BIOD 152- Module 6 Exam With Correct Questions And Answers
What are the 3 layers of the oviducts? - outer serous coat, middle muscular coat, and inner
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mucosa coat
Uterus - -Hallow, thick-walled muscular organ
-btwn bladder and rectum
-forward-tilted position
what connects the uterine tubes to the vaginal canal? - Uterus
Layers of the uterus - -Puter serous perimetrium
-myometrium: muscular, expands
-endometrium: inner layer, embryo completes development here, this sheds monthly
What is the fundus? - -top region of uterus
During pregnancy, why is the fundus measured? - -height is measured from top of pubic
bone to determine growth rates and abnormalities
What is the body of the uterus? - -middle receives fertilized egg
The female reproductive system must produce and maintain... - eggs & estrogen as well as
maintain the development of a fetus after fertilization of an egg occurs
What are the female internal reproductive organs? - Ovaries, oviducts (fallopian tubes),
uterus, vaginal canal
What are the female external reproductive organs? -Vulva
What is the main reproductive organ in females? - ovaries
What holds the immature eggs inside of the ovaries? - ovarian follicles
What is ovulation? - release of a mature egg, occurs approx every 28 days
Describe the ovarian cycle? - an egg is released from the ovarian follicle, which becomes
the corpus luteum after ovulation
What is the function of the corpus lutem? - helps maintain pregnancy if an egg is fertilized
-will disintegrate if not fertilized
Describe the infundibulum - -section of the oviduct
-fimbriae are finger-like projections on ovary end (doesn't touch ovary)
-captures egg from ovary by fimbriae and cilia lining
Describe the Ampulla - -section of the oviduct
-egg is most often fertilized here
-nourishes zygote (fertilized egg) during early cell division from mucosa layer
Describe isthmus - -section of the oviduct
-muscular contractions and cilia move the egg through the isthmus to the uterus
-opens to the uterus
-delivers fertilized embryo for implantation in the uterus
-delivers unfertilized egg into uterus for removal through menstration
What is the cervix? - -posterior region of uterus
-connects uterus to the vaginal canal
Prior to ovulation, what happens to the cervix? - -it softens and secretes mucus to facilitate
sperm access to uterus
During pregnancy, what happens to the cervix? - -mucus plug develops to prevent bacteria
from entering
-protects fetus
Describe the vaginal canal - -connects cervix to outside the body
-elastic muscular tube
What is the function of the vaginal canal? - -receives male penis during intercourse
-outlet for menstruation
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