Reproductive/Genital System Part 2 - Female Flashcards
what is superior to the urinary bladder?
the uterus
what happens at the uterus?
where fetal development will occur if there is fertilization of an ovum by a sperm
what is lateral to the uterus?
ovaries
what are ovaries?
where ovum (egg) is produced that can be fertilized to make a fetus
where does the ovaries lead into?
the uterine/fallopian tube which will connect it to the uterus
where does the uterus open?
at the more posterior and inferior section
where the uterus opens is called the?
cervix
where does the cervix open into?
the vagina
where does the vagina open?
a little posterior to the external urethra orifice
if we move further posterior from the opening of the vagina, what do we get?
the anus
what is the top section of the anus called?
the fundus
what are the sections of the uterus?
- fundus
- body
- cervix (end)
what is the vagina?
a fibromuscular tube that connects the uterus to the outside of the body
does the uterus have thick or thin walls?
thick
why is the uterus lined with smooth muscle?
because we will need muscular contraction to push a baby out
what is on either side of the uterus?
an ovary
how are the ovaries connected to the uterus?
via the ovarian ligament
when an ovum is released from the ovary each month, where will the ovum travel to?
first into the fimbriae of uterine tube and then continue into the infundibulum of the uterine tube then through the rest of the uterine tube that leads towards the uterus
what are the fimbriae of uterine tube?
fingerlike structures on the uterine tube
what is the beginning of the uterine tube?
the infundibulum
where will fertilization of the ovum occur?
typically in the uterine tube
how long can the ovum spend in the uterine tube?
up to several days
after an ovum is fertilized in the uterine tube, where does it go?
into the uterus and then implant in the thick wall where the fetus will develop
what does homolog mean?
two structures came developmentally (in fetal development) from the same developmental structure and became something different when they differentiated sex
what is the ovary and homologue for?
the male testes
what is the female gonad?
the ovary
what does the ovary produce?
- the ovum
- hormones
which hormones does the ovary produce?
- estrogen
- progesterone
what holds the ovaries in place?
the ovarian ligament
what does the suspensory ligament connect?
connects the ovary to the side wall of the pelvis
- holds the ovaries up
what is the broad ligament?
a huge sheet of parietal peritoneum that loops over the bladder, uterus and all over the uterine tubes
- sort of drapes over everything
where does the broad ligament attach to?
the posterior abdominal wall