female reproductive system

Question 1

ligaments holding the ovaries in position are

Answer 1

mesovarium
ovarian ligament
suspensory ligament
broad ligament

Question 2

oxytocin comes from

Answer 2

posterier pituitary

Question 3

ovarian ligament vs suspensory ligament

Answer 3

ovarian ligament anchors ovaries to uterus
suspensory ligament attaches ovaries to pelvic wall

Question 4

ovaries

Answer 4

female gonads
paired glands
homologous to testes (meaning same embryonic origin)

Question 5

ovaries produce

Answer 5

1. gametes, secondary oocytes that develop into mature ova (eggs) after fertilization
2. hormones like progesterone, estrogen, inhibin, relaxin

Question 6

hilum

Answer 6

in ovary it is the point of entrance and exit for blood vessels and nerves

Question 7

mammary gland

Answer 7

modified sudoriferous gland that PRODUCES milk consisting of 15-20 lobes
lying over pectoralis major muscles

Question 8

glandular alveoli

Answer 8

gland that SECRETES milk

Question 9

myoepithelial cells

Answer 9

surrounds glandular alveoli and helps propel milk towards nipple

Question 10

lactation

Answer 10

functions of the mammary glands producing, secreting, and ejecting milk

Question 11

Gonadotropin-releasing hormones

Answer 11

(GnRH) is the hypothalamic hormone that controls uterine and ovarian cycles

Question 12

ovulation

Answer 12

caused by high levels of estrogen which exerts positive feedback on LH and GnRH

Question 13

corpus luteum secretes

Answer 13

progesterone and estrogens during pregnancy to maintain the lining of the uterus and prepare mammary glands to secrete milk

Question 14

chorion secretes

Answer 14

chorion of placenta secretes human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

Question 15

ovum

Answer 15

mature egg