Antr 350 Female Reproductive 1

Front 1

What is the name for the haploid (n) gametes the female reproductive system produces?

Back 1

Ova

Front 2

What is the name for the haploid (n) gametes the male reproductive system produces?

Back 2

Sperm

Front 3

What are some examples of secondary female sex characteristics?

Back 3

Regional hair, voice pitch, breast development, fat distribution

Front 4

What is the name of a fertilized ovum?

Back 4

Zygote

Front 5

The female reproductive system prepares the ___ (vagina/uterus) for the implantation of embryo

Back 5

Uterus

Front 6

What type of interactions are involved in the female reproductive system? (Hint: 3 structures of the body interacting)

Back 6

Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal interactions

Front 7

The ovaries are located along the ___ (medial/lateral) pelvic walls

Back 7

Lateral

Front 8

At what level of the pelvis are the ovaries located?

Back 8

Pelvic brim

Front 9

True or false: The ovaries are large and egg shaped

Back 9

False. The ovaries are small and almond shaped

Front 10

What is the function of the ovaries?

Back 10

Produce mature ova (eggs) via oogenesis

Front 11

What is the process called in which the ovum are released?

Back 11

Ovulation

Front 12

What structures of the female reproductive system pick up the ova during oogenesis?

Back 12

Fimbria

Front 13

What is the endocrine function of the ovaries?

Back 13

Secrete hormones (estrogen and progesterone) and growth factors

Front 14

What hormones does the ovaries secrete?

Back 14

Estrogens and progesterone

Front 15

What substances are important for sexual maturation, regulation of the female reproductive system, and maintenance of pregnancy?

Back 15

Hormones (estrogen and progesterone)

Front 16

The ovaries are ___ (smaller/larger) during childbearing years

Back 16

Larger

Front 17

After menopause, the size of ovaries ___ (increases/decreases) dramatically

Back 17

Decreases

Front 18

What ligament of the ovary suspends the ovary and transmits the ovarian neurovasculature?

Back 18

Suspensory ligament

Front 19

What ligament of the ovary tethers the ovary to the lateral angle of the uterus?

Back 19

Ovarian (utero-ovarian) ligament

Front 20

The ovaries ___ (are/are not) completely covered in peritoneum

Back 20

Are not

Front 21

What is another name for the fallopian tubes?

Back 21

Uterine tubes or oviducts

Front 22

The fallopian tubes are ___ (long/short) muscular tubes that extend ___ (toward/away from) the body wall

Back 22

Short, toward the body wall

Front 23

What is the lumen of the fallopian tubes lined with?

Back 23

Ciliated mucous epithelium

Front 24

What is the function of the ciliated mucous epithelium of the fallopian tubes?

Back 24

Sweep ovum towards the uterus

Front 25

What are the 4 portions of the fallopian tubes?

Back 25

Infundibulum, ampulla, isthmus, uterine part

Front 26

What portion of the fallopian tubes is funnel-shaped and opens into the peritoneal cavity?

Back 26

Infundibulum

Front 27

What portion of the fallopian tubes receives the ovum after ovulation and guides it into the uterine tube?

Back 27

Infundibulum

Front 28

What is the name of the finger-like projections in the infundibulum?

Back 28

Fimbriae

Front 29

The fimbriae brush over the ___ (ovary/uterus) surface, pick up ___ (sperm/oocytes) and transport them into the lumen of the ___ (isthmus/ampulla)

Back 29

Brush over the ovary surface, pick up oocytes, and transport them into the lumen of the ampulla

Front 30

What is the longest part of the uterine (fallopian) tube?

Back 30

Ampulla

Front 31

What portion of the fallopian tubes is the usual site of fertilization?

Back 31

Ampulla

Front 32

The ___ (isthmus/infundibulum/ampulla) of the fallopian tubes is a common site for tubal (ectopic) pregnancy

Back 32

Ampulla

Front 33

The isthmus of the fallopian tubes is narrow, short, and is ___ (embedded in/adjacent to) the uterine wall

Back 33

Adjacent to

Front 34

What portion of the fallopian tubes is embedded in the wall of the uterus?

Back 34

Uterine part

Front 35

Along what axis is the uterus flattened aong?

Back 35

Anterior-posterior (A-P) axis

Front 36

What are the 3 layers of the uterine wall?

Back 36

Perimetrium, myometrium, endometrium

Front 37

What layer of the uterine wall is the outermost layer?

Back 37

Perimetrium

Front 38

What is the serous covering of the perimetrium comprised of?

Back 38

Peritoneum and connective tissue

Front 39

The ___ (perimetrium/myometrium/endometrium) is the middle layer of the uterine wall, made up of a thick wall of ___ (smooth/skeletal) muscle and ___ (epithelium/connective tissue)

Back 39

Myometrium, smooth muscle and connective tissue

Front 40

What layer of the uterine wall undergoes massive hypertrophy and some hyperplasia to accommodate the growing fetus?

Back 40

Myometrium

Front 41

What layer of the uterine wall is the innermost lining that is a highly vascularized mucous membrane?

Back 41

Endometrium

Front 42

What layer of the uterine wall undergoes changes (is shed) during the menstrual cycle?

Back 42

Endometrium

Front 43

The upper 2/3 of the uterus is the ___ (cervix/body)

Back 43

Body

Front 44

The ___ (anterior/posterior) surface of the body of the uterus is essentially flat, and the ___ (anterior/posterior) is convex

Back 44

Anterior is essentially flat, posterior is convex

Front 45

The lower 1/3 of the uterus is the ___ (cervix/body)

Back 45

Cervix

Front 46

The cervix is mostly made up of dense ___ (smooth muscle/connective tissue)

Back 46

Connective tissue

Front 47

What is the cervical canal lined by?

Back 47

Epithelium

Front 48

The ___ (internal/external) os opens into the uterus

Back 48

Internal

Front 49

The ___ (internal/external) os opens into the vagina

Back 49

External

Front 50

What is the least mobile part of the uterus?

Back 50

Cervix

Front 51

The uterus is located in the ___ (true/false) pelvis, ___ (superior/inferior) to the pelvic brim

Back 51

True pelvis, inferior to pelvic brim

Front 52

What is the term for the normal position of the uterus in which it is bent anteriorly near its base?

Back 52

Anteflexion

Front 53

The uterus is located ___ (superior/inferior) and ___ (anterior/posterior) to the bladder

Back 53

Superior and posterior

Front 54

What is the term for the position of the uterus in which it is bent posteriorly towards the sacrum?

Back 54

Retroflexion

Front 55

The broad ligaments, transverse cervical ligaments, uterosacral ligaments, and pelvic and urgoenital diagphragms have a combined effect to keep the ___ (vagina/uterus) within the pelvis and prevent ___(vaginal/uterine) prolapse

Back 55

Keep the uterus within the pelvis and prevent uterine prolapse

Front 56

The broad ligament extends from the ___ (medial/lateral) body walls and ___ (floor/roof) of the pelvis to the sides of the ___ (ovaries/uterus)

Back 56

Lateral body walls and floor of the pelvis to the sides of the uterus

Front 57

What ligament forms an oblique partition across the pelvic cavity?

Back 57

Broad ligament

Front 58

The broad ligament is a ___ (double/single) layer of peritoneum

Back 58

Double

Front 59

What are the three portions of the broad ligament?

Back 59

Mesometrium, mesosalpinx, and mesovarium

Front 60

What portion of the broad ligament is the mesentery of the uterine body and the largest portion?

Back 60

Mesometrium

Front 61

What portion of the broad ligament is the mesentery of the uterine tubes?

Back 61

Mesosalpinx

Front 62

What portion of the broad ligament is the mesentery of the ovaries?

Back 62

Mesovarium

Front 63

The mesovarium connects the ___ (anterior/posterior) border of the ovary with the ___ (anterior/posterior) layer of the broad ligament

Back 63

Anterior border of the ovary with the posterior layer of the broad ligament

Front 64

What ligaments are found in the base of the broad ligament of the uterus and extend from the lateral pelvic walls to the uterine cervix?

Back 64

Transverse cervical ligaments

Front 65

What ligaments are condensations of visceral pelvic fascia?

Back 65

Uterosacral ligaments

Front 66

The uterosacral ligaments run from the uterine cervix to the ___ (rectum/sacrum)

Back 66

Sacrum

Front 67

What ligaments form the lateral boundaries of the rectouterine pouch?

Back 67

Uterosacral ligaments

Front 68

What is the name of the blind sac between the bladder and uterus?

Back 68

Vesicouterine pouch

Front 69

The vesicouterine pouch is formed by the reflection of peritoneum from the ___ (superior/inferior) surface of the bladder onto the ___ (anterior/posterior) surface of the uterus

Back 69

Superior surface of the bladder, anterior surface of the uterus

Front 70

What is the name of the blind sac between the uterus and the rectum?

Back 70

Rectouterine pouch

Front 71

The rectouterine pouch is formed by the reflection of peritoneum from the ___ (anterior/posterior) surface of the uterus to the ___ (anterior/posterior) rectum

Back 71

Posterior surface of the uterus, anterior rectum

Front 72

What ligaments form the lateral boundaries of the rectouterine pouch?

Back 72

Uterosacral ligaments

Front 73

Surgical entrance into the rectouterine pouch (peritoneal cavity) can be made vaginally via what part of the vagina?

Back 73

Posterior fornix

Front 74

What type of ligaments of the uterus contain blood vessels?

Back 74

Transverse cervical ligaments