Female Vocab

Question 1

daughter cells of the oogonia, form primary follicles

Answer 1

primary oocytes

Question 2

delicate, hair free skin folds

Answer 2

labia minora

Question 3

elongated, hair covered skin folds

Answer 3

labia majora

Question 4

produce milk and nourish a baby

Answer 4

Mammary glands

Question 5

inner layer or mucosa of the uterus

Answer 5

endometrium

Question 6

the female external genitalia

Answer 6

vulva

Question 7

cyclic changes that occur monthly in the ovary

Answer 7

ovarian cycle

Question 8

estradiol, estone and estriol; chemicals produced by follicle cells; cause secondary sex characteristics

Answer 8

Estrogens

Question 9

primary reproductive organs of a female

Answer 9

ovaries

Question 10

receive the ovulated oocyte and provide a site where fertilization can occur

Answer 10

Fallopian tubes

Question 11

the area containing the external openings of the urethra and the vagina

Answer 11

vestibule

Question 12

endometrium regenerates, endometrial blood supply increases

Answer 12

proliferative stage

Question 13

bulky middle layer of the uterus composed of interlacing bundles of smooth muscle

Answer 13

myometrium

Question 14

thin fold of mucosa that is very vascula and partially closes the vagina prior to first sexual intercourse

Answer 14

hymen

Question 15

process of the production of female gametes

Answer 15

oogenesis

Question 16

fatty, rounded area overlying the public symphysis

Answer 16

mons pubis

Question 17

when a young embryo burrows into the endometrium of the uterus

Answer 17

implantation

Question 18

tiny saclike structures inside an ovary that contains an immature egg surrounded by other cells

Answer 18

ovarian follicles

Question 19

occur in clusters within lobules of a mammary gland, produce milk

Answer 19

alveolar glands

Question 20

thin walled tubes that extends from the cervix to the body exterior

Answer 20

vagina

Question 21

cyclic changes that the endometrium goes through month after month

Answer 21

menstrual cycle

Question 22

a ruptured follicle

Answer 22

corpus luteum

Question 23

produced by the corpus luteum; helps maintain pregnancy and prepares breasts for milk production

Answer 23

progesterone

Question 24

when an egg cell is ejaculated from the ovary

Answer 24

ovulation

Question 25

rising levels of progesterone causes endometrial glands to increase and secrete nutrients into the uterine cavity to sustain an embryo

Answer 25

secretory stage

Question 26

tubes that conduct milk to the outside at the nipple

Answer 26

lactiferous glands

Question 27

small protruding structure, hooded by a prepuce, composed of sensitive erectile tissue

Answer 27

clitoris

Question 28

hollow organ that functions to receive, retain and nourish a fertilized egg

Answer 28

uterus

Question 29

stage of the menstral cycle during which the functional layer of the endometrial lining is sloughing off

Answer 29

menses

Question 30

immature egg

Answer 30

oocyte

Question 31

finger like projections of the Fallopian tubes that partially surround the ovary

Answer 31

fimbriae