Female Reproductive System

Question 1

What is the external part of the female genitalia called? What does it consist of?

Answer 1

Vulva = labia majora + labia minora + clitoris + vagina

Question 2

Labia majora

Answer 2

2 longitudinal folds of fat and skin that extend from the mons pubis to the perineum. Serves to protect the more delicate inner structures of the vulva.

Question 3

Mons pubis

Answer 3

Pubic mound; region of fatty tissue that sits over the pubic bone

Question 4

Perineum

Answer 4

Area between the vulva and anus

Question 5

Labia minora

Answer 5

Smaller folds of skin lacking fatty tissue. Between the labia majora. Leads to the vagina. Protects the vagina from mechanical irritation, dryness, infections that come from secretions by glands.

Question 6

Clitoris

Answer 6

Organ lying at the top of the vulva just below the labia. Nerve rich and acts as an erogenous zone.

Question 7

Vagina

Answer 7

Elastic muscular part of the female genital tract. Connects the uterus to the vulva to allow for sex, childbirth, and menstruation. Acidic to prevent infection from microbes.

Question 8

Hymen

Answer 8

A thin piece of mucosal tissue that surrounds or partially covers the vagina. Can be broken during sex resulting in pain and bleeding.

Question 9

Cervix

Answer 9

Ring of muscles that forms a gateway of entry from the vagina into the uterus.

Question 10

Pap smear

Answer 10

Cells of the cervix are collected and tested for abnormalities to allow the early detection of cervical cancer, one of the major forms of cancer in females.

Question 11

Which virus causes almost all the cases of cervical cancer today?

Answer 11

Human papilloma virus. The advent of a vaccine however has greatly reduced this problem.

Question 12

Uterus

Answer 12

Extends (upwards) from the cervix. AKA womb. Largest organ in the Female reproductive system. Basically a muscular hollow organ (chamber thing).

Question 13

Endometrium

Answer 13

The uterine lining. A gland where the fertilized ovum will implant and develop into an embryo or is otherwise shed with the 2 oocyte if the oocyte goes unfertilized.

Question 14

How are ovaries attached to the uterus?

Answer 14

Ovarian ligaments.

Question 15

How does the 2 oocyte get to the uterus?

Answer 15

The fimbria direct the 2 oocyte into the fallopian tubes which have cilia and move the 2 oocyte along the tube (along w muscle contractions).

Question 16

How long does it take for the 2 oocyte to move thru the fallopian tube?

Answer 16

30 hours

Question 17

How long does the 2 oocyte have to be fertilized within the tube?

Answer 17

12-24 hours

Question 18

Fimbria

Answer 18

Fingerlike projections containing cilia to sweep the 2 oocyte toward the fallopian tubes.

Question 19

The reproductive system remains separate from the exocrine system in females. How is this possible?

Answer 19

The urethra is not connected to any reproductive organs. It is shorter in females than males, increasing the risk of bladder infections.