Chapter 8 Vocab Deck 2

Question 1

Galactorrhea

Answer 1

Excessive or abnormal secretion of milk after breast-feeding has ended.

Question 2

Gamete

Answer 2

Male or female sexual reproductive cell; sperm or ovum

Question 3

Genitalia

Answer 3

Reproductive organs, also called genitals

Question 4

Gestation

Answer 4

Period from fertilization of the ovum to birth; 9 month pregnancy

Question 5

Gonad

Answer 5

• Female or male reproductive organ that produces sex cells and hormones.
• ovary and testes

Question 6

Gynecology

Answer 6

Study of the female reproductive organs, including the breasts.

Question 7

Gynecomastia

Answer 7

Female-like breasts enlargement in a male

Question 8

Human chorionic gonodotropin (hCG)

Answer 8

Hormone produced by the placenta to sustain pregnancy by stimulating the ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone.

Question 9

Hymen

Answer 9

Mucus membrane partially or completely covering the opening to the vagina

Question 10

Hysterectomy

Answer 10

Removal of the uterus

Question 11

Hysteroscopy

Answer 11

Visual examination of the uterus

Question 12

Intrauterine device (IUD)

Answer 12

Device inserted by a physician in to the uterus to prevent pregnancy

Question 13

Involution

Answer 13

Shrinking of the uterus (womb) to its normal size after the childbirth

Question 14

Labia

Answer 14

Lips of the vagina

• labia majora = larger, outermost lips
• labia minors = smaller, innermost lips

Question 15

Lactation

Answer 15

Production of milk

Question 16

Lactiferous ducts

Answer 16

Tubes that carry milk within the breast

Question 17

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

Answer 17

Secreted by the pituitary glands to promote ovulation

Question 18

Leukorrhea

Answer 18

White to yellow discharge from the vagina.

Question 19

Mammary papilla

Answer 19

Nipple of the breast. A papilla is any nipple-shaped projection.

Question 20

Mammoplasty

Answer 20

Surgical repair of the breast (augmentation or reduction surgery)

Question 21

Mastectomy

Answer 21

Removal (excision) of a breast

Question 22

Mastitis

Answer 22

Inflammation of a breast

Question 23

Menarche

Answer 23

Beginning of the first menstrual period and the ability to reproduce

Question 24

Menometrorrhagia

Answer 24

Excessive uterine bleeding during menstruation and also between menstrual periods.

Question 25

Menopause

Answer 25

Gradual ending of menstruation

Question 26

Menorrhea

Answer 26

Menstruation; monthly discharge of blood from the lining of the uterus

Question 27

Menorrhagia

Answer 27

Abnormally heavy or long menstrual periods.

Question 28

Menstruation

Answer 28

• Monthly shedding of the uterine lining

- Menses = the flow of blood and tissue normally discharged during menstruation is called menses

Question 29

Metrorrhagia

Answer 29

Bleeding between menstruations

Question 30

Multigravida

Answer 30

A woman who has been pregnant more than once

Question 31

Multipara

Answer 31

A woman who has delivered more than one viable infant

Question 32

Mymectomy

Answer 32

Removal of muscle tumors (fibroids) from the uterus.

Question 33

Myometrium

Answer 33

Muscle layer of the uterus