female reproductive system - anatomy

Question 1

ovaries

Answer 1

almond-shaped organs located in the pelvic cavity; form and store egg cells (ova) and produce the hormones estrogen and progesterone

Question 2

ovum (pl. ova)

Answer 2

female egg cell

Question 3

Graafian follicles

Answer 3

100,000 microscopic sacs that make up a large portion of the ovaries. Each follicle contains an immature ovum. Normally one Graafian follicle develops to maturity monthly between puberty and menopause. It moves to the surface of the ovary and releases the ovum, which passes into the uterine tube.

Question 4

uterine tubes

Answer 4

pair of tubes attached to the uterus that provide a passageway for the ovum to move from the ovary to the uterus (aka Fallopian tubes)

Question 5

fimbria

Answer 5

finger-like projection at the free end of the uterine tube

Question 6

uterus

Answer 6

pear-sized and shaped muscular organ that lies in the pelvic cavity, except during pregnancy when it enlarges and extends up into the abdominal cavity. Its functions are menstruation, pregnancy, and labor.

Question 7

endometrium

Answer 7

inner lining of the uterus

Question 8

myometrium

Answer 8

muscular middle layer of the uterus

Question 9

perimetrium

Answer 9

outer protective layer of the uterus that secretes watery serous fluid to reduce friction

Question 10

corpus

Answer 10

large central portion of the uterus

Question 11

fundus

Answer 11

rounded upper portion of the uterus

Question 12

cervix (Cx)

Answer 12

narrow lower portion of the uterus

Question 13

vagin

Answer 13

passageway between the uterus and the outside of the body

Question 14

hymen

Answer 14

fold of membrane found near the opening of the vagina

Question 15

vulva

Answer 15

external genitals of the female including the mons pubis, labia major, labia minor, clitoris, urinary meatus, and vaginal opening

Question 16

perineum

Answer 16

pelvic floor in both the male and female. In females it refers to the area between the vaginal opening and the anus

Question 17

Bartholin glands

Answer 17

pair of mucus-producing glands located on each side of the vagina, just above the vaginal opening

Question 18

breasts

Answer 18

milk-producing gland. Each breast consists of 15 to 20 divisions or lobules (also called mammary glands)

Question 19

mammary papilla

Answer 19

breast nipple

Question 20

areola

Answer 20

pigmented area around the breast nipple