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Maternal and Newborn Nursing: Female Reproductive Anatomy and the Menstrual Cycle · Internal and External Reproductive Organs

Learn the structures of the female reproductive tract and why their anatomy matters in pregnancy, birth and everyday health.

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Maternal and Newborn Nursing · 26 questions

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1. Where does fertilization of the egg usually take place?

  1. In the ampulla of the fallopian tube
  2. On the surface of the ovary
  3. In the uterine cavity
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Answer: In the ampulla of the fallopian tube

Sperm meet the egg in the wide outer third of the tube, the ampulla; the embryo then travels to the uterus over several days.

2. What do the fimbriae at the end of each fallopian tube do?

  1. Secrete mucus that nourishes sperm
  2. Produce estrogen and progesterone
  3. Sweep the released egg into the tube
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Answer: Sweep the released egg into the tube

The ovary is not physically joined to the tube, so the finger-like fimbriae move over it at ovulation to capture the egg.

3. Scarring of the fallopian tubes from a past pelvic infection raises the risk of which complication?

  1. Early menopause
  2. Heavier menstrual periods
  3. Ectopic pregnancy
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Answer: Ectopic pregnancy

Damaged tubes slow the embryo's journey to the uterus, so it may implant in the tube itself, the most common ectopic site.

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