Anatomy and Physiology of the Female Reproductive System - Prof. Mark B. Frasier, Study notes of Biology

Download Anatomy and Physiology of the Female Reproductive System - Prof. Mark B. Frasier and more Study notes Biology in PDF only on Docsity! 5 October In female, genital and urinary systems almost entirely separate from each other Urethra – short distance so prone to bacterial infection Urethral glands Alkaline fluid (counteracts acidity of reproductive system) Glandular tissue anterior to vagina G-spot located around here Ligament of ovary – ovary to uterus Ovary Endocrine: estrogen Exocrine: ova (primary germ cell) Stem cells are in ovary Possible to generate new eggs No direct duct, there is a space between tube and ovary Uterine tube Runs from uterus to fimbriae Fertilization occurs here (usually) Fimbriae: ciliated cells that bring ova from ovary to tube Ectopic pregnancy: ova doesn’t make it to tube, fertilizes in peritoneal cavity (usually on uterine tube) Uterus Implantation – ova attaches to uterine wall Most powerful muscle (600 lbs/inch of force) Tubal ligation – uterine tubes tied off Cervix: prone to cancer Pelvic inflammatory disease: can result in scarring of uterine tubes Endometriosis: lining of uterus found outside uterus (ex. behind eyeball) Endometritis: inflammation of lining of uterus Vaginal fornices: circular space Broad ligament: made out of peritoneum Ovary is completely wrapped in peritoneum Ova rips through peritoneum Vestibular glands underneath vaginal orifice Labia minora surrounds clitoris anteriorally and posteriorally