Ch 21 vocab

Question 1

Folds of tissue that surround the urethral and vaginal openings

Answer 1

Labia

Question 2

Narrowest portion of the uterus; opens to the vagina

Answer 2

Cervix

Question 3

Disease causing lower abdominal and back pain, nausea, fever, pain during intercourse, and/or bleeding between menstrual cycles

Answer 3

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 4

Area of skin between the vagina and anus

Answer 4

Perineum

Question 5

Connect(s) each ovary with the uterus

Answer 5

Fallopian tubes

Question 6

Infection of the uterus, ovaries, and Fallopian tubes

Answer 6

Chlamydia

Question 7

Produce(s) an ovum, or an egg

Answer 7

Ovaries

Question 8

Outermost cavity of a woman’s reproductive system; forms the lower part of the birth canal

Answer 8

Vagina

Question 9

Condition in which bacteria can grow and multiply rapidly in the reproductive tract, mouth, throat, eyes, and anus

Answer 9

Gonorrhea

Question 10

Condition in which normal bacteria is replaced by an overgrowth of other bacterial forms

Answer 10

Bacterial vaginosis

Question 11

Muscular organ where the fetus grows

Answer 11

Uterus