lecture 36 - female reproduction

Question 1

what does the female urogenital triangle contain

Answer 1

external genitalia = vulva

Question 2

what does the female anal triangle contain

Answer 2

anus

Question 3

what is the mon pubis in the vulva (external genitalia)

Answer 3

in front of the pubis symphysis

Question 4

what are the labia majora

Answer 4

larger and more lateral labia (lips)

Question 5

what are the labia minora

Answer 5

smaller and more medial labia (lips)

Question 6

what is the space between the labia (associated with the vagina) called

Answer 6

vestibule

Question 7

where are the vestibular glands

Answer 7

deep in the labia

Question 8

what do the vestibular glands do

Answer 8

lubricate the vagina orifice

Question 9

what does the clitoris contain

Answer 9

glands, body, crura x2, bulbs x2

Question 10

what is the most lateral portion of the uritine tube and what does it represent

Answer 10

infundibulum = funnel shaped with finger like projections called fimbriae

Question 11

what is the mid portion of the uritine tube and what does it represent

Answer 11

ampulla = dilated area where fertilisation occurs (normally)

Question 12

what is the most medial portion of the uritine tube and what does it represent

Answer 12

isthmus = means narrow passage

Question 13

what is the outer layer of the uterus called

Answer 13

perimetrium = connective tissue

Question 14

what is the middle layer of the uterus called

Answer 14

myometrium = smooth muscle

Question 15

what is the inner layer of the uterus called and what does it contain

Answer 15

endometrium = columnar epithelium, uterine glands and arteries,

layer that sheds during menstration

Question 16

what are the two layers of the endometrium

Answer 16

inner layer = functional layer (functionalis)
thinner layer = basal layer

Question 17

what are the three sections of the cervix

Answer 17

• external os
• cervical canal
• internal os

Question 18

what does the cervix produce and what is it important for

Answer 18

produces cervical mucus

• important for preventing infection in the upper part of the reproductive tract

Question 19

what is the complex blood supply of the female reproductive tract

Answer 19

direct branches off the abdominal aorta and internal iliac arteries

• ovarian arteries
• uterine artery
• vaginal artery

Question 20

how does the uterine artery split

Answer 20

branches off into uterus where is spilts to form arcuate arteries

then spilts again to form redial arteries

Question 21

what is the location of the ovaries

Answer 21

• lateral and posterior to the uterus
• lateral portion of the true pelvic cavity

Question 22

what does the ovary contain

Answer 22

outer cortex and inner medulla

Question 23

what occurs in the ovaries

Answer 23

site of oogenesis and hormone production (e.g oestradiol)

Question 24

what is the corpus lutem

Answer 24

produced when the oocyte is released and it produced progesterone

Question 25

what is the three divisions of the broad ligament

Answer 25

- mesometrium (of the womb) - mesoalpinx (of the tube) - mesovarian (of the ovary)

Question 26

what stimulates the development of the breast tissue

Answer 26

estradiol and progesterone

Question 27

what is the vesicouterine pouch

Answer 27

continuous fold of broad ligament (visceral peritoneum) over anteriorly located bladder

Question 28

what is the rectouterine pouch

Answer 28

continuous fold of broad ligament (visceral peritoneum) over posteriorly located rectum