Reproductive system 1 females

Question 1

What are the main functions of the female reproductive system?

Answer 1

Formation of ova

Reception of spermatozoa

Provision of suitable environments for fertilization and fetal development

Parturition (childbirth)

Lactation (production of breast milk)

Question 2

What are the components of the external genitalia (vulva)?

Answer 2

Mons pubis
Labia majora
Labia minora
Clitoris
Vaginal orifice
Vestibule
Hymen
Vestibular glands (Bartholin’s glands)

Question 3

How are the female reproductive organs divided?

Answer 3

External genitalia (vulva)

Internal genitalia

Question 4

What are the labia majora?

Answer 4

The labia majora are two longitudinal folds of skin extending downwards from the mons pubis, forming the lateral boundaries of the vulva, and containing sebaceous glands on their inner surfaces.

Question 5

What is the mons pubis?

Answer 5

The mons pubis is a rounded eminence in front of the pubic symphysis, covered with hair at puberty, and formed by a collection of adipose tissue beneath the skin.

Question 6

What are the labia minora?

Answer 6

The labia minora are two smaller longitudinal folds of skin extending downwards and backwards on either side of the vagina, containing sebaceous and eccrine sweat glands, and enclosing the clitoris.

Question 7

What is the hymen?

Answer 7

The hymen is a thin fold of mucous membrane that partially seals the orifice of the vagina in the virgin state.

Question 8

What is the perineum?

Answer 8

roughly triangular area extending from the base of the labia minora to the anal canal,

consisting of connective tissue, muscle, and fat, and giving attachment to the muscles of the pelvic floor.

Question 8

What are the greater vestibular glands?

Answer 8

The greater vestibular glands are two oval-shaped glands on either side of the vagina that secrete mucus to lubricate the vagina.

Question 9

What is the blood supply and lymphatic drainage of the vulva?

Answer 9

The vulva is supplied with arterial blood by branches of the internal iliac and femoral arteries,

the lymphatic vessels drain into the superficial lymph nodes.

Question 10

What are the internal organs of the female reproductive system? A: The internal organs include:

Answer 10

Vagina
Uterus
2 uterine tubes
2 ovaries

Question 11

What is the structure and function of the vagina?

Answer 11

The vagina is a fibromuscular canal about 10 cm long, extending from the vulva to the uterus, running upwards and backwards behind the urinary bladder and urethra, and in front of the rectum and anal canal.

It acts as the receptacle for the penis during sexual intercourse, the outlet for menstrual flow, and provides an elastic passageway for childbirth.

Question 12

What are the three coats of the vagina?

Answer 12

Inner coat of mucous membrane (stratified squamous epithelium with rugae)

Middle coat of smooth muscle fibers

Outer coat of loose areolar tissue (contains vessels and nerves, anchors the vagina to adjacent organs)

Question 13

What is the arterial blood supply to the vagina?

Answer 13

The arterial blood supply to the vagina is by branches of the internal iliac arteries.

Question 14

Where do the veins of the vagina drain?

Answer 14

The veins of the vagina drain into the internal iliac veins.

Question 15

What are the three parts of the uterus?

Answer 15

The three parts of the uterus are the fundus, body, and cervix.

Question 16

fundus of the uterus

Answer 16

dome-shaped part of the uterus above the openings of the uterine tubes.

Question 17

body of the uterus?

Answer 17

The body is the main part of the uterus, narrowest inferiorly at the internal os where it is continuous with the cervix.

Question 18

cervix of the uterus?

Answer 18

the ‘neck’ of the uterus, protruding through the anterior wall of the vagina, and opening into it at the external os. It is about 2.5 cm in length and cylindrical in shape.