APHY 102: Ch 27: Female
Reproductive System Ivy Tech Test
Questions and Answers.
Functions of female reproductive system - Answer Produce and deliver gametes. Provide
nutrition and space for fetal development. Give birth and nourish the infant.
ovary - Answer female gonad; primary sex organ that produces ova (gamete) and sex
hormones (primarily estrogens and progesterone)
female accessory ducts - Answer uterine (fallopian) tubes, uterus, vagina; derived from
mullerian duct system
uterus - Answer hollow, thick walled muscular organ; recieves and nourishes fertilized ovum;
consists of body, fundus, cervix. It is essential in sexual response by directing blood flow to the
pelvis and ovaries, and to the external genitals, including the vagina, labia, and clitoris.
three layers in the uterine wall - Answer perimetrium, myometrium, and endometrium
perimetrium - Answer incomplete outer serous layer of the uterus
myometrium - Answer thick smooth muscle layer of the uterus
endometrium - Answer mucosa, simple columnar epithelium over a thick lamina propria.
Consists of two portions: stratum basalis and stratum functionalis.
stratum functionalis - Answer portion of the endometrium; undergoes cyclic changes and is
shed during menstruation, responsive to ovarian hormones
stratum basalis - Answer portion of the endometrium; rebuilds functionalis, unresponsive to
ovarian hormones
cervix of uterus - Answer narrow outlet of the uterus; contains mucus glands
fundus of uterus - Answer rounded region superior to entrance of uterine tubes
body of uterus - Answer
, internal os - Answer
external os - Answer
cervical canal - Answer
What is the function of uterine tubes? - Answer Create currents at ovulation in peritoneal
fluid due to fimbriae motions to catch oocytes. Propel the oocyte to the uterus. Provide a site
for fertilization.
uterine tubes - Answer fallopian tubes or oviducts; recieve ovulated secondary oocyte; site of
fertilization; no actual connection to ovaries; lined by ciliated simple columnar epithelia; curves
around ovary to form the infundibulum, ampulla, and isthmus.
How does the oocyte move to the uterus? - Answer by cilia beating and peristalsis
isthmus of uterine tubes - Answer narrow connection to the superolacteral uterus; section
closest to uterus
ampulla of uterine tubes - Answer region that represents the major portion of the tube;
common site of fertilization
infundibulum of uterine tubes - Answer funnel shaped end of the uterine tubes with finger-
like projections (fimbriae); section closest to ovary
blood supply to ovaries - Answer ovarian arteries and ovarian branch of the uterine arteries
tunica albuginea - Answer external fibrous covering of ovaries
ovarian follicles - Answer sac like structures in ovary cortex, each contains immature oocyte;
all produce estrogens with amount dependent on size (vesicular or graafian follicles produce
large amounts and primoridial follicles produce tiny amounts)
follicular cells - Answer single layer of cells around oocyte (C)
primordial follicle - Answer a dormant, small ovarian follicle consisting of a primary occyte
and only one layer of flat granulosa cells
Reproductive System Ivy Tech Test
Questions and Answers.
Functions of female reproductive system - Answer Produce and deliver gametes. Provide
nutrition and space for fetal development. Give birth and nourish the infant.
ovary - Answer female gonad; primary sex organ that produces ova (gamete) and sex
hormones (primarily estrogens and progesterone)
female accessory ducts - Answer uterine (fallopian) tubes, uterus, vagina; derived from
mullerian duct system
uterus - Answer hollow, thick walled muscular organ; recieves and nourishes fertilized ovum;
consists of body, fundus, cervix. It is essential in sexual response by directing blood flow to the
pelvis and ovaries, and to the external genitals, including the vagina, labia, and clitoris.
three layers in the uterine wall - Answer perimetrium, myometrium, and endometrium
perimetrium - Answer incomplete outer serous layer of the uterus
myometrium - Answer thick smooth muscle layer of the uterus
endometrium - Answer mucosa, simple columnar epithelium over a thick lamina propria.
Consists of two portions: stratum basalis and stratum functionalis.
stratum functionalis - Answer portion of the endometrium; undergoes cyclic changes and is
shed during menstruation, responsive to ovarian hormones
stratum basalis - Answer portion of the endometrium; rebuilds functionalis, unresponsive to
ovarian hormones
cervix of uterus - Answer narrow outlet of the uterus; contains mucus glands
fundus of uterus - Answer rounded region superior to entrance of uterine tubes
body of uterus - Answer
, internal os - Answer
external os - Answer
cervical canal - Answer
What is the function of uterine tubes? - Answer Create currents at ovulation in peritoneal
fluid due to fimbriae motions to catch oocytes. Propel the oocyte to the uterus. Provide a site
for fertilization.
uterine tubes - Answer fallopian tubes or oviducts; recieve ovulated secondary oocyte; site of
fertilization; no actual connection to ovaries; lined by ciliated simple columnar epithelia; curves
around ovary to form the infundibulum, ampulla, and isthmus.
How does the oocyte move to the uterus? - Answer by cilia beating and peristalsis
isthmus of uterine tubes - Answer narrow connection to the superolacteral uterus; section
closest to uterus
ampulla of uterine tubes - Answer region that represents the major portion of the tube;
common site of fertilization
infundibulum of uterine tubes - Answer funnel shaped end of the uterine tubes with finger-
like projections (fimbriae); section closest to ovary
blood supply to ovaries - Answer ovarian arteries and ovarian branch of the uterine arteries
tunica albuginea - Answer external fibrous covering of ovaries
ovarian follicles - Answer sac like structures in ovary cortex, each contains immature oocyte;
all produce estrogens with amount dependent on size (vesicular or graafian follicles produce
large amounts and primoridial follicles produce tiny amounts)
follicular cells - Answer single layer of cells around oocyte (C)
primordial follicle - Answer a dormant, small ovarian follicle consisting of a primary occyte
and only one layer of flat granulosa cells
