Structural/Functional

Question 1

ovaries

Answer 1

female sex glands

Question 2

ovum

Answer 2

female sex cell = the “egg”; when fertilized by male sperm, develops into an embryo

Question 3

fallopian tube (salpinx)

Answer 3

tube between ovary and uterus that passes the egg (ova)

Question 4

fimbria

Answer 4

finger-like structures at the ovarian ends of fallopian tubes that “wave” the egg (ovum) toward tube

Question 5

uterus

Answer 5

womb; organ in which fetus develops

Question 6

endometrium

Answer 6

inner lining of the uterus

Question 7

myometrium

Answer 7

muscular middle layer of the uterus

Question 8

corpus

Answer 8

body of uterus

Question 9

fundus

Answer 9

top or “dome” of uterus

Question 10

cervix

Answer 10

narrow lower end of uterus

Question 11

cul-de-sac

Answer 11

pouch between posterior wall of uterus that forms the muscular ring at neck of uterus

Question 12

vagina

Answer 12

muscular tube connecting uterus to outside of the body

Question 13

introitus

Answer 13

opening to the vagina

Question 14

Bartholin glands

Answer 14

pair of mucus-producing glands on each side of the vagina and just above the vaginal opening

Question 15

vulva

Answer 15

female external genitalia

Question 16

external genitalia

Answer 16

another name for the vulva

Question 17

perineum

Answer 17

area between anus and scrotum in males; area between vagina and anus in females

Question 18

mammary glands

Answer 18

milk-producing glands of the female (breasts)

Question 19

mammary papilla

Answer 19

nipples of the breasts

Question 20

areola

Answer 20

dark pigmented area around the nipple of each breast

Question 21

menarche

Answer 21

the beginning of menstruation; the first menstrual period

Question 22

menopause

Answer 22

the natural cessation of menses

Question 23

gynecology

Answer 23

study of condition and diseases of the woman’s reproductive system

Question 24

gynecologist

Answer 24

one who specializes in the study of woman’s reproductive system