Female Reproductive System

Question 1

Where do the ovaries lie within the pelvic cavity

Answer 1

Upper pelvic cavity

Question 2

Ovaries function

Answer 2

Produce female sec cells (secondary oocytes) and female sex hormones

Question 3

Primary follicles

Answer 3

a primary or yet surrounded by a single or several layers of granulosa cells

Question 4

Secondary follicles

Answer 4

primary oocyte surrounded by granulosa with prominent corona radiata, and stromal cells differentiate into the a interna and theca externa

Question 5

Mature follicle

Answer 5

aka graafin follicle contains primary oocyte that completes meiosis I to become secondary oocyte prominent antral cavity filled with antral fluid

Question 6

Corpus luteum

Answer 6

a yellow boyd formed from remnant of ovulated follicle that produces hormones during luteal phase

Question 7

Corpus albicans

Answer 7

scar tissue resulting from degeneration of corpus luteum

Question 8

Uterine tube and it’s functions

Answer 8

Aka fallopian tube conducts secondary oocyte, sperm for fertilization and transporting zygote and early embryo into the uterus for implantation

Question 9

What structures make up the wall of the uterus?

Answer 9

The perimetrium (serosa/visceral peritoneum) is the outermost layer
The myometrium is the middle layer, consisting of three layers of smooth muscle
The endometrium is the inner layer, is a highly vascularized and consists of three components: ciliated simple columnar epithelium; endometrial stroma (areolar connective tissue) and endometrial glands

Question 10

Parts of the uterus

Answer 10

The top of the uterus is the fundus
The isthmus is between the body and the cervix
The interior of the body is the uterine cavity

Question 11

What is the term used to describe the normal uterus position?

Answer 11

Anteflexion

Question 12

Ovarian cycle

Answer 12

includes changes that occur in the ovary during and after maturation of the oocyte

Question 13

Uterine cycle

Answer 13

involves changes in the endometrium that prepare it for implantation of the developing embryo (if no implantation, the stratum functionalis sheds during menstruation)

Question 14

STDs

Answer 14

Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Genital herpes

Question 15

Chlamydia

Answer 15

bacteria; asymptomatic, leads to sterility from scar tissue formation

Question 16

Gonorrhea

Answer 16

bacteria, discharge common, blindness if newborn is infected during delivery

Question 17

Syphilis

Answer 17

bacteria, 1st stage painless sores, 2nd stage all organs involved, 3rd stage organ generation i a parent

Question 18

Genital herpes

Answer 18

virus herpes simplex-2, incurable, painful blisters

Question 19

Vagina function

Answer 19

It functions as a passageway for spermatozoa and the menstrual flow, the receptacle of the penis during sexual intercourse, and the lower portion of the birth canal

Question 20

Moms pubis

Answer 20

fatty pad over pubic symphysis

Question 21

Labia minora

Answer 21

two smaller skin folds homologous to the spongy urethra

Question 22

Labia majora

Answer 22

two longitudinal skin folds homologous to the scrotum

Question 23

Clitoris

Answer 23

small mass of erectrile tissue homologous to the glans penis + corpora cavernosa in males