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Lecture 36: Female reproductive system I Flashcards

1
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What does the female reproductive system have to produce?

A

Oocytes

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2
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What does the female reproductive system have to transport, and where to?

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Has to transport ova and spermatozoa to the appropriate site for fertilization

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What does the female reproductive system have to provide a site for?

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Developing embryo and fetus to grow

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4
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What is the female perineum?

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

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5
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What is contained in the female urogenital triangle?

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External genitalia (vulva)

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6
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What is contained in the female anal triangle?

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Anus

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7
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Where is the Mons pubis?

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In front of the pubic symphysis

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8
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What are the labia?

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2 lip like structures

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9
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What are the 2 parts of the labia?

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  • Major (labia major)

- Minor (labia minora)

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10
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What are 2 features of the Labia majora?

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  • Larger

- More lateral

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What are 2 features of the labia minora?

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  • Smaller

- More medial

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12
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What is the space between the labia?

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The vestibule

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13
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Deep to the labia are what?

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Vestibular glands

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14
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What is the function of the vestibular glands?

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Lubricate the vaginal orifice

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15
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Labia minora spread around what?

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Around the vagina and the urethral (meatus) opening

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16
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What is the clitoris?

A

Complex erectile organ

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17
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What are the sections of the clitoris?

4

A
  • Glans
  • Body
  • 2 Cura
  • 2 bulbs
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18
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The clitoris is developmentally homologous to what?

A

The penis

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19
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The urethra does not what?

A

Pass through the clitoris

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20
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What are the parts of the female reproductive tract?

5

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  • Ovary
  • Uterine tubes
  • Uterus
  • Cervix
  • Vagina
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21
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What are the 3 portions of the uterine tube?

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  • Infundibulum
  • Ampulla
  • Isthmus
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22
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What is the most lateral portion of the uterine tube?

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The infundibulum

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23
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What is the shape of the infundibulum?

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Funnel shaped with finger like projections called fimbriae

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24
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What is the mid-portion of the uterine tube?

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Ampulla

25
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What is the ampulla?

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The dilated area where fertilisation occurs (normally)

26
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What is the most medial portion of the uterine tube?

A

Isthmus

27
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What does isthmus mean?

A

Narrow passage

28
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What are the 3 layers of the uterus?

A
  • Perimetrium
  • Myometrium
  • Endometrium
29
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What is the perimetium?

A

Outer layer of the uterus (connective tissue)

30
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What is the myometrium?

A

Middle layer of the uterus (smooth muscle)

31
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What is the endometrium?

A

Inner layer (columnar epithelium, uterine glands and arteries) the layer that grows and sheds during the menstrual cycle

32
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What does the cervival canal provide?

A

A passage between the uterine cavity and vagina

33
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What are the 3 parts of the cervical canal?

A
  • External os
  • Cervival canal
  • Internal os
34
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What does the cervix produce?

A

Mucus

35
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What does the cervical mucus regulate?

A

Sperm transport

36
Q

What is the vagina?

A

A fibromuscular, distensible female copulatory organ

37
Q

What does the vagina also function as part of?

A

The birth canal

38
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Where does the vagina lie?

A

Between the urinary bladder and rectum

39
Q

Where does the vagina extend?

A

From the perineum to the cervix

40
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What does the blood supply to the vagina branch directly off?

A

The abdominal aorta and internal iliac arteries

41
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What does the uterine Artery branch into?

A

Arcuate artery

42
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What does the arcuate artery branch into?

A

Radial artery

43
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What does the radial artery branch into?

A

Spiral artery

44
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What does the spiral artery branch into?

A

Straight artery

45
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What kind of structure is the ovary?

A

Bilateral

46
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Where are the ovaries?

2

A
  • Lateral and posterior to the uterus

- Lateral portion of the true pelvic cavity

47
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What is the ovary made from?

2

A
  • Outer cortex (follicles)

- Inner medulla (connective tissue, blood/lymphatic vessels, nerves)

48
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What is the ovary the site of?

A

Oogenesis and hormone production (e.g. oestradiol)

49
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Where do oocytes develop?

A

Within follicles

50
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What is the function of the breasts?

A

To nourish infants

51
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Where do the breasts lie?

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On the pectorals major muscles

52
Q

What do estradiol and progesterone stimulate?

A

The development of breast tissue

53
Q

What do lobes of the breast lead to?

A

Lobules

54
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What do lobules of the breast lead to?

A

Alveoli

55
Q

What do Alveoli of the breast lead to?

A

Lactiferous ducts

56
Q

What do lactiferous ducts of the breast lead to?

A

Lactiferous sinuses

57
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Where do lactiferous sinuses open at?

A

Nipple pores

58
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What do suspensory ligaments support?

A

The breast

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