Chapter 3 Flashcards

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Labia majora

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Outer lips

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Vulva

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External genitals

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Labia minora

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Inner lips

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Prepuce

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Foreskin over clitoris

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Clitoris

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Highly sensitive, like penis, only for pleasure

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5
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Glans

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Head of clit filled with nerves

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Shaft

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Length of clitoris

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7
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Crura

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Tips that connect the pubic bones

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Urethra

A

Tube urine flows through

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9
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Introitus

A

Opening of vagina

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Hymen

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Tissue that covers the vaginal opening

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Perineum

Gooch

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Area in between the genitals an the anus

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12
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Cavernous bodies

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Structures in the shaft of the clit when sexually excited

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13
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Vestibular bulbs

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Bulbs on each side of the vagina fill up during sexual arousal

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14
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Bartholins glands

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2 small glands that secrete a few drops of fluid when sexually aroused

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15
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Vagina

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Stretchable canal opens at the vulva and extends 3 to 5 inches

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16
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Speculum

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Used to open vagina in a gynecological exam

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17
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Kegel excecises

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Exercises that strengthen the genital muscles

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Mucosa

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Mucous membrane

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Rugae

A

Folds of tissue in vagina

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G-spot

A

Sexual pleasure spot

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Vasocongestion

A

Engorgement of blood vessels due to sexual arousal

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Douching

A

Rinsing and cleaning the vagina

23
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Cervix

A

Small end of uterus, back of vagina

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Os

A

Opening of cervix leads to uterus

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Uterus

A

Pear shaped organ where the fetus develops

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Perimetrium

A

Thin membrane covering the outside of the uterus

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Myometrium

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Smooth muscle uterine wall

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Endometrium

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Tissue lines the uterine wall

29
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Fallopian tubes

A

Tubes the sperm and egg travel

30
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Fimbriae

A

Ends of Fallopian tubes released ovum enters

31
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Ectopic pregnancy

A

Fertilized egg implants outside the uterus

32
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Ovulation

A

Release of an egg from the ovary

33
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Menarche

A

Onset of menstrual periods

34
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Follicle stimulating hormone

FSH

A

Creates sperm and ovarian hair follicles

35
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Luteinizing hormone

LH

A

Stimulates ovulation and androgen production

36
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Corpus luteum

A

Secretes progesterone

37
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Proliferation phase

A

Allows life to be created easier

38
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Secretory phase

A

Makes life harder to create

39
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Blastocyst

A

Multicelled combo of egg and sperm

40
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PMDD

A

PMS symptoms that can disrupt a women’s functioning

41
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Dysmenorrhea

A

Pain during menstruation

42
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Prostaglandins

A

Hormones that make the uterine contract

43
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Endometriosis

A

Uterine tissue grows on parts of the abdominal cavity

44
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Amenorrhea

Primary and secondary

A

Lack of menstruation

Primary: absence at puberty

Secondary: lack of menstruation for 3 or more months

45
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Climacteric

A

Physiological changes when transitioning from fertility to infertility