Female Reproductive Organs Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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Ovaries
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Pair of female gonads that produce egg cells (ova)
2
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Fallopian Tubes
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Tubes with a funnel shaped opening located near each ovary that are lined with cilia and lead to the uterus
3
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Uterus
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A pear shaped organ with thick, muscular walls where an embryo can grow and develop into a fetus
Cervix: Entrance to the uterus
4
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Vagina (Birth Canal)
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Connects the cervix to the outside of of the body, sperm are delivered here, passageway for the fetus as it leaves the mother’s body during birth
5
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Cervix
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Entrance to the uterus
6
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Placenta
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The organ responsible for the passage of nutrients and oxygen from the mother’s blood to the fetus by diffusion
