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It's function is to produce sex hormone and sex cell. |
Female Reproductive System |
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It supports and protect the developing embryo and also gives birth to the new baby |
Female Reproductive System |
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What are the five major organs of the Female Reproductive System? |
Ovary, Fallopian Tubes, Uterus, Cervix and Vagina |
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Ovaries is also known as the female ____ |
gonads |
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The sex hormones of females are _____ and _______ |
estrogen and progesterone |
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It produces the egg cell |
Ovary |
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What is the main reproductive organ of females? |
Ovary |
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Serves as the passageway of the egg |
Fallopian Tubes |
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It connects the ovaries to the uterus |
Fallopian Tubes |
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It's the site for fertilization |
Fallopian tubes |
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How many days it takes for an ovum to reach the uterus from the ovary? |
5 days |
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It's also called the womb. |
Uterus |
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The part where the zygote grows and develop |
Uterus |
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The Uterus is a pear shaped muscular organ that is about _______cm long, ______cm wide and ____cm deep. |
7.5, 5, 2.5 |
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The cavity inside the uterus is somewhat ______ shaped, but it may changes it shape and dilate as the fetus develops |
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It's the broader part of the uterus |
Corpus |
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Corpus is made up of how many layers? |
Three |
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It's the inner layer of the uterus |
Endometrium |
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The Endometrium goes through series of monthly changes known as _________ |
Menstrual cycle |
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What are the three layers of Corpus? |
Endometrium, Myometrium, Parametrium |
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The _______ grows and thickens in preparation to receive a fertilized egg. |
Endometrial tissue |
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It occurs when tissue is not in used, disintegrates, passes out through vagina. |
Menstruation |
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It's the middle layer of the Corpus (Uterus) |
Myometrium |
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The muscular tissue that expands during pregnancy to hold the growing fetus and contracts during labor to deliver the child. |
Myometrium |
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It's the outer layer of Corpus (Uterus) |
Parametrium |
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It also expands during pregnancy and contracts thereafter |
Parametrium |
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It's the lower part and the narrow portion of the Uterus |
Cervix |
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It separates the uterus from the vagina |
Cervix |
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It stay closed until the female gives birth |
Cervix |
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It's the opening through which sperm cells must pass to fertilize an egg |
Cervix |
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Through _____ where the baby exits the uterus and enters the vagina |
Cervix |
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A tube like muscular structure measuring about 7.5 cm that connects the internal reproductive organs with the external genitalia |
Vagina |
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It ends at the cervix and is the point of entry for the penis during sexual activity |
Vagina |
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The final passageway through which a baby exits at birth |
Vagina |
