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Endocrine & Reproductive System Flashcards

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Nervous system vs endocrine system and there similarities

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Nervous - uses nerve impulses and chemical messengers called neurotransmitters

Endocrine - uses several mechanisms involving chemical messengers called hormones

Functions of both - communication, coordination and control systems of the body

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Hormones

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Made by endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream and exert their action on TARGET CELL

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True or false: endocrine responses are FASTER, and hormonal effects are more LOCALIZED compared with the nervous system

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False: slower; widespread

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Where do endocrine glands secrete hormones?

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Directly into bloodstream or tissues; don’t posses ducts and are called DUCTLESS GLANDS

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Where do Exocrine glands secrete their products? What are some types of glands fall under exocrine?

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Into ducts that open to body cavities, the center of a hollow organ, or onto the surface of the body

Sudoriferous, sebaceous, and salivary

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Functions of the endocrine system

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1) hormone production and secretion
2) regulation of metabolism - some hormones regulate growth, development, nutrient absorption, and energy metabolism; some hormones regulate the metabolic activity of other glands and organs
3) stress adaptation - some hormones help the body respond or adapt to stress during period of infection, trauma, dehydration, and anxiety
4) chemical composition and fluid volume regulation - hormones regulate body fluid balance and electrolytes balance
5) reproductive process regulation - some hormones regulate the reproductive process, including gamete production, fertilization, pregnancy, childbirth, and lactation

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Target cell

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Posses receptors for corresponding hormone; when hormones come into contact with receptors sites on their target cells, they fit like puzzle pieces

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Negative feedback system

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Information about the hormone or the effects of that hormone are fed back to the gland that secretes the hormone

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Negative feedback

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Aka balancing feedback, Response of an endocrine gland to a stimulus that moves hormones levels in the opposite, or negative, direction

This movement brings hormone levels toward homeostasis

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Biorhythm

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Mechanisms that control plasma levels of some hormones; rhythmic alteration in a hormones rate of secretion

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Circadian rhythm

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24 hour rhythm; pattern repeats every 24 hours

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Cortisol secretion

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Highest in the morning hours (peak at around 8am) and lowest in the evening hours (lowest at midnight)

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What are two ways your CNS help control the secretion of hormones?

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1) activation of hypothalamus
2) stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system

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Neural regulation

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Hormone release stimulated by nerve impulses

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Hormone regulation

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Involves hormone release from one
Endocrine gland regulating the hormone release from another endocrine gland

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What are hormones that stimulate the activity of other endocrine glands called? (Hint: most anterior pituitary hormones are this type)

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Tropic hormones

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Hypothalamus

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Located in the diencephalon of the brain and secrets hormones that stimulate or inhibit the release of pituitary hormones; also regulated autonomic nervous system, providing a link between the endocrine and nervous system;

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What is considered the master gland?

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Pituitary glands (aka hypophysis) bc it controls or affects many other endocrine glands

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Two main ways the hypothalamus controls the pituitary gland

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1) secretion of the anterior pituitary hormones is controlled by the hypothalamus (hypothalamus secretes hormone called releasing hormones and releasing-imbibing hormones)
2) secretion of anti diuretic hormones, or ADH, and oxytocin

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What are the parts of the pituitary gland?

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can be divided into 2 or 3 parts, depending on if you count the middle lobe
- Anterior pituitary gland (or adenohypophysis)
- Posterior pituitary gland (or neurohypophysis)

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Infundibulum

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a short, slender stalk where the pituitary is attached to the undersurface of the hypothalamus

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What is the role of Tropic Hormones? where do they secrete from? Name some examples

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  • aimed at and control other glands
  • from the adenohypophysis

Examples
- thyroTROPIN
- thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
- adrenocorticoTROPIC
- gonadoTROPIC Hormone
- luteinizing hormone (LH)

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Endorphins and Enkephalins

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CHEMICALS produced in the pituitary gland and can REDUCE or ELIMINATE PAIN and produce feelings of HAPPINESS or EUPHORIA

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What 3 hormones are concerned with regulating SALT and WATER RETENTION and EXCRETION?

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aldosterone, atrial natriuretic hormone/peptide, vasopressin (ADH)

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What is produced by the THYROID GLAND and is responsible for regulating metabolism? (hint: IODINE is needed for the thyroid to produce this)

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T3 & T4

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What does the parathyroid hormone help regulate?

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INCREASES blood calcium levels and is secreted by the PARATHYROID GLAND; releases calcium from BONE TISSUE by stimulating OSTEOCLASTIC (bone-breakdown) activity

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What is Calcitonin good for?

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DECREASES blood calcium levels and is secreted by the THYROID GLAND; it stimulates OSTEOBLASTIC (bone-making) activity

hack: “calci” = calcium, “ton” = alot, “in” = like into
{alot of calcium into the bone}

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Parts of the adrenal gland

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  • cortex: the outer part
  • medula: the inner part

hack: outer part of any organ = cortex while inner part = medula

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Parts of the adrenal gland

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  • cortex: the outer part
  • medula: the inner part

hack: outer part of any organ = cortex while inner part = medula

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Pineal Gland: shape, location, common nickname, and secretion

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  • cone-shaped gland
  • located near the thalamus in the brain
  • nicknamed “biological clock” bc it controls many BIORHYTHMS
  • secretes melatonin
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What allows a hormone/chemical to BIND and EXERT its INFLUENCE on the structure and where is it located?

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a BINDING SITE on the cell membrane, in the cytoplasm, or on the nucleus of the target tissue; each hormone binds to a SPECIFIC TISSUE, called its TARGET TISSUE/TARGET ORGAN

Hack: lock and key effect (hormone, the key, has to fit exactly into the receptor, the lock)

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What kind of hormone does the heart secrete?

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Atrial natriuretic hormone (factor or peptide)

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Prostaglandin

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Hormones that are produced by many TISSUES and they generally act on NEARBY CELLS; medications such as asprin and ibuprofen manage pain and inflammation partly because they BLOCK PROSTAGLANDIN

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Reproductive System contains what?

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the male and female reproductive organs and glands, sex cells, and fluids needed for sexual reproduction

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Sexual Reproduction

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process by which male sex cells and female sex cells unite!!!

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edit: Primary organs are called ____ and they produce ___ and ____ called ____

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gonads, male, female sex cells, gametes

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Gonads vs Gametes

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Gonads - primary reproductive organs and they include the TESTES in MALES and OVARIES in FEMALES

Gametes - sex cells and they include the SPERMATOZOON in MALES and OOCYTE in FEMALES

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Accessory Organs and Glands

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  • males: penis, prostate, bulbourethral glands, seminal vescile
  • females: uterus, bartholin glands, breasts
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Male reproductive system consists of…?

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Testes, a duct system, the external genitalia (like the scrotum and the penis, to facilitate this process)

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Testes (Testicles)

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paired oval glands that produce sperm and hormones, they are located within the scrotum

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Seminiferous tubules

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Tubules within the testes that produce sperm

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Which hormone does the anterior pituitary release to stimulate sperm production

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Follicle-stimulating Hormone (FSH)

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Testosterone

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facilitates the development of male sex organs and secondary male sex characteristics occuring during puberty; maintains these characteristics throughtout life

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Spermatic Duct

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Transports sperm cells and seminal fluid out of the body during ejaculation

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Semen

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mixture of sperm and seminal fluid produced by male accessory glands

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epididymis

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tightly coiled coma-shaped tube system where immature sperm cells enter after they leave the testicles; sperm stay in the epididymis for 2 to 3 MONTHS while they MATURE and beome able to SWIM to help FERTILIZE an OVUM

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Vas Deferns (ductus deferens)

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The section of the spermatic duct where mature sperm enter; it joins the ejaculatory duct (a short tube passing through the prostate and connecting to the urethra)

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Urethra

Bonus: the urethra is part of which two systems in males?

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tube located BELOW the BLADDER and transports BOTH SEMEN and URINE in males

Bonus: reproductive and urinary

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Scrotum

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divided ouch containing the TESTES; the scrotal sac is made of thin, loose, wrinkled skin hanging behind the penis; the primary function of the scrotum is temperature regulation to facilitate sperm production and survival

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Cremaster Muscle

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a muscle that draws the testes closer to or away from the body to help regulate their temperature

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Female reproductive system

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consists of the ovaries and a duct system to transport sex cells from the ovaries to the uterus

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Ovaries

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paired almond-shaped glands that produce oocytes, or eggs and hormones; they are located in the abdominopelvic cavity and connected to the lateral surface of the uterus by the ovarian ligament

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Female reproductive hormones

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includes estrogens, along with FSH and LH produced by the anterior pituitary, facilitate the sequence of events during the menstral cycle

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Progesterone

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maintains the uterine lining for implantation and pregnancy

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Estrogens

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are also responsible for the development of female sex organs and secondary sex characteristics occurring during puberty, then maintains these characteristics throughout life

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Oocytes

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female sex cells that carry genetic information from the female who produced them; located within fluid - filled sacs called ovarian (graafian) follices

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Ovulation

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the release of the mature oocyte from the ovarian follicle

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Ovum

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the released mature oocyte which travels down the fallopian tube toward the uterus; if fertilized by a sperm, it implants in the uterine lining. if fertilization doesn’t occur, the ovum is flushed out during menses

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Fallopian Tubes

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paired passageways for ova to travel from the ovaries toward the uterus; they are the site of fertilization between an ovum and male sperm

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Uterus and its 3 walls

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hollow pear shaped organ that receives the fertilization ovum; it allows the embryo to grow and develop into a fetus during pregnancy

1) endometrium: inner lining of the uterus whish is shed each month during menstruation
2) myometrium: middle muscular layer of the uterus
3) perimetrium: outer layer of the uterus (uterine wall)

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Breasts

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two soft protruding organs in the upper chest wall of the female body that contain mammary glands; breasts lie over the pectoralis major muscle; the outer portion of the breast is mostly adipose tissue

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Mammary Glands

bonus: what is the milk production process called that is under hormonal control?

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produce and secrete milk for a sucking baby following childbirth

bonus: lactation

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Menstrual cycle

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a series of hormonal events that begin at menarche during puberty, occurs “approx” every 28 days, and end at menopause (also called the reproductive or fertility cycle); periodic discharge (aka menus or menstraul fluid) of the endometrial lining from the nonpregnant uterus

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first phase of the menstrual cycle

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Follicular phase: begins with menstruation and lasts until “approx” day 13

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the first phase of the menstrual cycle

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Follicular phase: begins with menstruation and lasts until “approx” day 13

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second phase of the menstrual cycle

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Ovulation: occurs about day 14 in a 28 day cycle; surge of LH causes release of a mature oocyte from an ovarian follicle, now called an ovum; the ovum travels down the fallopian tube toward the uterus,. the collapsed follicle develops into the corpus luteum

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Fertilzation

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the penetration of the ovum by sperm, resulting zygote; this process can occur within approx 24 hours after ovulation

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X and Y chromosomes

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the designations for sex (gender) chromes
- XX means female
- XY means male
ovum conatins ONE X (female) chromosome, sperm contains either an X or Y chrome. Therefor, the male determines the sex of the offspring

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Pregnancy

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(aka gestation) sequence of events that includes implantation, embryonic development, and fetal growth and ends in birth; it is approx 10 lunar months (40 weeks, 9 calender months or 266 days); divided into trimesters (roughly 13 weeks each)

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Fetus

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embryo after about 8 weeks of e\development; fetus is contained within the fluid-filled amniotic cavity and is joined to the placenta by the umbilical cord

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Placenta

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flattened organ located in the pregnant uterus that nourishes the developing fetus; it nourishes the developing fetus by exchanging nutrients and wastes between the fetus’s and mother’s blood

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The act of giving birth is called___

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childbirth or parturition

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The process during normal childbirth in which the uterus contracts forcefully is called ___

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labor, which begins after the fetus reaches a gestational age of approx 40 weeks

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Cesarean (C) section

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surgical procedure that removes the fetus through the abdominal wall

75
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Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)

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a cluster of symptoms that occur 3 to 14 days before menstruation and are relieved by its onset

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Menstrual cramps

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aka dysmenorrhea, most frequent gynecologic problem, occuring occasionally in almost ALL menstrating women

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