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The Female
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7
Health Care
11th Grade
02/04/2008

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Term
Fimbria
Definition
end of felopian tube, sweeps egg into felopian tube
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Ovary
Definition
Stores female sex cell (ova) (ovum)
Term
Fallopian tube
Definition
aka ovaduct- transports ovum from ovary to uterus. fertilization happens in the upper 1/3 of fallopian tube
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Uterus/womb
Definition
size of a fist, elastic, shaped like a pair, where fetus grows
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Cervix
Definition
opening of the uterus, location of diaphragm, birth control, common site of cancer, detected with pap smear
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Vagina
Definition
Birth canal, site of intercourse, where endometrium is shed
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endometrium
Definition
lining of uterus
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