Female Reproductive System

Question 1

Name the two layers that cover the ovary

Answer 1

Germinal epithelium and Peritoneum

Question 2

What causes the sharp pain at ovulation?

Answer 2

The mature follicle rupturing through the peritoneum

Question 3

Name the 3 parts of the uterus

Answer 3

Fundus, body and cervix

Question 4

What causes malignancy on the cervix?

Answer 4

Transitional zone of epithelia cells, from columnar to stratified squamous

Question 5

Name the 4 parts of the fallopian tube

Answer 5

Isthmus, ampulla, infundibulum and fimbriae

Question 6

Name the 2 pouches either side of the uterus

Answer 6

Vesicouterine and rectouterine

Question 7

What is the broad ligament?

Answer 7

Peritoneal fold

Question 8

Which 2 ligaments are remnants of the gubernaculum?

Answer 8

Round ligament and ligament of the ovary

Question 9

What is the suspensory ligament?

Answer 9

Neurovascular pathway

Question 10

What structure can cause bleeding in a hysterectomy?

Answer 10

Anastomoses of the uterine and vaginal artery