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Ch 11 - Reproductive System Flashcards

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1
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General term for external genitlia

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Vulva

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2
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Larger pair of skin folds

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Labia Majora

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3
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Pad of fatty tissue overlying the public bone

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Mons pubis

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4
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small mass of erectile tissue

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Clitoris

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5
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smaller pair of skin folds

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Labia Minora

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6
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A gonad…

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ovary

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7
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Reproductive Cell…

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Ovum

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8
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Transports ova to the uterus…

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Uterine Tube

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9
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Receives and nurtures the fertilized ovum

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Uterus

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10
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Receives the sperm during intercourse…

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Vagina

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11
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Abnormally heavy or long menstrual periods…

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Menorrhagia

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12
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Absence of menstruation…

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Amenorrhea

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13
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Painful or difficult menstruation…

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Dysmenorrhea

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14
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Uterine bleeding other than menstruation…

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Metrorrhagia

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15
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What is an abnormal passage between two internal organs or between an internal organ and body surface?

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Fistula

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16
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Prevention of pregnancy…

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Contraception

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17
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Sagging of an organ…

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Prolapse

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18
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Tumor occurring on a mucous membrane…

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Polyp

19
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What means the same as vaginitis?

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colitis

20
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What is a condition in which tissue that somewhat resembles endometrium is found in an abnormal location in the pelvic cavity called?

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Endometriosis

21
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What is an examination using an instrument that magnifies the vaginal mucosa called?

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Colposcopy

22
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Prolapse of the uterus is called…

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Hysteroptosis

23
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What is the term for a women who has had two successful pregnancies?

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Secundipara

24
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What is the correct term for an unborn 12-wk-old developing human?

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Fetus

25
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What term means abnormal implantation of a fertilized ovum outside the uterus?

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Ectopic pregnancy

26
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What term refers to the period covering the first 4 wks after birth?

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Neonatal

27
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What term is the normal fetal presentation?

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Cephalic

28
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What term means the transparent sac that encloses the fetus in utero?

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Amnion Sac

Amnion is the innermost part of the membranes that surround the developing fetus

29
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What term indicates a congenital condition of the newborn marked by mental retardation?

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Down Syndrome

30
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What term means surgical rupture of the fetal membrane?

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Amniotomy

31
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What is the name of the structure through which the fetus receives nourishment?

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Placenta

32
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What term means separation of the placenta from the uterine wall after 20 wks or more of gestation or during labor?

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Abruptio Placentae

33
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Term for sagging breast…

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mastoptosis

34
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Candidiasis is a…

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Fungi

35
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What is abnormal placement of the placenta in the uterus?

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Placenta Previa

36
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What is a lighted instrument that allows directs visualization of the abdominal contents?

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Laparoscope

37
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What term means the same as pregnancy?

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Gestation

38
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What term means an abnormal tubelike passage?

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Fistula

39
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What term means childbirth?

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Parturition

40
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Which of the following is a parasitic STD that causes severe itching, redness, and inflammation?
Chancroid
Papillomavirus
Public lice
Syphilis
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Public Lice

41
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What means direct visual inspection of the cervical canal and uterine cavity?

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Hysteroscopy

42
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Which of the following means destruction of a thin layer of the uterus?
Chorionic villus
endometrial ablation
hysterectomy
transurethral resection
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Endometrial Ablation

43
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What term means the same as menopause?

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Climacteric

44
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Which term means excision of any part of the body or removal of a growth?
Ablation
Dilation & Curettage
Circumcision
Orchiotomy
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Ablation

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