The Uterus
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Which organ in the female reproductive system is also called the womb?

  • Uterus (correct)
  • Cervix
  • Ovary
  • Vagina

What is the shape of the uterus?

  • Rectangular
  • Triangular
  • Round
  • Inverted pear (correct)

What is the name of the narrow passage that connects the uterus to the vagina?

  • Urethra
  • Fallopian tube
  • Cervix (correct)
  • Ovary

Which layer of the uterus undergoes cyclical changes during the menstrual cycle?

<p>Endometrium (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the female external genitalia is a cushion of fatty tissue covered by skin and pubic hair?

<p>Mons pubis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the fleshy folds of tissue that extend down from the mons pubis and surround the vaginal opening called?

<p>Labia majora (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the tiny finger-like structure that lies at the upper junction of the labia minora above the urethral opening?

<p>Clitoris (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the membrane that partially covers the opening of the vagina?

<p>Hymen (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which structures contain glandular tissue and variable amount of fat?

<p>Mammary lobes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the cells called that secrete milk?

<p>Alveoli (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the alveoli open into?

<p>Mammary ducts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the tubules of each lobe join to form?

<p>Mammary ducts (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do several mammary ducts join to form?

<p>Mammary ampulla (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the wider mammary ampulla connected to?

<p>Lactiferous duct (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many mammary lobes are there in each breast?

<p>15-20 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is milk stored?

<p>Cavities of alveoli (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is secreted by the cells of alveoli?

<p>Milk (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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