Ch. 9 Flashcards
Reproductive System
Vulva
External genitalia of the female
Mons pubis
Pad of fatty tissue and thick skin that overlies the pubis bone, becomes covered in hair after puberty
Prepuce
Fold of skin that forms a retractable cover over the clitoris, foreskin of the glans penis
Vestibule
Any space or cavity at the entrance to a canal
Cervic(o)
Pertaining to neck or uterine cervix
Hyster(o)
Pertaining to uterus
Metr(o)
Pertaining to measure or uterine tissue
Salping(o)
Pertaining to fallopian tube
Oophor(o)
Pertaining to ovary
Perineum
Region between sexual organ and anus
Cervicocolpitis
Inflammation of the cervix uteri and vagina
Colpocystitis
Inflammation of the vagina and urinary bladder
Menarche
First occurrence of menstruation
Another term for menopause
Climacteric
Vaginal speculum
Instrument that can be pushed apart after inserted into the vagina to allow examination
Papanicolaou test
Shortened to pap smear, study of material collected from the body that shed cells, usually in reference to the vagina and cervix, ranked class I-V with I being normal and V definitely cancerous
Dysplasia
Change in shape, growth, or number of cells
Trichomonas
Vaginal and urethral parasite
Rapid plasma reagin (RPR)
Blood tests to detect and monitor syphilis
Colposcopy
Low powered microscope to magnify the mucosa of vagina and cervix
Hysteroscopy
Visual inspection of cervical canal and uterine cavity using an endoscope through the vagina
Hysterosalpingography
Radiologic examination of the uterus and fallopian tubes after injection of a radiopaque material into those organs
Amnion and Chorionic membrane
Membranes that develop around a fertilized embryo
Amenorrhea
Absence of menstruation
Menorrhagia
Heavy or long menstrual periods
Metrorrhagia
Uterine bleeding other than that caused by menstruation
Oophoralgia
Ovarian pain
Oophorosalpingitisi
Inflammation of an ovary and uterine tube