1. FEMALE REPRODUCTION SYSTEM FunctionExternalInternalT or FConcerns 10 20 30 40 50

2. What is the main function of the female reproductive system? To Produce an Ovum

3. What is the name of the stage in life when a woman’s body stops releasing eggs? Menopause

4. What are the 2 important functions of the ovaries? 1. PRODUCE ESTROGEN AND PROGESTERONE 2. HOUSE THE OVA

5. The process of shedding the lining of the uterus is called ____________. MENSTRUATION

6. The process of releasing one mature ovum each month into that ovaries fallopian tube is called _______________? OVULATION

7. The external female reproductive organs are called the ___________? VULVA

8. What is the main function of the labia? PROTECTION FROM PATHOGENS ENTERING THE BODY

9. The ________ is a small knob of tissue in front of the vaginal opening. CLITORIS

10. The ________ is the thin piece of tissue that partially blocks the entrance to the vagina? HYMEN

11. The _____ ______ is the rounded fatty pad of tissue located in the front of the female body directly on top of the pubic bone. MONS PUBIS

12. Very elastic,tubelike passageway, also called the birth canal? VAGINA

13. What is the neck of the uterus? CERVIX

14. Strong elastic muscle that holds and nourishes the developing embryo and fetus. UTERUS

15. Female sex glands situated on both sides of the uterus at the end of the fallopian tubes? OVARIES

16. Tubes on each side of the uterus that are extremely narrow and are lined with cilia? FALLOPIAN TUBES

17. Females start producing eggs at puberty? FALSE HAVE THEM AT BIRTH

18. Women usually release 2 eggs every month. FALSE 1

19. If two eggs are released from the ovaries and both were fertilized the result would be identical twins. FALSE FATERNAL

20. If one egg were fertilized and later divided into two separate balls of cells the result would be non-identical twins. FALSE IDENTICAL

21. Fertilization of the ovum usually occurs in the widest part of the fallopian tube? TRUE FIMBRIA

22. Refers to a variety of symptoms that some females experience before their menstrual period? PMS

23. Consists of painful contractions in the uterus during menstruation? DYSMENORRHEA

24. Lack of menstruation by the age of 16 or stopping of menstrual cycle for more than 3 months? AMMENORHEA

25. Rare, life-threatening complication of a bacterial infection? TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME

26. Most common form of cancer in females. BREAST