Laboratory Report
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Name ______________________________________
Date ______ ____ _ _ _ ____ ____ __ ___ _ ___
Section ___ _ _ ____________________ _
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM PART A
Complete the following statements:
1. The ovaries are located in the lateral wall of the _________ _ __ ___ cavity.
2. The largest of the ovarian attachments is called the ligament.
3. The ovarian cortex appears granular because of the presence of _______________ _
4. The meiosis of egg formation is called ________________
5. A primary oocyte is closely surrounded by flattened epithelial cells called ______ __________ cells.
6. When a primary oocyte divides, a secondary oocyte and a(an) are produced.
7. Primordial follicles are stimulated to develop into primary follicles by the hormone called ___ ______________
8. is the process by which a secondary oocyte is released from the ovary.
9. Uterine tubes are also called ___ _______ _ _ __
10. The _ _______ _______ _
is the funnel-shaped expansion at the end of a uterine tube.
11. The
ligament is a band of tissue within the broad ligament that helps to .hold the
uterus in proper position.
12. A portion of the utems called the __________________ extends downward into the upper portion of the vagina.
13. The inner mucosal lining of the uterus is called the _______________ _
14. The myometrium is largely composed of
tissue .
15. The vaginal orifice is partially closed by a thin membrane called the _ ___ ____ _______
16. The group of external accessory organs that surround the openings of the urethra and vagina
comprise the ________ ___ __ __
17. The rounded mass of fatty tissue overlying the symphysis pubis of the female is called the ___________ _ __
18. The female organ that corresponds to the male penis is the __________ _____
19. The
of the female corresponds to the bubourethral glands of the male .
20. Orgasm is accompanied by a series of reflexes involving the lumbar and ______________ regions of
the spinal cord.
PARTB
1. Sketch and label a representative region of the ovarian cortex.
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2. Sketch and label a series of three changes to illustrate follicular maturation.
3. Sketch and label a representative section of the wall of a uterine tube .
4. Sketch and label a representative section of uterine wall.
5. Complete the following:
a. Describe the fate of a mature follicle. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __
b. Describe the function of the cilia in the lining of the uterine tube . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
c. Briefly describe the changes that occur in the uterine lining during a reproductive cycle. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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