Female Reproductive System (lab practical)

What is the structure indicated in the image?

Ovary

What is the structure indicated in the image?

Ovarian ligament

What is the structure indicated in the image?

Fimbriae

What is the structure indicated in the image?

Uterine/Fallopian tube or oviduct

What is the structure indicated in the image?

Fundus of uterus

What is the structure indicated in the image?

Pubic symphysis

What is the structure indicated in the image?

Mon pubis

What is the structure indicated in the image?

Clitoris

What is the structure indicated in the image?

a. labium minus

b. labium majus

What is the structure indicated in the image?

Vagina

What is the structure indicated in the image?

Cervix

What is the structure indicated in the image? What are the names of the layers, in order from mos superficial to deepest

The body of the uterus

1. Perimetrium

2. Myometrium

3. Endometrium

What is the structure indicated in the image?

Bartholin’s gland

What structures of the female reproductive system are homologous to structures in the male reproductive system?

• Clitoris → penis

• Labia majora → male scrotum

• Labia minora → ventral penis

• Bartholin’s glands → bulbourethral gland

Why is the pH of the vagina acidic?

The acidic environment keeps the vagina healthy and prevents infections; does make it a hostile environment for sperm

What are the sex hormones produced by the ovaries?

Estrogen and progesterone

Why types of estrogen are produced by the ovaries and when?

Estradiol, estrone, and estriol are produced in non-pregnant females

Estetrol is produced in pregnant females

What are the structures within the vagina that help to stimulate the penis during intercourse?

Rugae or transverse ridges

Where does an egg embed itself in the uterus once fertilized?

A fertilized egg embeds itself into the endometrium of the uterus

What are the 2 layers of the endometrium of the uterus?

• Functional layer/stratum functionalis

• Basal layer/stratum basalis

What happens to the functional and basal layers of the endometrium when ovarian hormones change in the blood?

The functional layer will shed (menstruation) and the basal layer will form a new functional layer

What is the purpose of the Bartholin’s glands?

To release mucus into the vaginal opening to keep moist and lubricated to facilitate intercourse

What kind of tissue makes up the clitoris?

Dorsal erectile tissue (corpora cavernosa)

What is the purpose of ovaries?

To produce gametes and sex hormones

What is the purpose of the Fallopian tubes?

To receive ovulated oocytes and be the site of fertilization