HIM 1101: Chapter 8 Practice
Questions and All Correct Answers
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ovaries - Answer almond-shaped organs located in the pelvic cavity; form and store egg cells
(ova) and produce the hormones estrogen and progesterone
ovum - Answer female egg
graafian follicles - Answer 100,000 microscopic sacs that make up a large portion of the
ovaries
fallopian tubes - Answer pair of tubes attached to the uterus that provide a passageway for
the ovum to move from the ovary to the uterus
fimbriae - Answer finger or fringe like projections at the end of the fallopian tubes
uterus - Answer pear-sized and pear-shaped muscular organ that lies in the pelvic cavity,
except during pregnancy when it enlarges and extends up into the abdominal cavity. Its
functions are menstruation, pregnancy, and labor
endometrium - Answer inner lining of the uterus
myometrium - Answer muscular middle layer of the uterus
perimetrium - Answer outer protective layer of the uterus that secretes watery serous fluid
to reduce friction
corpus - Answer large central portion of the uterus
fundus - Answer rounded upper portion of the uterus
cervix - Answer narrow lower portion of the uterus
vagina - Answer passageway between the uterus and the outside of the body
, hymen - Answer fold of membrane found near the opening of the vagina
vulva - Answer external genitals of the female, including the mons pubis, labia majora, labia
minora, clitoris, urinary meatus, and vaginal opening
perineum - Answer pelvic floor in both the male and female. In females it usually refers to
the area between the vaginal opening and the anus
bartholin glands - Answer pair of mucus-producing glands located on each side of the vagina
and just above the vaginal opening
breasts - Answer milk-producing glands. Each breast consists of 15 to 20 divisions or lobules.
(also called mammary glands)
mammary papilla - Answer breast nipple
areola - Answer pigmented area around the breast nipple
cervic/o - Answer cervix
colp/o - Answer vagina
endometri/o - Answer endometrium
episi/o - Answer vulva
gynec/o - Answer woman, female reproductive organs
hymen/o - Answer hymen
hyster/o - Answer uterus
mamm/o - Answer breast
mast/o - Answer breast
Questions and All Correct Answers
2026.
ovaries - Answer almond-shaped organs located in the pelvic cavity; form and store egg cells
(ova) and produce the hormones estrogen and progesterone
ovum - Answer female egg
graafian follicles - Answer 100,000 microscopic sacs that make up a large portion of the
ovaries
fallopian tubes - Answer pair of tubes attached to the uterus that provide a passageway for
the ovum to move from the ovary to the uterus
fimbriae - Answer finger or fringe like projections at the end of the fallopian tubes
uterus - Answer pear-sized and pear-shaped muscular organ that lies in the pelvic cavity,
except during pregnancy when it enlarges and extends up into the abdominal cavity. Its
functions are menstruation, pregnancy, and labor
endometrium - Answer inner lining of the uterus
myometrium - Answer muscular middle layer of the uterus
perimetrium - Answer outer protective layer of the uterus that secretes watery serous fluid
to reduce friction
corpus - Answer large central portion of the uterus
fundus - Answer rounded upper portion of the uterus
cervix - Answer narrow lower portion of the uterus
vagina - Answer passageway between the uterus and the outside of the body
, hymen - Answer fold of membrane found near the opening of the vagina
vulva - Answer external genitals of the female, including the mons pubis, labia majora, labia
minora, clitoris, urinary meatus, and vaginal opening
perineum - Answer pelvic floor in both the male and female. In females it usually refers to
the area between the vaginal opening and the anus
bartholin glands - Answer pair of mucus-producing glands located on each side of the vagina
and just above the vaginal opening
breasts - Answer milk-producing glands. Each breast consists of 15 to 20 divisions or lobules.
(also called mammary glands)
mammary papilla - Answer breast nipple
areola - Answer pigmented area around the breast nipple
cervic/o - Answer cervix
colp/o - Answer vagina
endometri/o - Answer endometrium
episi/o - Answer vulva
gynec/o - Answer woman, female reproductive organs
hymen/o - Answer hymen
hyster/o - Answer uterus
mamm/o - Answer breast
mast/o - Answer breast
