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physiology II module 6 70 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
Organs of the female reproductive system
ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina.
Ovulation
release of a mature egg from the ovary, occurs approximately
every 28 days
ovarian cycle
When an egg is released from ovarian follicle
Ovarian cycle phases
follicular phase, ovulation, luteal phase
,corpus luteum
What the ovarian follicle become after ovulation, helps
maintaining pregnancy if an egg is fertilized, if not it disintegrates.
sections of the oviduct
infundibulum, ampulla, isthmus
Coats of the oviduct
Outer serous coat, middle muscular coat, inner mucosa coat
Fimbriae
finger or fringe like projections at the end of the fallopian tubes
that capture the egg at the time of ovulation
What region and egg is often fertilized
Ampulla
, Uterus
the hollow, thick-walled, muscular organ, inverted pear connecting
the fallopian tubes and the vagina, in which the fertilized egg
develops. In a forward- tilted position between the bladder and the
rectum
Three layers of the uterus
perimetrium (outermost serum), myometrium (middle muscular),
endometrium (inner glandular).
myometrium
muscle layer of the uterus, expands during pregnancy to hold the
growing fetus and contracts during labor to push baby out
three regions of the uterus
fundus, body, cervix
physiology II module 6 70 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
Organs of the female reproductive system
ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus, vagina.
Ovulation
release of a mature egg from the ovary, occurs approximately
every 28 days
ovarian cycle
When an egg is released from ovarian follicle
Ovarian cycle phases
follicular phase, ovulation, luteal phase
,corpus luteum
What the ovarian follicle become after ovulation, helps
maintaining pregnancy if an egg is fertilized, if not it disintegrates.
sections of the oviduct
infundibulum, ampulla, isthmus
Coats of the oviduct
Outer serous coat, middle muscular coat, inner mucosa coat
Fimbriae
finger or fringe like projections at the end of the fallopian tubes
that capture the egg at the time of ovulation
What region and egg is often fertilized
Ampulla
, Uterus
the hollow, thick-walled, muscular organ, inverted pear connecting
the fallopian tubes and the vagina, in which the fertilized egg
develops. In a forward- tilted position between the bladder and the
rectum
Three layers of the uterus
perimetrium (outermost serum), myometrium (middle muscular),
endometrium (inner glandular).
myometrium
muscle layer of the uterus, expands during pregnancy to hold the
growing fetus and contracts during labor to push baby out
three regions of the uterus
fundus, body, cervix
