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Chapter 17
The Female Reproductive System
Question | Answer |
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Overies | The female sex organ. |
Rugae | The folds of the inner lining of the vagina. Allows the vagina to expand during childbirth. |
Uterus | a pear-shaped, hallow, muscular organ that houses the fertilized ovum(female egg). |
Myometrium | the middle muscular layer of the uterus. |
Endometrium | the innermost layer of the uterus. |
Perimetrium | the outer most serous membrane layer of the uterus. |
Fallopian Tubes | the uterine tubes or the oviducts, serve as passageway for the ova (eggs) to travel to the uterus. |
Internal genitalia | consists of the vagina, uterus, fallopian tubes, and the overies. |