Lesson 15.3 Crossword
Across
2. | a duct through which milk is secreted and which opens at the nipple |
8. | the narrow, lower end of the uterus that has the opening through which a baby passes during childbirth |
9. | the process by which oocytes, or female gametes, are generated |
10. | tubes in which the oocyte is fertilized; begin at the lateral end of the ovary and go up and around the ovary to terminate at the top lateral portion of the uterus |
11. | a smaller set of skin folds inside the labia majora |
12. | the sequence of events associated with maturation and release of an oocyte |
13. | egg cell |
Down
1. | the milk-producing glands in the female |
2. | two skin folds posterior to the mons pubis that lie parallel on either side of the vaginal opening |
3. | the monthly cycle of changes that the uterus undergoes; includes the menstrual, proliferative, and secretory phases |
4. | a cylindrical body of erectile tissue that lies at the anterior end of the vulva |
5. | the release of an oocyte, or egg, from the ovarian follicle |
6. | a thin-walled, tubular structure below the uterus; birth canal |
7. | a hollow, muscular organ located in front of the rectum and behind the bladder; the womb |