Human Reproduction Question 367

Question: A sac shaped like an upside down pear with a thick lining and muscles in the pelvic area where a fertilised egg or zygote comes to grow into a baby is called ____.

Options:

A) Oviduct

B) Uterus

C) Vagina

D) Vulva

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

[b] The uterus is a female reproductive organ located between the bladder and the rectum, in the pelvic area.

The main purpose of the uterus is to nourish a foetus prior to birth.

In menstruating females, the ovaries release eggs which travel via the fallopian tubes to the uterus.