female and male genitalia

uterine tube- other names

fallopian tubes

one end of uterine tube

ovaries

distal end of uterine tube extends into a funnel

infundibulum

margins of infundibulum

fimriae

fimbriae sit over the ovary and

release eggs

infundibulum

funnel shaped end of uterine tube

fimbriae

ciliated, finger like projection on margin of infundibulum

uterus parts

fundus, body, cervix

fornix

space around cervix

wall of uterus is made up of multiple tissue layers

perimetrium

myometirum

endometrium

perimetrium

outer layer

myometrium

smooth muscle, generates msucle contractions

endometrium has two layers

functional layer

basal layer

functional layer

contacts uterine cavity, shed during menstruation

basal layer

contacts w./ myometrium, replenishes functional layer after menstruation

ovaries undergo ovulation

realse of oocyte into peritoneal cavity

oocyte

immature feale reproductive cell that devleops into a mature egg

cilla on the fimbriae sweep oocyte into

the uterine tube (usual site of fertilization)

developing zygote reaches uterus and implants in the

endometrium

zygote

single cell formed by fusion of sperm and oocyte

implanted zygote releases

human choroinic gonadotophin (hCG)

hCG prevents

menustration until palcenta forms

placenta then takes over

hCG production