Female Reproductive System

Question 1

Vagina

Answer 1

• receives penis during intercourse
• muscular tube that leads from cervix to outside the woman’s body
• is slightly acidic

Question 2

Progesterone

Answer 2

• produced by the corpus luteum

- maintains uterus lining during pregnancy and during menstrual cycle (14-27)

Question 3

Placenta

Answer 3

• organ that develops during pregnancy
• supplies foetus with nutrients + oxygen
• removes waste products from foetus’s blood
• attaches to wall of uterus ( top or side) and foetus’s umbilical cord

Question 4

Amniotic sac

Answer 4

• foetus develops here
• contains amniotic fluid
• protects baby from external trauma
• supports foetus
• amniotic fluid mainly consists of water

Question 5

Oestrogen

Answer 5

• builds up uterus lining
• stimulates production of luteinising hormone
• inhibits follicle stimulating hormone

Question 6

FSH ( follicle stimulating hormone)

Answer 6

• produces by pituitary gland

- stimulates the egg ( follicle) to mature and develop

Question 7

LH ( luteinising hormone)

Answer 7

• produced by pituitary gland
• Stimulates ovulation
• egg released at day 14

Question 8

Cervix

Answer 8

• lower part of uterus
• ring of muscle
• keeps baby in place during pregnancy
• prevents bacteria from entering the uterus

Question 9

Ovarys

Answer 9

• contains egg cells from birth
• hundreds of eggs
• releases oestrogen + progesterone + egg each month
  Only one egg released each month

Question 10

Uterus

Answer 10

• fertilised egg develops here
• muscular organ
• highly vascularised

Question 11

Fallopian tube

Answer 11

• wafts egg from ovary to uterus
• lined with cilia
• sperm and egg meet here for fertilisation