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membrane of the uterus, which is followed by a period 

 of repair when an entirely new membrane is formed. 

 Thus the changes taking place in the uterus during 

 menstruation last for several days (sixteen) as follows: 

 Five days for engorgement of the membrane, four 

 days for the bleeding or menses proper, and seven days 

 for the repair of the membrane after the bleeding stops. 

 The menopause is the term given to the cessation 

 of the menstrual flow. It occurs usually at about the 

 forty-fifth year. Cases have been reported where it 

 has stopped as early as the twenty-eighth or thirtieth 

 year, and extended on the other extreme to the fiftieth 

 year. 



QUESTIONS 



1. How long is the female urethra? 



2. Where does it open and what organ does it empty during 

 micturition? 



3. Name the internal organs of reproduction. 



4. Give the location of the uterus. Its dimensions. 



5. Name the portions of the uterus. 



6. What structures open into the cavity of the uterus at the 

 superior angles? 



7. Into what does the cervix of the uterus open? 



8. What forms the wall of the uterus? 



9. What type of epithelium lines the body of the uterus? 



10. Name the ligaments of the uterus. 



11. What structures are found between the layers of the broad 

 ligament? 



12. How long are the Fallopian tubes? 



13. What coats form their walls? 



14. Does the Fallopian tube communicate with the cavity of the 

 uterus? The peritoneal cavity? 



15. What variety of epithelium is found in the mucous membrane 

 of the Fallopian tube? 



16. What cell is produced in the ovary which represents the 

 female portion of reproduction? 



17. Where are the ovaries located? Give dimensions, weight. 



18. What structure is attached to the outer extremity of the 

 ovary? 



19. Describe a Graafian follicle. Give contents. 



20. From which group of cells in the Graafian follicle is the ovum 

 or germ cell developed? 



21. What must fertilize the ovum to reproduce the offspring? 



22. What do you understand by ovulation? How often does it 

 occur? 



23. How does a mature ovum reach the cavity of the uterus? 



