Introduction to the Female Reproductive System
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The mammalian corpus luteum produces
luteinizing hormone
luteotrophic hormone
progesterone
estrogen
Choose the correct order in which egg travels from the ovary to the uterus.
Isthmus⇒ Infundibulum⇒Ampulla
Infundibulum⇒Ampulla⇒Isthmus
Isthmus⇒Ampulla⇒Infundibulum
Infundibulum⇒Isthmus⇒Ampulla
- Labium minora, labium majora, vagina
- Labium minora, labium majora, clitoris
- Labium minora, labium majora, oviduct
- Labium minora, labium majora, cervix
The figure represents the female system of a mammal. Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow:
(i) Label the parts 1 - 5.
(ii) Where does fertilization take place?
(iii) Name the structure where ovum is implanted.
I. It is connected to the pelvic wall and the uterus by bones.
II. The ovarian stroma is divided into an outer cortex and an inner medulla.
III. Each ovary is about 2-4 cm in length.
IV. Ovary is covered by a thick, stratified epithelium.
V. Ovary secretes steroid hormones.
- I and IV only
- IV only
- I, II and III only
- I, IV and V only
- Uterus
- Fallopian tube
- Ovary
- Vagina
In the given figure, identify the labelled parts and match them with their relative description.
i. Connects vagina and uterus.
ii. Germinal epithelium and the inner ovarian stroma.
iii. Accommodates the male erectile organ.
iv. Egg travels from the ovaries through this.
v. The top portion of the uterus.
1 - ii, 2 - iii, 3 - v, 4 - i, 5 - iv
1 - v, 2 - i, 3 - iii, 4 - ii, 5 - iv
1 - v, 2 - iii, 3 - iv, 4 - ii, 5 - i
1 - ii, 2 - v, 3 - iv, 4 - i, 5 - iii
Given below are certain statements regarding the female reproductive system. With respect to these statements, choose the correct option.
Statement 1: Uterus is thick walled with a rich vasculature.
Statement 2: Cervix is divided into supravaginal and vaginal regions.
Statement 3: The vagina is wider than the uterus.
Statement 4: The cervix is highly elastic and receives the penis during coitus.
Statement 1 is correct and statement 3 is incorrect
Statements 2 and 3 are correct
Statement 3 is correct and statement 1 is incorrect.
Statement 2 is correct and statement 4 is incorrect
- Cervix
- Vulva
- Uterus
- Vagina
Choose the correct option which best fits with the parts of the female reproductive system given below.
- Ovaries ⇒ Outer cortex: ___(i)__; Inner medulla: Vasculature
- Ligament⇒ Testes: Scrotal ligament; Ovaries: _(ii)______
- Uterus⇒ Innermost layer: Endometrium; Outermost layer: _(iii)______
- Cervix⇒ Leading to cervical canal: Internal Os; __(iv)_____: External Os
(i) Perimetrium, (ii) Developing follicles, (iii) Mesovarium, (iv) Opening into vagina
(i) Opening into vagina, (ii) Developing follicles, (iii) Mesovarium, (iv) Perimetrium
(i) Developing follicles, (ii) Mesovarium, (iii) Perimetrium, (iv) Opening into vagina
(i) Opening into vagina, (ii) Developing follicles, (iii) Mesovarium, (iv) Perimetrium
- (III) Infundibulum, (IV) Fimbriae
- (IV) Infundibulum, (V) Perimetrium
- (II) Uterus, (III) Ovary
- (V) Fimbriae, (I) Endometrium
Choose the correct option which best fits with the parts of the female reproductive system given below.
- Ovaries ⇒ Outer cortex: ___(i)__; Inner medulla: Vasculature
- Ligament⇒ Testes: Scrotal ligament; Ovaries: _(ii)______
- Uterus⇒ Innermost layer: Endometrium; Outermost layer: _(iii)______
- Cervix⇒ Leading to cervical canal: Internal Os; __(iv)_____: External Os
(i) Perimetrium, (ii) Developing follicles, (iii) Mesovarium, (iv) Opening into vagina
(i) Opening into vagina, (ii) Developing follicles, (iii) Mesovarium, (iv) Perimetrium
(i) Developing follicles, (ii) Mesovarium, (iii) Perimetrium, (iv) Opening into vagina
(i) Opening into vagina, (ii) Developing follicles, (iii) Mesovarium, (iv) Perimetrium
- Cervix
- Vulva
- Uterus
- Vagina