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by Patty Bostwick-Taylor,
Florence-Darlington Technical College
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PART B16
The
Reproductive
System
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Female Reproductive System – 3 basic parts
_____________
______________
Uterine tubes (fallopian tubes)
Uterus
Vagina
_______________genitalia
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Female Reproductive System
Figure 16.8a
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Ovaries
Composed of _________________(sac-like
structures)
Each follicle consists of
_______________ (immature egg)
Follicular cells—__________the oocyte
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Female Reproductive System
Figure 16.8b
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Duct System
Uterine tubes (______________ tubes)
___________
____________
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Uterine (Fallopian) Tubes
Receive the ovulated oocyte
Provide a _______________________
Attach to the ______________
_____________between ovaries and uterine tubes
Supported and enclosed by the broad ligament
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Uterine Tube Anatomy and Physiology
Fimbriae
Finger-like projections at the distal end of the
uterine tube
________ the oocyte from the ovary
Cilia
Located_____________the uterine tube
Slowly _____ the oocyte towards the uterus
(takes ______ days)
Fertilization occurs _____ the uterine tube since
oocyte lives about _____ hours
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Female Reproductive System
Figure 16.8b
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Uterus
Located between the ________________
Hollow organ
Functions of the uterus
__________ a fertilized egg
__________ the fertilized egg
__________ the fertilized egg
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Regions of the Uterus
Body—main portion
Fundus—superior rounded region above where
uterine tube enters
______—narrow outlet that protrudes into the
vagina
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Walls of the Uterus
Endometrium
Inner layer
Allows for i__________ of a fertilized egg
Sloughs off if no pregnancy occurs (_______)
Myometrium—middle layer of smooth muscle
Perimetrium (visceral peritoneum)—outermost
serous layer of the uterus
Endometriosis --- common problem in females
Endometrium tissue ________ uterus—very
Painful!
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Vagina
Extends from _______________of body
Located between bladder and rectum
Serves as the _________________
________________ during sexual intercourse
_____________—partially closes the vagina until
it is ruptured
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Female Reproductive System
Figure 16.8b
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Female Reproductive System
Figure 16.8a
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External Genitalia (____________)
Mons pubis
___________
____________
Urethral orifice
Vaginal orifice
Greater vestibular glands
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Figure 16.9
External Genitalia (Vulva)
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Mons Pubis
____________overlying the pubic symphysis
Covered __________after puberty
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Labia
Labia—____________________
Labia majora—hair-covered skin folds
Labia minora—delicate, hair-free folds of skin
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Clitoris
Contains ___________tissue
Corresponds to the _____________
The clitoris is __________ to the penis in that it is
________by a prepuce
Composed of sensitive ______ tissue
Becomes ____________during sexual
excitement
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