Major Organs | Location | Structures | Function | Define |
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What is ovaries?
Produces eggs and hormones.
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What is ovaries?
On both sides of the uterus.
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What are the uterus' three layers?
Endometrium, Myometrium, Perimetrium
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What is External OS?
Small cervical opening into the vagina.
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What is conception?
The action of conceiving a child or of a child being conceived (impregnation).
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What is the labia majora?
Encloses and protects the other external reproductive organs.
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What is vagina?
Joins the cervix to the outside of the body.
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What are the four stages of the menstrual cycle?
Follicle Stage, Ovulation Stage, Corpus Luteum Stage or Luteal Phase, and Menstruation Stage?
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What is Internal OS?
Allows sperm to enter the uterus during sexual intercourse.
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What is fertilization?
A sperm cell reaches and penetrates an ovum. The ovum becomes a fertilized zygote containing a full complement of DNA.
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What is the labia minora?
Lies inside the labia majora and surrounds the opening of the vagina.
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What is uterus?
Between the bladder and the rectum, in the pelvic area.
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What is menstruation?
Monthly bleeding where the woman's body sheds the lining of the uterus and extra blood.
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What is Cervix?
The lower constricted segment of the uterus that joins with the upper part of the vagina.
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What is mammary glands?
The milk-producing gland of women.
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What is fallopian tubes?
Serve as tunnels for the egg cells to travel from the ovaries to the uterus. Fertilization happens here.
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What is clitoris?
Where the labia minora and labia majora meet.
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What is fimbriae, infundibulum, ampolla, isthmus, and interstitium?
The five sub-divisions of the fallopian tubes.
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What is Introitus?
A entrance that goes into a canal or hollow organ (uterus).
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What is vulva?
The fleshy outer part of the female reproductive system where the opening to the vagina is located.
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What is the uterus?
Nourishes and protects the fetus until birth.
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What is cervix?
Joins with upper part of vagina.
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What is the length of the menstrual cycle?
28 days.
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What is reproductive cycle?
The process of producing an ovum and readying the uterus to receive a fertilized ovum to begin pregnancy.
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What is infertility?
Not being able to conceive or reproduce.
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