Female Reproductive System

Question 1

Thin walled tube lying between the bladder and rectum

Provides a passageway for birth, menstrual flow, and is the organ for sexual intercourse

Answer 1

Vagina

Question 2

Hollow, thick-walled organ located in the pelvis anterior to the rectum and postero-superior to the bladder

Answer 2

Uterus

Question 3

3 parts of uterus

Answer 3

1) Body
2) Fundus
3) Cervix

Question 4

Major portion of the uterus

Answer 4

Body

Question 5

Rounded region superior to the entrance of uterine tubes

Answer 5

Fundus

Question 6

Distal tip

Contacts the vagina

Answer 6

Cervix

Question 7

Receives the ovulated oocyte and provide a site for fertilization at the distal quarter of the tube

Answer 7

Fallopian tube

Question 8

Fingerlike projections at the ampulla

Answer 8

Fimbriae

Question 9

3 layers of uterine wall/uterus:

Answer 9

1) Perimetrium
2) Myometrium
3) Endometirum

Question 10

Outermost serous layer; the visceral peritoneum

Answer 10

Perimetrium

Question 11

Middle layer; interlacing layers of smooth muscle

Answer 11

Myometrium

Question 12

Mucosal lining of the uterine cavity changes in thickness during the menstrual cycle

Answer 12

Endometrium

Question 13

Components of FRS:

Answer 13

1) egg-producing ovaries
2) oviducts (fallopian tubes), which conduct the egg to the uterus
3) uterus; development of embryo occurs
4) cervix&vagina provide openings for sperm

Question 14

Composed of millions of follicles that contain oocytes for production of eggs

Important for production of estrogen and progesterone

Answer 14

Ovaries

Question 15

These glands secrete mucus which lubricates the vestibule and the vagina during intercourse

Answer 15

Bartholin’s Glands

Question 16

Space between vagina & anus

Answer 16

Perineum