Lecture 22 - Reproductive Systems: Assigned Female at Birth Flashcards
What are the 3 classifications for the major components of the AFAB reproductive system?
- Gonad-related
- Tracts
- Accessory glands
What are the gonad-related components?
- Ovaries
- Fallopian tubes
- Uterus
What are the tracts of the AFAB reproductive system?
- Vagina
- External genitalia (vulva)
What are the accessory glands of the AFAB reproductive system?
- Greater vestibular gland
- Paraurethral glands
Where is the uterus and vagina located?
Anteriorly: Between bladder and urethra
Posteriorly: Rectum
What is located in the pelvis of an AFAB when not pregnant?
- Ovaries
- Uterus
- Vagina
What tract is separate from the reproductive tract in an AFAB?
The urethra and urinary tract
What is the vagina?
- Distensible fibromuscular tube from external female genitalia to cervix of uterus
- Length varies, enlarges during sexual arousal
What is found on the walls of the vagina?
Vaginal rugae
What is the vaginal vault?
Expanded space at superior end of vagina
What protrudes into the vaginal vault?
The cervix of the uterus
What does the protrusion of the cervix create in the vaginal vault?
- Protrudes into it like a dome
- Creates recesses around margin of vault
What are these recesses around the margin of the vault called?
Fornices
What is the function of the vaginal vault?
Receives semen during intrercourse
What is the cervix of the uterus?
Muscular neck of the uterus protrudes into the superior part of the vagina
What does the cervix surround?
The spindle-shaped cervical canal
What does the cervix allow?
Communication with the vagina at the external cervical os and with the uterus proper at the internal cervical os
What is the internal cervical os?
Opening of cervix into the uterus
What is the external cervical os?
Opening of cervix into the vagina
Where is the cervical canal located?
Between internal os and external os
What is the shape of the external os with no previous births?
Nulliparous
What is the shape of the external os with at least one previous birth?
Parous
What is the uterus?
Muscular organ located in the center of the pelvis, between bladder and rectum
What are the parts of the uterus?
- Cervix
- Body
- Fundus
What do the parts of the uterus create?
Cavity, isthmus (narrowed inlet into internal os)
What is the function of the uterus?
- Site of fertilized egg implantation
- Development of embryo/fetus
What are the fallopian tubes?
Paired muscular tubes extending laterally from superolateral corners of the uterus
What is the function of the fallopian tubes?
Site of egg fertilization by sperm
What are the structures in the fallopian tubes that play a role in fertilization?
- Ampulla
- Infundibulum
- Fimbriae
What occurs in the ampulla?
Normal site of fertilization
What is the infundibulum?
- Funnel shaped
- Open to peritoneal cavity
- Next to the ovary
What do the fimbriae do?
Projections that catch ovum during ovulation
What is the ovary?
Attached to uterus via ligament of the ovary
Where is the ovary located?
On lateral wall of pelvis, inferior to pelvic inlet
What is the function of the ovary?
Oogenesis
What is the structure of the uterine wall?
- Perimetrium
- Myometrium
- Endometrium
What type of layer is the perimetrium?
Serous
What type of layer is the myometrium?
Muscular