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Question 1

What comprises the external genitalia of the female?

Answer 1

Vulva

Question 2

Mons pubis

Answer 2

Mass of fatty tissue lying over the joint of the pubic bones

Question 3

What is the clitoris homologous with?

Answer 3

Corpora cavernosa of the penis

Question 4

What are the bulbs of the vestibule homologous with?

Answer 4

Corpus spongiosum of the penis

Question 5

What 2 structures does the labia minors enclose?

Answer 5

External urethral orifice

Vaginal opening

Question 6

What is the normal position of the uterus over the urinary bladder?

Answer 6

Anteflexed - the uterus is folded anteriorly over the urinary bladder

Question 7

Fimbriae

Answer 7

Fringed edges of the infundibulum which surrounds the ovaries

Question 8

Infundibulum

Answer 8

Dilated distal end of tube closest to the ovaries

Question 9

Where is the usual location of fertilization?

Answer 9

Ampulla

Question 10

What artery supplies blood to the ovaries?

Answer 10

Ovarian artery

Question 11

What structure attached the ovaries to the uterus?

Answer 11

Ovarian ligament

Question 12

Suspensory ligament

Answer 12

Anchors the ovary to the wall of the body

Question 13

2 types of tissue of the body of the penis

Answer 13

Corpus spongiosum

Corpora cavernosa

Question 14

Glans penis

Answer 14

Head of penis

Question 15

What are the structures of the spermatic cord?

Answer 15

Ductus deferens
Testicular artery
Pampimiform plexus
Lymph vessels and nerves

Question 16

The 3 glands of the male reproductive structures and there percentages of seminal fluid excretion

Answer 16

Seminal gland- 60-65%
Prostate gland- 25% of seminal fluid
Bulbourethral glands- around 10%

Question 17

Tunica vaginalis

Answer 17

Peritoneal layer of the testis

Question 18

Seminal glands

Answer 18

Produce 60-65% of seminal fluid which is high in fructose

Question 19

Spermatic cord

Answer 19

Consists of layers of fascia, tough connective tissue, and muscle enclosing the blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics

Question 20

Dartos muscle

Answer 20

Found in the dermis of the scrotum; causes the characteristic wrinkling of the scrotal surface

Question 21

Epididymis

Answer 21

Consists of a tubule almost 7 m long, coiled and twisted, lumen is lined by a distinctive pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
It reverses direction

Question 22

Ductus deferens

Answer 22

Consists of a tubule 40-45 cm long; it’s wall contains a thick layer of smooth muscle

Question 23

Seminal vesicles

Answer 23

Tubular gland around 15 cm long, with a pseudostratified, columnar or cuboidal epithelial lining

Question 24

Ovary

Answer 24

Typically a flattened oval that measures approximately 5cm long, 2.5 cm wide and 8mm thick and has a modular consistency

Question 25

Uterine tube

Answer 25

A hollow muscular tube measuring roughly 13cm long, whose epithelial lining has both ciliated and nonciliated simple columnar cells

Question 26

Uterus

Answer 26

A small pear shaped organ about 7.5 cm long with a maximum diameter of 5cm; its wall consists of an inner glandular mucosa an outer muscular layer and an incomplete aerosol layer

Question 27

Vagina

Answer 27

An elastic, muscular tube, highly distensible and variable length and width

Question 28

Infundibulum

Answer 28

Expanded funnel-shaped portion of the female reproductive tract; ciliated cells line its lumen

Question 29

What is the blood testis barrier composed of?

Answer 29

Tight junctions between extensions of Sertoli cells which function to isolate the luminal portion of the seminiferous tubule from the surrounding interstitial fluids

Question 30

As ovulation approaches the follicular cells surrounding the oocyte are known as?

Answer 30

The corona radiata

Question 31

Tunica Albuginea

Answer 31

Dense fibrous layer of seminiferous tubules rich in collagen fibers that surrounds the testis Extends into testis as septa

Question 32

Straight arteries

Answer 32

Deliver blood to the basilar layer of the endometrium

Question 33

Follicular phase and corpus luteum

Answer 33

Where the ovarian cycle begins at ovulation and ends with the involution.

Question 34

What muscles insert along the sides of the penis and their contractions primarily serve to stiffen the organ

Answer 34

Ischiocavernosus muscles

Question 35

Hymen

Answer 35

Elastic epithelial fold that separates the vagina and vestibule and which may partially or completely block the entrance to the vagina

Question 36

Gubernaculum testis

Answer 36

During development it is a cord of connective tissue and muscle fibers that extends from the inferior part of each testis to the posterior wall of a small, inferior pocket of peritoneum

Question 37

Cardinal ligaments

Answer 37

Prevent the inferior movement of the uterus, extends from the base of the uterus and vagina to the lateral walls of the pelvis.

Question 38

Spermatic fascial layers

Answer 38

Internal, cremaster muscle and external spermatic facias Layers of spermatic cord and extends from abdomen

Question 39

Ovarian cycle

Answer 39

``` Superficial germinal epithelium (cuboidal cells)Primordial follicle Primary follicle Developing follicles Mature (Graafian) Ruptured follicle (corpus hemorrhagicum) Ovulation- discharged ovum Corpus luteum- luteal cells, blood clot, fibrin and mature corpus luteum) Corpus albicans ```

Question 40

Dartos

Answer 40

Layer of smooth muscle deep to the dermis of the scrotum

Question 41

Inguinal canal

Answer 41

Opening in the abdominal wall for spermatic cordial