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Female Repro A&P
Female Repro
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Female gonads - 2 almond shaped organs about 2" long | Ovaries |
| Structure that ruptures to release mature egg | Follicle |
| Follicle turns into this after ovulation | corpus luteum |
| It's cilia move ovum along and is the site of fertilization | Fallopian tube |
| A hollow, pear shaped organ - 4 inches long and 2 inches wide | Uterus |
| Small, rounded section of uterus on top | Fundus |
| A smooth muscular canal about 3 1/2 inches long | Vagina |
| These folds line the vagina | Rugae |
| 2 mucus-producing glands - one on each side of vaginal opening | Batholins |
| External part - includes the labia minora and labia majora | Vulva |
| Female erectile tissue | Clitoris |
| External floor of the pelvis - between the vaginal opening and the anus | perineum |
| The muscular wall of the uterus | Myometrium |
| Specialized endothelium lining the uterus | Endometrium |
| The space between the vagina and cervix | Fornix |
| Usual day of ovulation for a 28 day cycle | Fourteen |
| The mons pubis is this type of tissue | adipose |
| The mons pubis encases the junction of this bone | pubic |
| 38 weeks is its average length | gestation |
| A fold of mucous membrane covering the vaginal orifice | hymen |
| The layer of the uterus expelled during menstruation | endometrium |
| The part of the pituitary gland that produces FSH and LH | anterior |
| Colostrum is secreted by these glands | mammary |
| This process of cell division halves the number of chromosomes | meiosis |
| A fall in estrogen and progesterone and release of LH induces this | menstruation |
| The hormone hCG is produced by these kinds of cells | embryonic |
| After implantation, the fertilized egg is called this | embryo |
| This occurs when the aging ovary no longer produces mature follicles | menopause |
| The union of an ovum and a spermatozoon | fertilization |