Female Reproductive System Case Study

1. Detail the first part of the digestive system from the mouth to the esophagus including the structure and functions of each part. The first part of the digestive system is comprised of the mouth, the pharynx and the esophagus. The mouth is an oral cavity that starts the process of mechanical and chemical digestions when food is received. The mouth is bounded by the cheeks and lips. The mouth contains a soft and hard palate, salivary glands, teeth (crown and dentin) and the tongue (covered in mucus membrane which contains taste buds). The teeth and slavery glands are used to assist to break the food down. The tongue assists the teeth in in chewing by moving the food around in the mouth. Once the food is chewed, the tongue forms the food in a …show more content…
Describe the structure and the function of the female reproductive system including the following in your answer: ovary, oviducts, implantation, uterus, cervix, and vagina. The female reproductive system includes many organs, such as ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus and the vagina. On each side of the public cavities lies an ovaries located in shallow depressions. Ovaries are female gonads that produce eggs and sex hormones (estrogen and progesterone). The oviducts (uterine tubes) are a tube that extends from the uterus to the ovaries that transports eggs to the uterus. It is the location of fertilization. Implantation is where the embryo embeds in the uterine lining. The uterus is a thick-walled, muscular organ located in the pelvis (female). It is about the size of a pear and lies above and is tipped over the urinary bladder. This is where the fetus develops, also known as the womb. The cervix is the narrow end of the uterus, which projects into the vagina. A vagina is a tube that lies at a 45 degree angle to the small in a woman’s back. The vagina is what receives the penis during sexual intercourse. It also is the birth canal (the mucosal lining lies in folds and also can fold) as well as an exit for menstrual