Reproductive system Female Flashcards
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Vulva
Exterior structures of female reproductive system
Vagina
Tubular organ which connects external reproductive anatomy to uterus
Cervix
entrance to uterus from vagina
Endomertrium
Inner most tissue layer of uterine wall sheds if egg is not fertilized supply if fertilized
3 layers of Uterus
endometrium
Myometrium
Perimetrium
Fallopian tubes
Narrow tubes where ova travels to reach uterus
Uterus
hollow muscular organ involved in menstruation and fetus growth
Fimbrae
Finger like structures that sweep mature ova to fallopian tube
Follicles
small fluid sacs in ovaries conatining oocyte immature eggs
Corpus luteum
when ovum matures follicle burst and remaining follicle becomes temporary endocrine gland corpus luteum producing estrogen/progesterone
Fertilization
- Spermatozoa enters vagina from ejaculation
- Sperm migrate through cervix into uterus
3.sperm goes into either left or right fallopian tube only one path contains ovum
4.Sperm encounters ovum as it migrates to fallopian tube
- fuse
ovaries
Female reproductive gland