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Chapter 24 Part II
Female Reproductive System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What positions are Ovaries in? (Intraperitoneal or Retroperitoneal) | Retroperitoneal |
| What hold the ovaries in place? | 1. Suspensory Ligament of Ovary 2. Mesovarium 3. Broad Ligament 4. Ovarian Ligament |
| What is the mesentary of the ovary? | Mesovarium |
| What is the Mesovarium a part of? | Broad ligament |
| What surrounds the ovary? | a fibrous capsule called Tunica Albuginea |
| What houses developing gametes? | Cortex |
| What are components of the cortex of the ovary? | 1. Oocytes 2. Follicular cells 3. Primordial follicles |
| What houses blood vessels, lymphatics and nerves in the ovaries? | medulla |
| What are the three components of ovaries? | 1. Tunica Albuginea 2. Cortex 3. Medulla |
| What is it called in the ovarian cycle when follicular cells become cuboidal and oocytes become larger? | Primary follicle |
| What receives ovulated oocyte and provides a site for fertilization? | Fallopian tubes |
| The fallopian tube is not what with the ovary? | not continuous |
| Where are the Fallopian Tubes? | begins laterally (moving away) near an ovary and ends medially where it empties into superior part of uterus |
| What are the four parts of the fallopian tube? | 1. Infundibulum 2. Fimbriae 3. Ampulla 4. Isthmus |
| Where is the Uterus? | lies between rectum and bladder |
| What does the Uterus do? | function to receive, retain and nourish fertilized egg (the womb) |
| What are the components of the Uterus? | 1. Body 2. Fundus 3. Cervix 4. External Os |
| What things support the Uterus? | 1. Mesometrium 2. Round ligaments of the uterus 3. Urogenital diaphragm |
| What does mesmoetrium do? | part of broad ligament that anchors uterus to lateral pelvic walls |
| What do Round ligaments of the uterus do? | anchors uterus to anterior body wall |
| What is the muscle of the pelvic floor that provides the most support for the uterus? | Urogenital diaphragm |
| What are the three basic layers that make up the wall of the uterus? | 1. Outer Perimetrium 2 Middle Myometrium 3. Inner Endometrium |
| What are the three layers of the vagina? (outside to inside) | 1. Adventitia 2. Muscularis 3. Mucosa |
| What part of vagina can rupture? | Hymen |
| What is the recess that forms at superior part of vagina that encircles the cervix? | Fornix |
| What are Mammary glands? | modified sweat glands called breats |
| How many glands do Mammary glands consist of internally? | 15-25 lobes |
| What supports Mammary Glands? | Suspensory ligaments |
| Where is milk produced? | in the mammary glands in the walls of the alveoli |
| How is milk carried out the breast? | via lactiferous ducts |
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