Reproductive System

What are the four organs of the female reproductive system?

Vagina

Uterus

Uterine tubes

Ovaries

What is the vulval vestibule?

Distal end of the vagina

Urethral opening and vaginal opening

What is the cervix?

Proximal end of the vagina

What are the three layers of the vagina?

Outer areolar tissue

Middle smooth muscle layer

Inner stratified squamous epithelium

What kind of structure is the vagina?

Fibromuscular tube

Where is the uterus found?

Between the urinary bladder and the rectum

What are the three parts of the uterus?

Fundus

Body

Cervix

What are the three layers of the uterine walls?

Perimetrium

Myometrium

Endometrium

What parts of the uterus does the perimetrium cover anteriorly?

Fundus

Body

How is the vescicouterine pouch formed?

Anterior perimetrium folds onto upper surface of urinary bladder

What regions of the uterus does the perimetrium cover posteriorly?

Fundus

Body

Cervix

How is the rectouterine pouch formed?

Posterior perimetrium folds back onto the rectum

What organs does the perimetrium cover laterally?

Fundus

What is the myometrium?

Mass of smooth muscle interlaced with Aerostar tissue, blood vessels and nerves

What is the endometrium?

Columnar epithelium covering connective tissue layer with many mucus secreting tubular glands

What are the two layers of the endometrium?

Superficial functional layer

Deeper basal layer

What are the broad pelvic ligaments?

Hangs from uterine tubes

Lateral ends attach to sides of pelvis

What are the round ligaments?

Bands of muscular and fibrous tissues between the two layers of broad ligaments

What are these ligament called?

Uterosacral ligaments

What are these ligaments called?

Transverse cervical ligaments

What are these ligaments called?

Pubocervical ligaments

What is the location of the fallopian tubes?

Extend either side of the uterus between the body and fundus

What is this section of the uterine tube called?

Isthmus

What is this section of the uterine tube called?

Ampulla

What is this section of the uterine tubes called?

Infundibulum

What are this section of the uterine tube called?

Fimbriae

What are the three layers of the uterine tubes?

Broad ligament peritoneum

Smooth muscle layer

Ciliated epithelium lining

What is the location of the ovaries?

Attached superiorly to uterus by ovarian ligament

Attached posteriorly to broad ligament by mesovarium

What is the mesovarium?

Band of tissues extending from ovaries to broad ligament

What are the two layers of ovaries?

Medulla

Cortex

What are the four components of the male and female breasts?

Nipple

Areola

Varying amounts of glandular tissue

Fat and fibrous connective tissue

What are unique components of the female breasts?

20 lobes per breast containing lobules with lactiferous ducts which drain milk

What are the nine components of the male reproductive system?

Scrotum

Testes

Epididymis

Deferent duct

Ejaculatory duct

Seminal vesicles

Urethra

Prostrate

Pends

What are the eight components of the testes?

Tunica vaginalis

Tunica Albuginea

Tunica vasculosa

Lobule

Septum

Seminiferous tubules

Epididymis head, body and tail

Deferent duct

What is the tunica vaginalis?

Double membrane outer testical covering

What is the tunica albuginea?

Fibrous inner covering

What is the tunica vasculosa?

Capillary network supported by delicate connective tissue

What is the function of the deferent duct?

Joins seminal vesicles duct to form the ejaculatory duct

Transports sperm from the testes

What are the seminal vesicles?

Two small glands behind the bladder producing seminal fluid

What are the ejaculatory ducts?

Union of deferent duct and seminal ducts

Pass through prostrate and empty into prostatic urethra

What are the two sections of the penis?

Root

Shaft

What is the structure of the penis?

Three cylindrical masses of erectile tissue and smooth muscle supported by fibrous tissue and skin

What are the three components of the erectile tissues?

Two corpora cavernosa (lateral columns)

One corpus spongiosum (central column)

What is the glans penis?

Expanded penile tip into a triangular structure

What arteries supply blood to the penis?

Depp, dorsal and bulbar arteries

What series of veins drain blood?

Internal pudendal and internal iliac veins