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Female anatomy Flashcards

1
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What is part of the female reproductive system?

A
  1. Ovaries
  2. Uterine (fallopian) Tubes
  3. Uterus
  4. Vagina
  5. External organs: Vulva or pudendum
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Mammary Glands are considered part of what system?

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Reproductive system.

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What are a paired organs that produce secondary oocytes (cells that develop into mature ova, or eggs following fertilize) and hormones are created?

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Ovaries (egg receptacles)

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What hormones do the ovaries make?

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  1. Progesterone
  2. Estrogen
  3. Inhibin
  4. Relaxin
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What are the female sex hormones?

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  1. Progesterone
  2. Estrogen
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6
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How are the ovaries held in placed?

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Ligaments

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7
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What is a layer of simple epithelium ( low cuboidal or squamous) that connects the surface of the ovary?

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Germinal Epithelium

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What are deep to the germinal Epithelium, its a region of dense connective tissue that contains ovarian follicles?

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Ovarian Cortex

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9
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What consists of an oocyte and a variable number of surrounding cells that nourish the development oocytes and begin to secrets estrogen as the follicle grows larger?

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Ovarian Follicles

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10
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The Follicle enlarges until it is a mature ______?

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Mature ( Graafian) Follicle

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11
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The remnants of the ovulated follicle develops in to a ?

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Corpus Luteum

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12
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What is a (yellow Body) produces progesterone, estrogens, relaxin, and inhibin?

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Corpus Luteum

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12
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Corpus Luteum will degenerate and turn into fibrous tissue called?

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Corpus Albicans (White Body)

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What is the region deep to the ovarian Cortex that consists of loose connective tissue and contains blood vessels, lymphatic, and nerves?

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Ovarian Medulla

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What structure that extends laterally from the uterus and transport the secondary oocytes from the ovaries to the Uterus?

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Uterine (Fallopain) Tubes

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What is the open, funnel shaped end of each tube is called?

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Infundibulum

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16
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What is a Fringe of finger-like projections from the Infundibulum called?

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Fimbriae

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17
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From the Infundibulum, the uterine tubes extend medially, attaching to the upper and outer comers of the what?

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Uterus

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18
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What causes local currents, which surround the surface of the mature follicle just before ovulation occurs, to sweep the secondary oocyte into the uterine tube?

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Fimbriae

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19
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How is the oocyte moved along the tube by what actions?

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Cilia
Peristalic

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19
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How is the oocyte moved along the tube by what actions?

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  1. Cilia
  2. Peristaltic contractions of the smooth muscle layer.
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20
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What is the usual site for fertilization of a secondary oocyte by a sperm cell?

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Uterine tube

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21
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How long can fertilization occur after ovulation?

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24 hours

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22
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In how many days does the fertilized ovum (zygote) descend into the uterus?

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Seven days

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23
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What happens to unfertilized secondary oocytes?

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Disintegrates

24
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What serves as the site of implantation of a fertilized ovum, development of the fetus during pregnancy, and labor?

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Uterus

25
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What is the dome-shaped portion of the uterus superior to the uterine tubes called?

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Fundus

26
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What is the tapering central portion of the uterus called?

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Body

27
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What is the narrow portion opening into the uterus called?

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Cervix

28
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What is the interior of the body of the uterus called?

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Uterine cavity

29
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What is the name of the middle layer of uterus muscles, which consist of smooth muscles and form the bulk of the uterine wall?

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Myometrium

30
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What is the innermost part of the uterine wall, it’s a mucous membrane?

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Endometrium

31
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What layer of the uterus nourishes a growing fetus or is shed each month during menstruation if fertilization doesn’t occur?

A

Endometrium

32
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The Endometrium contains many glands called what; they also secrete nourish sperm and the zygote?

A

Endometrium Glands

33
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What is a tubular canal that extends from the exterior of the body to the uterine cervix?

A

Vagina

34
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What three things does the vagina do?

A
  1. Sexual intercourse
  2. Outlet of menstruation
  3. Passageway for childbirth.n
35
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What is the recess that surrounds the cervix in the vagina?

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Fornix

36
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The mucosa of the vagina has large stores of what ____, the decomposition of which produces organic acids?

A

Glycogen

37
Q

What is the thin fold of mucous membrane called what _____, partially covering the vagina orifice, the vagina opening?

A

Hymen

38
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What is the diamond-shaped area between the thighs and the buttocks of both males and females that contains the external genitals and anus?

A

Perineum

39
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What refers to the external genitals of the female?

A
  1. Vulva
  2. Pudebdum
40
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What is an elevation of adipose tissue covered by course pubic hair, which cushions the pubic symphysis?

A

Mons Pubis

41
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What are two longitudinal folds of skin that extend from the Mons Pubis?

A

Labia Majora

42
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What develops from the same embryonic tissues that the scrotum developed from in males?

A

Labia Majora

43
Q

What contains adipose tissue, sebaceous (oil), and Suboriferios (sweat) Glands and covered in pubic hair?

A

Labia Majora

44
Q

What structure does NOT contain pubic hair or fat and has few sudoriferous (sweat) glands; and DO contains numerous sebaceous glands?

A

Labia Minora

45
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What is a cylindrical mass of erectile tissue and nerves?

A

Clitoris

46
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What is the area between the Labia Minora?

A

Vestibule

47
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What glands in the wall of the urethra secrete mucus, and are developed from the same embryonic tissue as a male’s prostate?

A

Female’s Paraurethral glands (Skene Glands)

48
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What glands produce a small quantity of mucus during sexual arousal and intercourse that adds to the cervical mucus and provides lubrication?

A

Greater Vestibular glands (Bartholin glands)

49
Q

What are modified sudoriferous (sweat glands) that produce milk?

A

Mammary Glands

50
Q

What is a pigmented projection, with a series of closely spaced openings of ducts where milk emerges?

A

Nipple

51
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What is a circular pigmented area of the skin surrounding the nipple called?

A

Areola

52
Q

How many lobes does each mammary gland consist of?

A

15 to 20

53
Q

What are the ligaments that support the breast?

A

Suspensory Ligaments (Cooper’s Ligaments)

54
Q

What are smaller lobules, in which milk-secreting glands?

A

Alveoli are found

55
Q

At the onset of puberty what hormones help develop a female’s breast?

A
  1. Estrogens
  2. Progesterone
56
Q

What are the functions of the mammary glands?

A
  1. Synthesis
  2. Secretion
  3. and ejaculation of MILK
57
Q

Lactation is defined as?

A

the process of producing and releasing milk from the mammary glands in your breasts.

58
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Milk production is stimulated by what hormone, which is created in the Anterior Pituitary gland with contributions from the other two hormones?

A
  1. Prolactin.
  2. Progestin and Estrogen
59
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What does oxytocin do, which is secreted by the posterior Pituitary Gland?

A

The ejection of the milk is stimulated.

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