ch 15 - female reproductive system Flashcards
mons pubis
a mound of skin and adipose or fatty tissue overlying the symphysis pubis
labia majora
a pair of thick folds of skin onnective tissue and adipose tissue
labia minora
a pair of thin folds of hairless skin immediately internal of the labia majora
vesituble
the area enclosed by the labia minora, contains urinary and vaginal openings
clitoris
erectile organ of the vulva
labia
fold of the vulva
uterine or fallopian tube
canal aout 4 inches, extends from uterus and opens in abdominal cavity
cervix
lower part of the uterus
endometrium
inner lining of the uterus
metr/i
uterus
fimbria. fimbriae (pl)
fingerlike structure
fornix, fornices (pl)
arch shaped blind ended part of the vagina behind and around the cervix.
hymen
thin membrane partly occluding the vaginal orifice
fundus
the upper round top of the uterus above the openings and the uterine tubes.
myometrium
muscle wall of the uterus
root - metr/i
uterus
os
opening into a canal (the cervix)
ovary
one of the paired female reproductive glands
root - ovul
egg
ovulation
release of an oocyte from a follicle
ovum, ova (pl)
egg
perimetrium
the covering of the uterus
uterus
organ in which an egg develops into a fetus
vagina
female genital canal extending from the uterus to the vulva
corpus lutem
yellow structure formed at the site of a ruptured ovarian follicle
estrogen
generic term for hormones that stimulate female secondary sex characteristics
root - estr/o
woman
follicle
a spherical mass of cells containing a cavity
involution
a decrease in size
root - volut
shrink
menarche
first menstrual period
root - men
month
suffix - arche
beginning
root - menstru
menses
oocyte
female egg cell
root - oo
egg
pubarche
onset of development of pubic and axillary hair
root - pub
pubis
thelarche
onset of breast development
