FEMALE Reproductive System Flashcards
(11 cards)
An ___ starts to develop. While the ___ is developing, the lining of the _____ is getting thick and soft. The ____ releases the ovum. It travels through the ________. If the egg doesn’t meet a sperm, it _____. About two weeks later, since the lining of the uterus is not needed for a pregnancy, it comes out through the _____. Another ovum starts to develop in one of the ovaries and the process ______.
ovum, ovum, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tube, dissolves, vagina
Houses and protects embryo/fetus/baby Allows nutrient&waste exchange with placenta during pregnancy
Nourishes an embryo before a placenta grows
UTERUS (made up of
muscular walls, a lining
called the endometrium, and a cervix. The uterus
is also called “womb”)
The bottom section of the uterus Produces fluids to helpspermtravel Produces a mucus plug to keep out germs duringpregnancy
CERVIX
Allows passage of sperm
Produces fluid daily to cleanse and lubricate itself andhelpsperm travel
Allows passage of shed endometrium during menstrual periodAllows passage of baby
Provides sensation (has many nerve endings especiallyinouterthird)
A collapsed tube, like a deflated balloon
Three inches long when not aroused and five to six incheslongwhen aroused and very stretchy
Is the middle of the three openings between a female’s legs
VAGINA
Membrane some females have that partly covers thevaginal
opening Some girls are both without a hymen May be stretchedduring use of a tampon, having finger inserted or duringsexual
intercourse
HYMEN
Provide storage for the ovum (eggs) Allow maturationoftheovum
Produce sex hormones (estrogen, progesterone and androgens)
OVARY
Allow passage of ovum toward uterus Allow passage ofspermfrom uterus
FALLOPIAN TUBES
Guides a mature ovum, when it is released froman ovary, intoaFallopian tube Fringe–like or finger–like outer ends oftheFallopian tubes
FIMBRIA
rea of firm tissue towards the front wall of the vaginasurrounding the urethra
Responds to pressure sometimes causing orgasmthat mayormay not produce fluid (the fluid is not urine)
Also known as the Graffenberg–spot
(G–spot) or the female prostate gland
SKENE’S GLANDS
Protect opening of urethra and vagina, as eyelids protecteyesProvide sensation (has many nerve endings)
Labia are folds of skin Outer labia (labia majora) havepubichair
VULVA (made up of labia
majora, labia minora, and
clitoris)
Protects the glans of the clitoris Provides sensation (hasmanynerve endings)
Like a cap, mostly covers the clitoris when it is not erect
CLITORIAL HOOD
