Female: Anatomy & Oogenesis

The primary reproductive organ/s of the female reproductive system are/is

• ovaries

• uterus

• vagina

• testes

• estrogen

The ovaries...

• release egg cells

• contain 400,000 follicles at birth

• do not contain follicles until puberty

• contain the seminiferous tubules

The release of a mature egg from an ovary is called..

• pms

• menstruation

• ovulation

• fertilization

• luteal

fingerlike projections on the ends of the fallopian tubes that "catch" the egg after ovulation

• fimbriae

• infundibulum

• fallopian tubes

• fundus

• cervix

tubes that carry the egg from the ovary to the uterus

• fimbriae

• infundibulum

• fallopian tubes

• fundus

• cervix

the cone-shaped area between the fimbriae and tube portion of the fallopian tubes

• fimbriae

• infundibulum

• fallopian tubes

• fundus

• cervix

what moves eggs through the fallopian tubes?

• gravity

• water

• blood

• cilia

a hollow, muscular structure that receives and nourishes an egg as it develops into a baby

• uterus

• vagina

• ovary

• cervix

The top (superior) portion of the uterus is the...

• fundus

• body

• cervix

The hollow, middle portion of the uterus is the...

• fundus

• body

• cervix