female reproductive system

• vulva


  pinakalabas na bahagi
• labia majora


  part of vulva; major lip (pinakalabas)
• creates the structure of vulva

  • labia majora
  • labia minora
• labia minora


  part of vulva; minor lip (pinakaloob)
• clitoris


  when this is being touch, it might trigger sexual drive to the female
• mons pubis


  puson in filipino term

  • katapat niya ang uterus and when uterus is being contracted, madadama siya sa puson which results to dysmenorrhea
• vagina


  passageway for birth, menstrual flow and sexual intercourse (the one that receives penis)

  • 4 inch long fibromuscular organ ending at cervix and lies between bladder and rectum
  • orifice partially closed with membrane (hymen)
• orifice


  means "opening" in common term
• hymen


  can be destroyed by doing sexual intercourse or extreme sports.
• Cervix 


  sipit-sipitan
• uterus

  called as "bahay-bata" kasi here nabubuo yung bata
• fallopian tube


  dito nagaganap yung fertilization
• uterine tube or fallopian tube


  is a narrow, 4 inch tube that extends from ovary to uterus ( 4 inch sa left and 4 inch din sa right = 8 inch in total)
• what are the 4 parts of a fallopian tube?

  • Infundibulum
  • ampulla
  • isthmus
  • fimbriae
• infundibulum 


  a part of fallopian tube which is an open, funnel-shaped portion near the ovary.
• fimbriae


  a part of fallopian tube which are moving finger- like processes that sweeps the egg cell from the ovary after it was released via ovulation.
• ampulla


  a part of fallopian tube which is central region of tube and the specific location of undergoing fertilization
• isthmus


  a part of fallopian tube which is the narrowest portion joins uterus and the last challenge for the sperm to pass through; only the strongest of the strongest sperm can pass through this narrow part of fallopian tube.
• uterus is made-up of three layers of tissue:

  1. perimetrium
  2. myometrium
  3. endometrium
• Perimetrium


  outer layer
• Myometrium


  middle layer
• Endometrium


  inside wall of uterus
• uterus is subdivided into:

  • fundus
  • body
  • cervix
• uterus


  will form a thick blood wall as preparation for pregnancy (if the egg cell will be fertilized).
• placenta and umbilical cord


  dalawang tissue na nagsisilbing tulay sa pagitan ng nanay at bata sa loob
• menarche


  first menstrual cycle
• menopause


  last cycle
• thymus


  gland na ir-reprogram antibodies ng mother to protect the child
• breast


  the accessory sex organs of female
• mammary glands


  modified as sweat glands pero gatas ang nilalabas
• mammary glands are attached to chest muscle via loose connective tissue called suspensory ligaments also known as cooper's ligaments
• colostrum


  unang patak ng breatmilk, yellowish yet the healthiest
• every mammary glands is composed of 15 to 20 lobes and every lobes of it creates breast milk
• nipple


  pigmented projection; kung saan nage-exit breastmilk
• areola


  surrounds the nipple (yung maliliit na bilog)
• the ovary and ovulation is also called ovarian cycle which is regulated by follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone
• Follicle matures in order…

  1. primordial follicle - starting point

  2. Primary (Preantral) follicle - after a few days magm-mature siya

  3. Secondary (Antral) follicle - few days after, magm-mature siya lalo

  4. Mature (Graafian) follicle - few days after, mas more mature than before

  5. Ruptured follicle (corpus hemorrhagicum) - kapag napunit na and denotes that the ovulation has begun

  6. Formation of corpus luteum - secretes estrogen and progesterone

  7. Formation of corpus albicans - a white scar tissue left after the corpus luteum dies and signifies that the ovarian cycle is complete
• Gonadotropin Releasing Hormones 


  secreted by the hypothalamus, controls the female reproductive system (GnRH)

  • stimulates anterior pituitary to secrete Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) & Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
• Follicle Stimulating Hormone and Luteinizing Hormone


  they goes hand in hand during the maturization of the follicles
• estrogen and progesterone


  is to be released by corpus luteum which regulates menstrual cycle