ANAPHY FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

• Mons pubis


  mound of fatty tissue over the symphysis pubis that contains and protects the bone
• Labia majora


  longitudinal folds of pigmented skin extending from the mons pubis to the perineum
• Labia minora


  soft longitudinal skin folds between the labia majora
• Clitoris


  erectile tissue, the primary site fo sexual arousal in women
• Urethral meatus


  (urethral orifice) between the clitoris and the vaginal orifice for the purpose of urination
• Skene or paraurethral glands


  small mucus secreting gland that open into the posterior wall of the urinary meatus and lubricate the vagina
• Vestibule


  almond shape area between the labia minora containing the vaginal introitus, hymen, and bartholin's glands
• Vaginal introitus


  external opening of the vagina
• Hymen


  membraneous tissue ringing the vaginal introitus
• Bartholin or Vulvoginal glands


  mucus-secreting glands located on either side of the vaginal orifice
• Perineal body


  composed of muscles and fascia that support pelvic structures
• Perineum


  area of tissue between the anus and vagina site for episiotomy
• Vagina


  female organ of copulation and serves as birth canal
• Normas pH of vagina: 3.8-4.5 . It is slightly decreases when you get older
• Ovaries


  located close to and on both sided of the uterus in the lower abdomen
• Ovaries


  produces mature and discharge ova. Produces estrogen and progesterone and initiate and regulates menstrual cycle
• An ovary releases an egg around the middle of your menstrual cycle (around day 14 of a 28-day cycle) in a process called ovulation
• Ovarian follicle


  are small sacs in the ovaries that hold immature eggs
• Each month, between day 6 and 14 of your menstrual cycle, follicle-stimulation hormones causes follicles in one of your ovaries to mature
• At about day 14 in the menstrual cycle, a sudden surge in luteinizing hormones causes the ovary to release an egg (ovulation)
• Fallopian tube


  narrow, hollow structure where the egg begins to travel through to the uterus
• Progesterone


  helps prepare the uterine lining (endometrial lining) for pregnancy. Implantation of the fertilized egg
• Estrogen


  highest in the first half of the menstrual cycle before ovulation
• Progesterone


  rises during second half of the menstrual cycle to prepare your uterus for a fertilized egg
• Uterus


  nourishes the developing fetus prior to birth
• Uterus


  site for implantation and is responsible for menstruation
• Uterus


  responsible for many functions in the processes of implantation, gestation, menstruation, and labor and delivery process
• Endometrium


  composed of epithelial cells that respond to hormones changes
• Endometrium


  important layer for menstrual function
• Endometrium


  becomes thick and responsive each month under the influence of estrogen and progesterones that it becomes capable of supporting pregnancy.
• Endometrium


  this layer shed as the menstrual flow if pregnancy did not occur
• Myometrium


  (thick middle layer) composed of smooth muscle and responsible during uterine contraction at the end of pregnancy to expel the fetus
• Perimetrium


  (outer layer) serosal layer covering the uterus and supports the entire organ
• Three sections of the uterus

  Fundus, Body, and Cervix
• Fundus


  top and widest organ of the uterus
• Fundus


  can be palpated abdominally to determine the amount of uterine growth during pregnancy
• Corpus or Body


  main part of the uterus
• Coprus or Body


  expands to accomodate the growing fetus
• Cervix


  opens into the vagina and dilates to allow passage of the fetus during childbirth
• Cervix dilates from 0-10 cm to allow passage of the fetus