Ch 11 - Reproductive System Flashcards
General term for external genitlia
Vulva
Larger pair of skin folds
Labia Majora
Pad of fatty tissue overlying the public bone
Mons pubis
small mass of erectile tissue
Clitoris
smaller pair of skin folds
Labia Minora
A gonad…
ovary
Reproductive Cell…
Ovum
Transports ova to the uterus…
Uterine Tube
Receives and nurtures the fertilized ovum
Uterus
Receives the sperm during intercourse…
Vagina
Abnormally heavy or long menstrual periods…
Menorrhagia
Absence of menstruation…
Amenorrhea
Painful or difficult menstruation…
Dysmenorrhea
Uterine bleeding other than menstruation…
Metrorrhagia
What is an abnormal passage between two internal organs or between an internal organ and body surface?
Fistula
Prevention of pregnancy…
Contraception
Sagging of an organ…
Prolapse
Tumor occurring on a mucous membrane…
Polyp
What means the same as vaginitis?
colitis
What is a condition in which tissue that somewhat resembles endometrium is found in an abnormal location in the pelvic cavity called?
Endometriosis
What is an examination using an instrument that magnifies the vaginal mucosa called?
Colposcopy
Prolapse of the uterus is called…
Hysteroptosis
What is the term for a women who has had two successful pregnancies?
Secundipara
What is the correct term for an unborn 12-wk-old developing human?
Fetus
What term means abnormal implantation of a fertilized ovum outside the uterus?
Ectopic pregnancy
What term refers to the period covering the first 4 wks after birth?
Neonatal
What term is the normal fetal presentation?
Cephalic
What term means the transparent sac that encloses the fetus in utero?
Amnion Sac
Amnion is the innermost part of the membranes that surround the developing fetus
What term indicates a congenital condition of the newborn marked by mental retardation?
Down Syndrome
What term means surgical rupture of the fetal membrane?
Amniotomy
What is the name of the structure through which the fetus receives nourishment?
Placenta
What term means separation of the placenta from the uterine wall after 20 wks or more of gestation or during labor?
Abruptio Placentae
Term for sagging breast…
mastoptosis
Candidiasis is a…
Fungi
What is abnormal placement of the placenta in the uterus?
Placenta Previa
What is a lighted instrument that allows directs visualization of the abdominal contents?
Laparoscope
What term means the same as pregnancy?
Gestation
What term means an abnormal tubelike passage?
Fistula
What term means childbirth?
Parturition
Which of the following is a parasitic STD that causes severe itching, redness, and inflammation? Chancroid Papillomavirus Public lice Syphilis
Public Lice
What means direct visual inspection of the cervical canal and uterine cavity?
Hysteroscopy
Which of the following means destruction of a thin layer of the uterus? Chorionic villus endometrial ablation hysterectomy transurethral resection
Endometrial Ablation
What term means the same as menopause?
Climacteric
Which term means excision of any part of the body or removal of a growth? Ablation Dilation & Curettage Circumcision Orchiotomy
Ablation
