments 3. Uterosacral ligament

Question 26

What do the broad ligaments do?

Answer 26

Sheet of connective tissue that holds uterus to lateral body wall.

Question 27

What do the uterine ligaments do?

Answer 27

Cord of connective tissue that anchor uterus to anterior body wall.

Question 28

What does the uterosacral ligament do?

Answer 28

Cord of connective tissue that anchors the posterior part of uterus to sacrum

Question 29

What are the regions of the uterus from superior to inferior?

Answer 29

* Fundus * dome shaped region * Body * Central region * Cervix * Narrow, inferior region

Question 30

What are the layers of the walls of the uterus from deepest to most superficial?

Answer 30

* Endometrium * site of embryo implantation * Myometrium * Thick layer of smooth muscle * Perimetrium * Outter covering

Question 31

What controls the contractions of myometrium?

Answer 31

Partly ANS stimulation Mainly due to hormone presence

Question 32

Where is the myometrium thickest? Why?

Answer 32

In the fundus region. Aids in birth

Question 33

What regions of the uterus does the perimetrium layer cover?

Answer 33

Only the fundus and body.

Question 34

What is the vagina?

Answer 34

Passageway from uterus to outside of body.

Question 35

Why is the vagina lined with a mucous membrane?

Answer 35

Supports symbiotic life that generate lactic acid and increase the acidity of the vagina.

Question 36

Why must the vagina retain a slight acidity?

Answer 36

Prevents harmful bacteria growth.