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The Female Reproductive system Flashcards

1
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What do the ovaries do?

A

Produce ova and hormones

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What do the uterine tubes do?

A

Capture and transport ova, this is also where fertilisation occurs

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3
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What does the uterus do?

A

accommodate fertilised ova

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4
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What does the cervix do?

A

Controls access to the uterus

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5
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What does the vagina/ vestibule do?

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together they form the female copulatory organ and the birth canal

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6
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What does the vulva do?

A

the external part of the female genital system, it protects the reproductive tract opening

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7
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What do the ligaments do?

A

Support the reproductive organs internally

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8
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What do follicles contain?

A

they each contain a single ovum

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9
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What can be found in the centre and outside of the follicles?

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loose vascular zone/ Medulla in centre and there is an outer/ dense parenchymatous zone

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10
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What is the first stage of follicle development?

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Primordial follicle, a single layer of flat granulosa cells

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What is the second stage of follicle development?

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Primary follicle formed, The flat granulosa cells become cuboidal cells

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12
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What is the third stage of follicle development

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Secondary follicle formed, there are several layers of cells with fluid-filled spaces

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13
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What is the fourth stage of follicle development

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Tertiary (Graafian) follicle formed, it is mature- the fluid spaces are all joint up (these can then rupture and the ova pushes them out)

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14
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What is atresia?

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When follicles disappear/ do not fully mature

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15
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What occurs during ovulation?

A

Graafian follicle ruptures, the fluid flushes the ovum to the uterine tube, the remaining follicle bleeds a little

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16
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What does the tissue form during ovulation?

A

corpus luteum

17
Q

What happens to the corpus luteum when there is no pregnancy?

A

corpus luteum regresses, scar tissue called the corpus albicans is formed

18
Q

What is the function of the uterine tube?

A

capture and transport ova to the uterus

19
Q

What lines the uterine tube?

A

ciliated epithelium

20
Q

What are the three parts of the uterine tuube?

A

infundibulum, Ampulla and Isthmus

21
Q

What are the three different parts of the uterus?

A

Horns, body and Cervix

22
Q

How does the cervix limit access to the vagina?

A

It forms a sphincter, Thick mucosal folds interdigitate, can occlude cervical canal
* Cervical mucosa secrete mucus, forming a plug

23
Q

How many layers does the uterine wall have?

A

three

24
Q

What is the inner layer of the uterus called?

A

mucosal layer (endometrium)

25
Q

What are uterine caruncles

A

attachment sites of embryonic membranes

26
Q

What is the muscle layer responsible for?

A

Responsible for uterine contractions
The activity is coordinated- longitudinal contractions
‘shorten utuerus’ while circular contractions push
out contents.

27
Q

What is the vulva?

A

the external genital opening

28
Q

Where are the labia found?

A

either side of the genital opening

29
Q

Where is the clitoris?

A

lies within ventral commissure, contained within the clitoral fossa

30
Q

What is the function of the intercornual ligament

A

connects uterine horns

31
Q

What are fimbriae?

A

Projections on the expanded infundibulum portion of the uterine tube

32
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What lines the uterine tube?

A

ciliated epithelium

33
Q

What are uterine caruncles and where are they found?

A

sites of attachment for the placenta, they are found in the endometrium

34
Q

What is the function of the vestibular glands?

A

They lubricate the vestibule during copulation and birth

35
Q

What is the serosal/outer layer of the peritoneum continuous with?

A

The broad ligament

36
Q

What does the broad ligament enclose?

A

The suspensory, ovarian and round ligament of the uterus?

37
Q

What are the three arteries that supply the reproductive tract?

A

Ovarian, Uterine and vaginal
(also internal pudendal)

38
Q

What does pgf2 alpha do to the corpus luteum?

A

causes regression

39
Q

What is the function of the vestibular glands in the vestibule/vulva

A

lubricates the vestibule during copulation and parturition

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