BIOD 152 AP Mod 6 questions and answers : The Female Reproductive System SUMMER 2024

The Female Reproductive System 1. The female reproductive system includes what internal organs? Internal organs: the ovaries, the oviducts (fallopian or uterine tubes), the uterus, and the vagina. 2. What is ovulation? How often does it occur? The release of a mature egg; occurs approximately every 28 days. 3. What is the ovarian cycle? An egg is released from the ovarian follicle. 4. What does the ovarian follicle become after ovulation? The corpus luteum. 5. What is the purpose of the corpus luteum? It helps maintain pregnancy if an egg is fertilized; if not, it disintegrates. 6. What are the three sections and three coats of the oviducts? Infundibulum, ampulla and isthmus and three coats: the outer serous coat, the middle muscular coat, and an inner mucosa coat. 7. What is the function of the fimbriae? The fimbriae capture an egg from the ovary at the time of ovulation. When an egg (oocyte) bursts from follicle within an ovary during ovulation, it is swept into an oviduct. 8. An egg is most often fertilized in what region? Ampulla. 9. Describe the shape and location of the uterus.