reproductive (female) Flashcards
Uterus
unique to females, opens up at the cervix and travels down to the vagina
ovary
where eggs are produced
ovarian ligament
connect the ovaries to the body
fimbriae
when an ovum is released from the ovary each month it will travel through the fimbriae
uterine tube
where fetilization of the ovum by sperm would occur
fundus of uterus
the top bit that sicks up
vagina
fibro muscular tube the connects the uterus to the outside of the body
wher is the female homologue to the male testies
ovaries
homologue
two structure came developmentally from the same original structure then differentiated by gender
suspensory ligement (a supportive structure)
connects ovary to the side wall or the pelvis (hold them up)
broad ligament
-draped over everything
-made of parietal peritoneum