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Anatomy of the Female

Reproductive System

Ovaries Learning Objectives
Uterine Tubes
Uterus • Define and be able to explain the signifi-
Vagina cance of the bold italic terms in this
chapter.
Vestibule and Vulva • Explain the two primary roles of the
Blood and Nerve Supply of the Female ovary. Is this an endocrine or exocrine
Reproductive Tract organ, or both?
• Describe the path that spermatozoa
must traverse in order to reach the ova
for fertilization.
• Illustrate the anatomical structures that
comprise the female reproductive tract
and their relationships to one another.
• Explain the functional significance of the
three layers of the uterus – endome-
trium, myometrium, and mesometrium.
• Describe the peritoneal and neurovas-
cular structures that suspend and sup-
port the female reproductive tract.
How are these structures related to
one another?

Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals, Eighth Edition. Anna Dee Fails and Christianne Magee.
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