Female Reproductive System

Question 1

Follicle-stimulating Hormone (FSH)

Answer 1

The hormone produced by the anterior pituitary that stimulates the development of the ova in the ovaries.

Question 2

External female genitalia

Answer 2

Mons pubis, Clitoris, Labia Minora, and Labia Majora

Question 3

Internal female genitalia

Answer 3

Ovaries, Fallopian Tubes, Uterus, Cervix, and Vagina

Question 4

Ovary

Answer 4

The female gonad, located in the pelvic cavity, in which the ova is formed

Question 5

Oocyte

Answer 5

A female germ cell that arises from an oogonium

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Ovum

Answer 6

A mature female gamete

Question 7

Oogenesis

Answer 7

The process of cell division, growth, and maturation of the ova

Question 8

Ovulation

Answer 8

The expulsion and release of a mature ovum from a follicle in the ovary as a result of cyclic ovarian and pituitary endocrine function.

Question 9

Progesterone

Answer 9

A hormone that maintains the uterine endometrium in the richly vascular state necessary for implantation and pregnancy

Question 10

Menstrual Cycle

Answer 10

The recurring 28 day cycle of change in the endometrium during which the decidual layer of the endometrium is shed, then regrows and proliferates

Question 11

Perineum

Answer 11

External area between the vulva and the anus

Question 12

Menarche

Answer 12

The first menstruation in females, which usually occurs between ages of 9-17

Question 13

Fertilization

Answer 13

The union of a secondary oocyte and a sperm cell

Question 14

Zygote

Answer 14

A cell produced when an oocyte and sperm fuse

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Cleavage

Answer 15

Early successive division of the zygote into a ball of progressively smaller cells

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Menopause

Answer 16

The cessation of the reproductive cycle, the menstrual cycle stops naturally with the decline of cyclic hormonal production between the ages 35 and 60

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Fetus

Answer 17

The developing organism in the uterus

Question 18

Gestation

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The period of development of the fetus from the time of fertilization to birth. AKA pregnancy

Question 19

Umbilical Cord

Answer 19

A cordlike structure containing one vein and two arteries that connects the fetus to the placenta

Question 20

Ductus venosus

Answer 20

The blood vessel that connects the umbilical vein and the inferior vena cava in a fetus

Question 21

Prenatal

Answer 21

Beginning with fertilization and ending at birth

Question 22

Embryonic stage

Answer 22

The stage of development from conception until the eighth week of pregnancy

Question 23

Fetal stage

Answer 23

Beginning at the end of the eighth week of development and lasting until birth

Question 24

Foramen ovale

Answer 24

An opening in the interatrial septum of the fetal heart

Question 25

Homozygous

Answer 25

The presence of identical alleles (variants) of a gene in an individual

Question 26

Heterozygous

Answer 26

The presence of two different alleles of a gene in an individual

Question 27

Ante Partum

Answer 27

Before Delivery

Question 28

Parturition

Answer 28

The process of giving birth to a child or delivery

Question 29

Neonatal

Answer 29

Pertaining to the first 4 weeks after birth

Question 30

Postnatal

Answer 30

Beginning at birth and ending at death