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Female Reproductive Anatomy
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VAGINA:
•Muscular tube that leads
from the base of the uterus
to the vulva.
•Elasticity allows the
vagina to stretch with
intercourse and birth.
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CERVIX:
•Base of the uterus
•Physical barrier to pathogens
•Stretches open at childbirth
and menstruation
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UTERUS:
•Organ which holds
developing fetus during
pregnancy
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UTERINE WALL:
•Outer, muscular layer of
the uterus
•Contracts with labor
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ENDOMETRIUM
• Lining of the uterus
• Grows monthly into a
thick, blood vessel
filled tissue
• Shed with
menstruation
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OVIDUCT
• AKA Fallopian tube
• “catches” egg when
released from the
ovary
• Carries egg from
ovary to uterus
• Site of fertilization
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This is a chicken egg in a
chicken oviduct.
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OVARY
• Organ that produces
eggs
• Produces and
secretes hormones:
1. Estrogen
2. Progesterone
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Estrogen
1. Triggers development of secondary sexual characteristics at puberty
2. Maintains reproductive organs in a functional state
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Progesterone
• Prepares and maintains endometrium for
pregnancy
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6.6.1
Draw and label a diagram of the adult
female reproductive system.