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Lecture 36: FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM 1 Flashcards

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What are the functions of the female reproductive system?

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  • produce oocytes (female gametes)
  • transport ova and spermatozoa to the appropriate site for fertilization
  • provides a site for the developing embryo and fetes to grow (protection and nourishment)
  • delivery of fetus
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What is the perineum?

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The region inferior to the pelvic floor and between upper region of the thighs

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What is in the urogenital triangle?

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External genitalia (vulva)

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What is in the anal triangle?

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Anus

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What makes up the vulva?

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The mons pubis and labia

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What is the mons pubis?

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In front of the pubic symphysis

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What is the labia?

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2 lip-like structures

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What are the components of the labia?

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Major (labia majora) and minor (labia minor)

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What is the labia majora?

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Larger and more lateral

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What is the labia minor?

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Smaller and more medial

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What is the space between the labia?

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Vestibule (associated with the vagina)

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What is deep in the labia?

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Vestibular glands which lubricate the vaginal orifice

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What does the labia minora do?

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Spreads around the vagina and the urethral (meatus) openings

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What is the clitoris?

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A complex erectile organ

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What makes up the clitoris?

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glans, body, crura (x2) and bulbs (x2)

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What is the clitoris developmentally homologous to?

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The penis

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Does the urethra pass through the clitoris?

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No, it has a separate opening

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What are the components of the female reproductive tract?

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ovary, uterine tubes, uterus, cervix and vagina

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What are the parts of the uterine tube?

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Infundibulum, ampulla and isthmus

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What is the most lateral portion of the uterine tubes?

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Infundibulum

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What is the infundibulum?

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Funnel shaped with finger like projections called fimbriae

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What is the mid-portion of the uterine tubes?

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Ampulla

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What is the ampulla?

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Dilated area where fertilisation occurs (normally)

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What is the most medial portion of the uterine tube?

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Isthmus

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What does isthmus mean?
Narrow passage
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Where is the uterus?
Posterior and overlaying the bladder
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What is the uterus made up of?
The body (including the fundus) and the cervix
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What are the layers of the uterus?
perimetrium, myometrium and endometrium
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What is the outer layer of the uterus?
Perimetrium
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What is the perimetrium?
Connective tissue
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What is the middle layer of the uterus?
Myometrium
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What is the myometrium?
Smooth muscle
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What is the inner layer of the uterus?
Endometrium
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What is the endometrium?
Columnar epithelium, uterine glands and arteries
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What are the layers of the endometrium?
Functional and basal
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What is the layer that grows and sheds during the menstrual cycle?
Endometrium
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What does the cervical canal provide?
A passage between the uterine cavity and vagina
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What is in the cervix?
Internal os, cervical canal and external os
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What are the spaces between the vagina and cervix?
Anterior and posterior formix
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What does the cervix produce?
Mucus
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What does the cervix regulate?
Sperm transport
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What is the vagina?
A fibromuscular, distensible (rugae) female copulatory organ
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What does the vagina function as?
Part of the birth canal
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What does the vagina lie between?
The urinary bladder and rectum
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Where does the vagina extend from?
The perineum to the cervix
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What is the blood supply of female reproductive system made of?
Direct branches off the abdominal aorta and internal iliac arteries (often connect)
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What is the blood supply of the ovaries?
Ovarian arteries (from abdominal aorta)
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What is the blood supply of the uterus?
uterine artery, arcuate arteries, radial artery, straight artery, spiral (coiled) artery (from internal iliac artery)
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What is the blood supply of the vagina?
Vaginal artery
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What are the ovaries?
Paired structures found lateral and posterior to the uterus in the lateral portion of the true pelvic cavity
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What is the ovary made up of?
The outer cortex (follicles) and inner medulla (connective tissue, blood/lymphatic vessels, nerves)
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What are the ovaries the site of?
Oogenesis and hormone production such as estradiol
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Where do oocytes develop?
Within the follicles of the ovaries
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what is the broad ligament?
Where the two layers of the peritoneum meet
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What does the peritoneum do?
Folds and presses over structures to create other ligaments
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What are the ligaments the broad ligament makes?
Mesometrium, mesosalpinx and mesovarium
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What does the mesometrium do?
Connects to the uterus
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What does the mesosalpinx do?
Connects to the uterine tube
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What does the mesovarium do?
Connects to the ovary
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What are other ligaments of the female reproductive system?
Ovarian ligament, suspensory ligament, round ligament
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What is the vesicouterine pouch?
Continuous fold of broad ligament (visceral peritoneum) over bladder (space between bladder and uterus)
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What is the rectouterine pouch?
Continuous fold of broad ligament (visceral peritoneum) over posteriorly located rectum (space between rectum and uterus)
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What is the function of the breasts?
Nourish infants - milk (lactation)
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What do the mammary glands lie on?
The pectoralis muscle
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What stimulates the development of breast tissue?
Estradiol and progesterone
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What makes up the structure of mammary glands?
lobes > lobules > alveoli > lactiferous ducts > lactiferous sinuses that open at nipple pores
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How many lobes per mammary gland?
15-20 separated by fibrous and adipose tissue
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What supports the mammary glands?
Suspensory ligaments (from skin to pectoralis)

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