reproductive structures (8,9)

Question 1

ovaries

Answer 1

almond-shaped organs located in the pelvic cavity; form and store egg cells and produce estrogen and progesterone

Question 2

ovum

Answer 2

female egg cell

Question 3

graafian follicles

Answer 3

100,000 microscopic sacs that make up a large portion of the ovaries

Question 4

uterine tubes (fallopian tubes)

Answer 4

pair of tubes attached to the uterus that provide a passageway for the ovum to move from ovary to uterus

Question 5

fimbria

Answer 5

finger-like projection at the free end of the uterine tube

Question 6

uterus

Answer 6

pear-sized and shaped muscular organ that lies in the pelvic cavity –> menstruation, pregnancy, labor

Question 7

endometrium

Answer 7

inner lining of the uterus

Question 8

myometrium

Answer 8

muscular middle layer of the uterus

Question 9

perimetrium

Answer 9

outer protective layer of uterus, secretes uterine serosa

Question 10

corpus

Answer 10

large central portion of uterus

Question 11

fundus

Answer 11

rounded upper portion of uterus

Question 12

cervix (Cx)

Answer 12

narrow lower portion of uterus

Question 13

vagina

Answer 13

passageway between uterus and outside of body

Question 14

hymen

Answer 14

fold of membrane found near opening of vagina

Question 15

vulva

Answer 15

external genitals of female, including mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, urinary meatus, vaginal opening

Question 16

perineum

Answer 16

pelvic floor in both male and female

Question 17

Bartholin glands

Answer 17

pair of mucus-producing glands located on each side of vagina

Question 18

breasts

Answer 18

milk-producing glands

Question 19

mammary papilla

Answer 19

breast nipple

Question 20

areola

Answer 20

pigmented area around the breast nipple

Question 21

gamete

Answer 21

mature germ cell, either sperm or ovum

Question 22

conception

Answer 22

beginning of pregnancy, when the sperm enters the ovum–> conception normally occurs in the uterine tubes

Question 23

zygote

Answer 23

cell formed by the union of the sperm and ovum

Question 24

embryo

Answer 24

unborn offspring in the stage of development from implantation of the zygote to the end of the eighth week of pregnancy

Question 25

fetus

Answer 25

unborn offspring from the beginning of the ninth week of pregnancy until birth

Question 26

gestation

Answer 26

development of a new individual from conception to birth (pregnancy)

Question 27

gestation period

Answer 27

duration of pregnancy; normally 38-42 weeks, which can be divided into three equal periods, called trimesters

Question 28

implantation

Answer 28

embedding of the zygote in the uterine lining, process normally begins about 7 days after fertilization and continues for several days

Question 29

placenta

Answer 29

structure that grows on the wall of the uterus during pregnancy and allows for nourishment of the fetus (afterbirth)

Question 30

amniotic sac

Answer 30

membranous bag that surrounds the fetus before delivery

Question 31

chorion

Answer 31

outermost layer of the fetal membrane

Question 32

amnion

Answer 32

innermost layer of the fetal membrane

Question 33

amniotic fluid

Answer 33

fluid within the amniotic sac, which surrounds the fetus

Question 34

umbilicus

Answer 34

navel; marks site of attachment of umbilical cord to fetus