Female Internal Genital Organs

Front 1

The Female internal genital organs include.

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1. Ovaries

2. Uterine tubes

3. Uterus

4. Vagina

Front 2

Ovaries are almond-sized female gonads in which _____ develop.

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Oocytes

Front 3

What is the most notably hormone released by the endocrine glands in ovaries?

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Estrogen

Front 4

True or false, ovaries are covered by the peritoneum?

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False

Front 5

Ovaries are suspended by ligaments within the _____?

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Peritoneal cavity

Front 6

What is the ovary tethered to the uterus by?

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The ovarian ligament

Front 7

Which connective tissue does the ovary rest on?

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The broad ligament

Front 8

What is inferior to the ovary?

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Mesomentrium

Front 9

What is superior to the ovary?

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Mesovarium

Front 10

What is a nonfunctional homolog of epididymis?

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Epoophoron

Front 11

How many immature eggs does each ovary contain in the adult woman?

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10,000

Front 12

Each month an ovary is selected to develop and is released during _____?

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Ovulation

Front 13

What is ovulation?

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The mid-point of the 28 day ovarian cycle and the period when the woman is most fertile

Front 14

The oocyte is released by rupturing through the _____?

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Mesothelium

Front 15

What is the mesothelium?

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A simple epithelial layer surrounding the ovary

Front 16

Once the oocyte is released, where is it momentarily free before being swept into the uterine tube?

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The peritoneal cavity

Front 17

How long are the uterine tubes?

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10 cm

Front 18

Where do the uterine tubes conduct the ovulated oocyte?

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From the ovary to the uterine cavity

Front 19

Where is the usual site of fertilization?

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The uterine tube

Front 20

What is the finger-like projections called at the distal end of the uterine tube?

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Fimbriae

Front 21

What is the uterine tube lined with?

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ciliated cells that gently coax the oocyte to the uterus

Front 22

The uterine tubes are divided into which four parts?

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1. the fimbriated Infundibulum

2. Wide Ampulla

3. Narrow Isthmus

4. Uterine part that passes through uterine wall

Front 23

What is the uterus?

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A thick-walled, pear-shaped, hollow muscular organ that houses the developing embryo/fetus

Front 24

What adapts to the growth of the fetus and provides the power for expulsion during parturition (birth)?

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The muscular walls of the uterus

Front 25

Where does the fist-sized non-gravid (non-pregnant) uterus lie?

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In the lower pelvis

Front 26

How is the fist-sized non-gravid (non-pregnant) uterus supported?

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By the broad ligament and round ligament

Front 27

True or false, the uterus does not change dramatically during pregnancy?

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False

Front 28

What does the uterus occupy during full time pregnancy?

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Most of the abdominal cavity

Front 29

Like the ovary, the uterus goes through a series of months changes known as what?

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The uterine cycle

Front 30

the uterine cycle includes ___, as part of a woman's menstrual cycle.

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Menses

Front 31

What does the uterus lie above?

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The bladder

Front 32

What does the uterus have that projects into the vagina?

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1. An elongated body

2. Rounded fundus

3. A short Isthmus

4. A narrow Cervix

Front 33

How is the uterus curved in most women?

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Anteriorly (anteflexed)

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What are the three main tissues that make up the uterine wall?

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1. Perimetrum (connective tissue)

2. Myometrium (muscle tissue)

3. Endometrium (epithelial tissue)

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What is the perimetrium?

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The serosa of peritoneum

Front 36

What is the myometrium?

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Thick smooth muscle

Front 37

What is the endometrium?

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An inner mucous coat firmly attached to myometrium

Front 38

What part of the uterus is very active and changes dramatically with the monthly uterine cycle?

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The endometrium

Front 39

What part of the uterus is the site of implantation for the fertilized egg (zygote)?

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The endometrium

Front 40

What part of the uterus contains the site of the placenta?

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The endometrium

Front 41

What is shed during menses of the menstrual cycle?

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Most of the endometrium

Front 42

What is the cervix?

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The portion of the uterus that projects into the vagina

Front 43

What is the cervix surrounded by?

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The vaginal fornix

Front 44

What is the small opening of the cervix called?

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External os

Front 45

The external os leads to the _____ that leads to the _____.

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Cervical canal; Uterine cavity

Front 46

What do you use to view the cervix?

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A speculum?

Front 47

True or false, the vagina is a distensible muscular tube (capable of being dilated)?

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True

Front 48

How long is the vagina?

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7-9 cm long

Front 49

Where does the vagina extend?

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From the cervix to the vaginal orifice in the vestibule

Front 50

What are the functions of the vagina?

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1. Exit canal for menstrual fluids

2. Birth canal

3. Receptor for penis & ejaculate during intercourse

Front 51

The vagina is usually _____ such that its _____ are in contact with each other.

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collapsed; lateral walls

Front 52

What does the vagina lie posterior to?

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The bladder and urethra

Front 53

Where does the vagina terminate?

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At the fornix and cervix

Front 54

How can potency of the uterine tubes be determined?

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By injecting a radiopaque material into the uterus to visualize the uterus and uterine tubes

Front 55

Where does the female genital tract lead to and from?

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From the outside to the peritoneum

Front 56

Because the female genital tract leads from outside to the peritoneum, infections in the ___, ___, or ___ may lead to ___?

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Vagina; Uterus; Tubes; Peritonitis

Front 57

What can peritonitis can lead to?

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Infection and inflammation of the uterine tubes (salpingitis)

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Salpingitis is a major cause of _____?

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Infertility in women

Front 59

What is ligation of the uterine tubes?

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A surgical procedure for obtaining permanent birth control

Front 60

How can tubal ligation procedure be achieved?

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By open abdominal surgery in which a portion of the tube is removed and the ends closed by suture ligation

Front 61

What is laparoscopic tubal ligation?

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When the tubes are cauterized or clamped

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Tubal ligation is much more invasive than what?

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Vasectomy

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What is an ectopic tubal pregnancy?

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If the fertilized egg (blastocyst) is not able to pass through the uterine tube, it may implant inside the tube

Front 64

True or false, implantation of the fertilized egg during ectopic tubal pregnancy can occur anywhere in the tube?

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True

Front 65

Where is the most common implantation site for ectopic tubal pregnancy?

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In the ampulla

Front 66

How common is ectopic tubal pregnancies in North America?

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1:250

Front 67

What will be the result of an ectopic tubal pregnancy if not diagnosed?

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Rupture of the uterine tube, and be a threat to the mother's life and death to the fetus

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What usually happens if ectopic tubal pregnancy is on the right side?

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It's often misdiagnosed as acute appendicitis

Front 69

In the normal position (anteverted and anteflexed) during disposition & uterine prolapse, what is the uterus pressed against when intra-abdominal pressure is increased?

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The bladder

Front 70

In retroverted and retroflexed positions during disposition and uterine prolapse, the uterus is pressed into the vagina by _____ pressure?

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Intra-abdominal

Front 71

Until 1940, what was the #1 cause of death for women in the USA?

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Cervical cancer

Front 72

What caused the cervical cancer death rate to decline?

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Due to improved visualization and tissue studies (pap smear)

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Cervical cancer is still the leading cancer among _____?

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Young women (15-34 years old)