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level: Anatomy of Female Reproductive System: Internal

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level questions: Anatomy of Female Reproductive System: Internal

Question	Answer
Approximately 3 cm long by 2 cm in diameter and approximately 1.5 cm thick, or the size and shape of almonds.	Ovaries
Ovaries: Function:	to produce, mature, and discharge ova (the egg cells)
Arise from each upper corner of the uterine body and extend outward and backward until each opens at its distal end, next to an ovary. Approximately 10 cm long in a mature woman	Fallopian tubes
Fallopian tubes: function: is to ______ from the ovaries to the uterus and to provide a place for fertilization of the ovum by sperm	Convey the ovum
A hollow, muscular, pear-shaped organ located in the lower pelvis, posterior to the bladder and anterior to the rectum.	uterus
Uterus: With maturity: Approximately, how long, wide, deep, and weight in non pregnant state:	Approximately: 5 to 7 cm long 5 cm wide, and in its widest upper part, 2.5 cm deep; and in a nonpregnant state, it weighs approximately 60g
Uterus: Function: to __________ from the fallopian tube; provide a place for implantation and nourishment; furnish protection to a growing fetus; and, at maturity of the fetus, expel it from a woman's body.	receive the ovum
The female organ of copulation, receiving the penis during intercourse. It also allows menstrual flow and childbirth.	Vagina
Vagina: A tube about ______ that extends from the uterus to the outside of the body.	10 cm
Vagina: Longitudinal ridges called ______ extend the length of the anterior and posterior vaginal walls, and several transverse ridges called ______ extend between the anterior and posterior columns.	longitudinal ridges called 'columns'; and transverse ridges called rugae
Vagina: The superior, domed part of the vagina, the ???, is attached to the sides of the cervix, so that a part of the cervix extends into the vagina.	Fornix
Uterine wall layers: An inner one of mucous membrane	Endometrium
Uterine wall layers: A middle one of muscle fibers	Myometrium
Uterine wall layers: outer one of connective tissue	Perimetrium
uterine supports: The uterus is suspended in the ??? by several ligaments that also help support the bladder and is further supported by a combination of fascia and muscle.	pelvic cavity
uterine supports: Bladder can then herniate into the anterior vagina.	Cystocele
uterine supports: Rectum pouches into the vaginal wall	Restocele
Uterine shape deviation: abnormal shapes of uterus allow less placenta implantation space	a Normal uterus b Bicornuate uterus c Septum dividing uterus d double uterus
uterine positional deviations: Anteversion, a condition in which the entire uterus is tipped ______.	far forward
uterine positional deviations: Retroversion, a condition in which the entire uterus is tipped ______	backward
uterine positional deviations: Anteflexion, a condition in which the body of the uterus is bent _____ at the junction with the cervix	sharply forward
uterine positional deviations: Retroflexion, a condition in which the body is bent _____ just above the cervix	sharply back
Female accessory glands: are the organs of milk production and they are located within the breasts. Are modified sweat glands	Mammary glands
Female accessory glands: raised structure located at the external of the breasts of both males and females	Nipple
Female accessory glands: a circular, pigmented region that surrounds the nipple	areola
Female accessory glands: causes the slightly bumpy surface of areola just below the surface; are actually rudimentary mammary glands; Secretions from these glands lubricate and protect the nipple and the areola from chafing during nursing.	Areolar glands