Reproductive system - Female

Question 1

Components of the ovaries?

Answer 1

• hilum
• cortex
• medulla

Question 2

Components of uterus?

Answer 2

• fundus - cervix - body

Question 3

What kind of epithelium does the endometrium of the uterine wall have?

Answer 3

Simple cuboidal epithelium

Question 4

Parts of the uterine tube?

Answer 4

(When the fimbrae waft the egg into the tube it passes in this order) - infundibulum - ampulla - isthmus - intramural

Question 5

The endometrium of the uterine wall consists of strata, name these as well as what else you find in the endometrium.

Answer 5

Stratum basalis Stratum functionalis (this is this stratum that changed in height) Spiral arteries Endometrial glands

Question 6

What is the function of the endometrial glands?

Answer 6

To secrete glycogen rich substance to nourish embryo

Question 7

What happens to the spiral arteries within endometrium during proliferation?

Answer 7

Spiral arteries heighten in size to the surface

Question 8

What happens to the endometrial glands during the secretory phase?

Answer 8

Become cork-skrew shaped, fill with glycogen which is secreted after ovulation

Question 9

Cervix has two components.. Name them and state the type of epithelium.

Answer 9

Endocervix - simple columnar epithelium Ectocervix - stratified squamous non-keratined

Question 10

What is the transformation zone?

Answer 10

The point at which the endocervix and ectocervix meet, where dysplasia occurs, from simple columnar to stratified squamous non-keratinised

Question 11

There are two types of simple cuboidal cella at epithelium.. Name them

Answer 11

Secretory - to nourish gamete Ciliated - alter in height during menstrual cycle

Question 12

Pathology of the ovaries and uterine tubes you can get?

Answer 12

Question 13

What are the components of the female reproductive system?

Answer 13

• ovaries - uterus - uterine tube