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Female Reproductive System Exam 2025 Questions and Answers uterus --Answer --A hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of the female, in which the embryo is nourished and develops before birth myometrium --Answer --muscle layer of the uterus - super thick so it can stretch as the baby grows; also so that it is strong enough to push out the baby. endometrium --Answer --The inner lining of the uterus, which is richly supplied with blood vessels. Estrogen and progesterone work together to cause it to thicken so that it can nourish an implanted embryo. Menses - sloughing of this lining every month. endometriosis --Answer --a condition in which patches of endometrial tissue escape the uterus and become attached to other structures in the pelvic cavity particularly the ovaries, outside of the uterus or outside the fallopian tubes. fallopian tube (oviduct) --Answer --lined w/cilia which propels egg forward; fertilization happens here ....COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 1