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A&P Week 15
Reproductive System
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Anatomy
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04/15/2012

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Term
What are the internal genital organs of a female?
Definition
1. 1 pair of female gonads (ovaries)
2. uterine tubes (fallopian tubes)
3. uterus
4. vagina
Term
The two _______ are small, glandular organs w/ an internal secretion that controls the menstrual cycle and an external secretion containing ova. This organ is shaped a lot like an almond.
Definition
ovaries
Term
The ovaries are attached to the posterior surface of the broad ligament of the uterus by the __________.
Definition
mesovarium
Term
The ovary has a core of vascular tissue, the _______, and an outer portion of glandular tissue termed the _____.
Definition
1. medulla
2. cortex
Term
The cortex of an ovary contains ________ _________ in all stages of developement, and each follicle contains one ovum.
Definition
ovarian follicles
Term
A fully developed ovarian follicle is referred to as a ________ follicle.
Definition
graafian
Term
Extrusion of an ovum by the rupture of a follicle is called _________ and usually occurs one time during the menstrual cycle.
Definition
ovulation
Term
The two uterine tubes, or fallopian tubes, arise from the lateral angle of the uterus, pass laterally above the ovaries, and open into the __________ cavity.
Definition
peritoneal
Term
Each uterine tube is _-_ inches long.
Definition
3-5
Term
The uterine (fallopian) tubes are divided into 3 parts. What are they?
Definition
1. isthmus
2. ampulla
3. infundibulum
Term
The infundibulum of the fallopian tube is flared in appearance and ends in a series of irregular prolonged processes called ________.
Definition
fimbriae
Term
_____ are the hairlike projections on the mucosal lining of the uterine tube.
Definition
Cilia
Term
(True or False) The passage of the ovum through the tube requires several days.
Definition
True
Term
The ______ is a pear-shaped, muscular organ.
Definition
uterus
Term
The primary functions of the ______ are to receive and retain the fertilized ovum until developement of the fetus is complete and, when the fetus is mature, to expel it during birth.
Definition
uterus
Term
The uterus consists of four parts. What are they?
Definition
1. fundus (bluntly rounded, superiormost portion) 2. body (narrows from fundus to isthmus, serves as point of attachment for the ligaments to secure the uterus in the pelvis) 3. isthmus (superior part of the cervix, a constricted area between the body and the cervix) 4. cervix (cylindric vaginal end of the uterus and is approximately 1 inch long)
Term
The ______ is attached around the circumference of the cervix.
Definition
vagina
Term
The ___________ uterus is the name for a uterus of a woman who has not given birth. It is approximately 3 inches in length.
Definition
nulliparous
Term
During pregnancy, the body of the uterus expands into the _________ cavity.
Definition
abdominal
Term
The uterus reaches the _________ region of the abdomen in the 8th month of pregnancy.
Definition
epigastric
Term
The distal orifice of the uterus is called the uterine ______.
Definition
ostium
Term
The mucosal lining of the uterine cavity is called the __________.
Definition
endometrium
Term
The endometrium of the uterus undergoes cyclic changes, called the _________ cycle, at about 4 week intervals from puberty to menopause.
Definition
menstrual
Term
The ______ is a muscular structure w/ walls and a canal lying posterior to the urinary bladder and urethra and anterior to the rectum. It averages about 3 inches in length, and it extends inferiorly and anteriorly from the uterus to the exterior.
Definition
vagina
Term
The space between the labia minora is known as the _______ _________ and contains the vaginal orifice and the urethral orifice.
Definition
vaginal vestibule
Term
A fertilized ovum is called a ______.
Definition
zygote
Term
About 2 weeks after fertilization of the ovum, the ______ begins to appear.
Definition
embryo
Term
The embryo becomes a fetus _ weeks after fertilization and assumes a human appearance.
Definition
9
Term
The nutritive and protective covering of the fertilized ovum is the _______ and the ______.
Definition
1. chorion
2. amnion
Term
The amnion is often referred to as the ___ __ _____
Definition
bag of water
Term
Premature separation of the placenta is called what?
Definition
placenta previa
Term
The male reproductive system consists of what? (name 6)
Definition
1. 1 pair of gonads (the testes)
2. 2 excretory channels (the ductus deferens/vas deferens)
3. prostate
4. ejaculatory ducts
5. seminal vesicles
6. 1 pair of bulbourethral glands
Term
What comprises the the external genital organs in a male? (name 6)
Definition
1. penis 2. scrotum 3. testes 4. epididymis 5. spermatic cords 6. part of the ductus deferens/vas deferens
Term
The __________ is an oblong structure that is attached to the superior and lateroposterior aspects of the testes.
Definition
epididymis
Term
The ______ ________ is 16-18 inches long and extends from the tail of the epididymis to the posteroinferior surface of the urinary bladder.
Definition
ductus deferens
Term
(True or False) All of the ductus deferens is convoluted.
Definition
False: only the first part of the ductus deferens is convoluted.
Term
Near the termination of the ductus deferens, the duct expands into an _______ for the storage of seminal fluid and then ends by uniting w/ the duct of the seminal vesicle.
Definition
ampulla
Term
The two _______ ________ are sacculated structures about 2 inches long. Each ampulla of the ductus deferens lies along the medial border of these strucures to form the ejaculatory duct.
Definition
seminal vesicles
Term
The ejaculatory ducts are formed by the union of the ductus deferens and the duct of the _______ _______.
Definition
seminal vesicle
Term
The ejaculatory ducts average about _/_ inch in length and originate behind the neck of the bladder.
Definition
1/2
Term
The __________ ducts open into the prostatic urethra at the lateral margins of the prostatic utricle.
Definition
ejaculatory
Term
(True or False) The ejaculatory ducts eject sperm into the urethra before ejaculation.
Definition
True
Term
What organ is cone-shaped, encircles the proximal portion of the male urethra, and is an accessory organ?
Definition
prostate
Term
________ is the union of 2 surfaces that are normally seperate.
Definition
Adhesion
Term
_______ is an abnormal connection between two internal organs or between an organ and the body surface.
Definition
Fistula
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