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Reproductive System Flashcards

1
Q

What is the male and female gamete known as?

A

Male- spermatozoa

Female- oocyte or ovum

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2
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What is produced by the male and female gonads?

A

Female- ovaries

Male- testis

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3
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Where does fertilisation occur?

A

Ampulla of uterine tube

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4
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Where does the pelvic cavity lie within?

A

The body pelvis

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5
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The pelvic cavity is continuous with what?

A

Abdominal cavity

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6
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The pelvic floor is an internal wall of what kind of muscle?

A

Skeletal

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7
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What does the pelvic floor separate?

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Pelvic cavity and perineum

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8
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Where is the perineum found?

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Inferior to the pelvic floor

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9
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What are the 3 possible openings in the pelvic floor for?

A

Renal, reproductive and alimentary canals

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10
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What is the pelvic roof formed by?

A

Parietal peritoneum

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11
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What is the most inferior part of the peritoneal cavity?

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Rectouterine pouch (of Douglas)

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12
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The inferior part of the parietal peritoneum forms the floor of what and the roof of what?

A

Floor- peritoneal cavity

Roof- over pelvic organs

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13
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Where is the vesico-uterine pouch found between?

A

Bladder and uterus

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14
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Where will any abnormal fluid in the peritoneal cavity collect?

A

Pouch of Douglas

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15
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What are the 3 female orifices of the perineum?

A

External urethral orifice, vaginal orifice, anus

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16
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What are the female reproductive organs?

A

Ovaries

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17
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What are accessory female reproductive organs?

A

Uterine tubes, uterus, vagina

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18
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What are the three layers of the uterus wall?

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Perimetrium, myometrium, endometrium

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19
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Where does the ovum develop?

A

Ovaries

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20
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In each menstrual cycle, how many ovum are released from the ovary to where?

A

1 ovum released from ovary to peritoneal cavity

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21
Q

What moves the ova along the uterine tube?

A

Cilia

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22
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Where does implantation occur?

A

Body of the uterus

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23
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During menstruation, the contractions of what to expel the unfertilised ovum cause pain?

A

Myometrium of uterus wall

24
Q

What gland plays an important role in regulating female hormone production?

A

Pituitary gland

25
Q

What happens in an ectopic pregnancy?

A

An fertilised ovum implants NOT in the uterine cavity

26
Q

Where are the common and uncommon implantations of an ectopic pregnancy?

A

Common- uterine tube

Uncommon- abdomen

27
Q

Why is an ectopic pregnancy a medical emergency?

A

Danger of haemorrhage

28
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How can STIs spread to the peritoneum and what can this cause?

A

Spread through the uterus and uterine tubes to the peritoneal cavity causing peritonitis

29
Q

STIs can cause infertility by blocking what?

A

Uterine tubes

30
Q

How does female steralisation work?

A

Uterine tubes are clipped, cut or cauterised

31
Q

In what state is the anatomical position of the penis?

A

Erect

32
Q

Where are the testes contained?

A

Scrotum

33
Q

What passes in the urethra?

A

Urine and sperm

34
Q

During development, the testes develop where?

A

The posterior wall of the abdominal cavity

35
Q

By birth, the testis have descended into the scrotum through what?

A

The inguinal canal

36
Q

What is the tube that the sperm pass through from the testis into scrotum?

A

Vas deferens

37
Q

Where is sperm produced?

A

Seminiferous tubules

38
Q

What muscle helps keep sperm temperature 1 degree lower than normal?

A

Dartos muscle

39
Q

What do sperm pass into before the epididymis?

A

Rete testis

40
Q

What does the epididymis become?

A

Vas deferens

41
Q

Where is the Dartos muscle found?

A

Superficial fascia of scrotom

42
Q

What gland plays an important role in regulating male hormones?

A

Pituitary

43
Q

What vessels does the spermatic cord contain?

A

Vas deferens, testicular artery, pampiniform plexus

44
Q

What is torsion of the testis and what can it cause?

A

Twisting of the spermatic cord- disrupts blood supply, severe pain, danger of necrosis

45
Q

What produces seminal fluid?

A

Seminal glands

46
Q

What does the urethra do?

A

Drains urine from bladder and passes semen in ejaculation

47
Q

How many cylinders of erectile tissue become engorged with blood during erection?

A

3

48
Q

What are the male reproductive organs?

A

Testes

49
Q

What are the male accessory reproductive organs?

A

Vas deferens, seminal glands, prostate gland and penis

50
Q

Where do the sperm develop?

A

Testis

51
Q

The sperm pass from the testes via what?

A

Vas deferens

52
Q

What forms the ejaculatory duct?

A

Vas deferens and seminal gland duct

53
Q

What are the components of semen?

A

Sperm and seminal fluid

54
Q

The right and left ejaculatory ducts join where?

A

Within the prostate gland and then into urethra

55
Q

Where does the urethra open?

A

External urethral meatus of penis

56
Q

What is a vasectomy?

A

Male sterilisation

57
Q

What is transected and lumen sutured closed bilaterally in a vasectomy?

A

Vas deferens

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