The Reproductive System - The Female Reproductive System - Uterus

Question 1

About the size and shape of a pear, the uterus is mostly ____

Answer 1

muscle

Question 2

The thin, skin-like outer layer of uterine tissue is called the ____

Answer 2

perimetrium

Question 3

The middle layer is the muscular part, called the ____

Answer 3

myometrium

Question 4

The inner lining of the uterus, the ____, is a mucous membrane with a rich supply of blood vessels

Answer 4

endometrium

Question 5

The endometrium layer has two parts:

Answer 5

(1) the basal endometrium stays in place all the time, and (2) the functional endometrium develops to prepare for pregnancy, then sloughing away at the end of the menstruation cycle

Question 6

The rounded, upper portion of the uterus where the fallopian tubes enter is the ____

Answer 6

fundus

Question 7

The large center part is called the ____

Answer 7

corpus

Question 8

The ____ is the rounded bulb at the bottom that protrudes into the innermost portion of the vagina

Answer 8

cervix