female reproductive system (urogenital)

Question 1

what does the female reproductive system contain?

Answer 1

ovaries
oviduct
uterus
vagina
vulva

Question 2

what are the female gonads called?

Answer 2

ovaries

Question 3

why are the surface of the ovaries irregular in most species?

Answer 3

because of the follicles and corpora lutea that protrude from the surface

Question 4

what suspends the most components of the female reproductive system?

Answer 4

broad ligament

Question 5

what is a section of the broad ligament that suspends the ovaries?

Answer 5

mesoovarium

Question 6

in what species do the follicles and corpora lutea suspend out?

Answer 6

bovine
porcine

Question 7

what species do the follicles and corpora lutea don’t extend out?

Answer 7

equid

Question 8

the ovarian paranchyma is surrounded by a tough connective tissue called

Answer 8

tunica albuginea

Question 9

what are the stages of development that follicles go through?

Answer 9

primordial follicle
primary follicle
secondary follicle
mature follicle

Question 10

Process by which the oocyte is
released from a mature follicle

Answer 10

ovulation

Question 11

structure found in the ovary after ovulation

Answer 11

corpus luteum

Question 12

not all follicles mature to release the ova and some of them regress to form ___________

Answer 12

atretic follicles

Question 13

what is the main function of the uterine tubes?

Answer 13

capture the ova (free end) released by the ovary and pass it on towards the uterus (uterine end)

Question 14

where does fertilization occur?

Answer 14

uterine tubes

Question 15

Finger like projections at the free end of the oviduct

Answer 15

fimbriae

Question 16

free end of the uterine tube that captures the ova is shaped like a funnel and endowed with fimbriae

Answer 16

infundibulum

Question 17

the free end that continues as a long tube and and connects to the uterine horn are divided into what two parts? i

Answer 17

ampulla
isthmus

Question 18

what joins the tip of the uterine horn?

Answer 18

isthmus

Question 19

uterine tubes are supported by a segment of the broad ligament called _________

Answer 19

mesosalphinx

Question 20

what type of uterus do most domestic species have?

Answer 20

bi-cornuate

Question 21

the inside of the uterus especially in cows

Answer 21

caruncles

Question 22

what is thick walled and presents a sphincter for entry into the vagina

Answer 22

cervix

Question 23

the lumen of the cervix is referred to as the cervical canal and presents what two openings?

Answer 23

internal os (towards body of uterus)
external os (towards vagina)

Question 24

uterus is supported by a segment of the broad ligament called __________

Answer 24

mesometrium

Question 25

section of the reproductive tract from the cervix to the entrance of the urethra

Answer 25

vagina

Question 26

the urethral orifice to the external genitalia

Answer 26

vestibule

Question 27

The vulvar opening is bounded by what two lips?

Answer 27

labia dorsal and ventral commissures