Female Reproductive System Ch.12 Flashcards
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amni/o
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amnion (amniotic sac)
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cervic/o
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neck; cervix uteri (neck of cervix)
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colp/o…vagin/o
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vagina
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galact/o…lact/o
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milk
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gynec/o
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woman, female
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hyster/o…metri/o…uter/o
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uterus (womb)
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mamm/o…mast/o
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breast
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men/o
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menses, menstruation
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metr/o
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uterus (womb); messure
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nat/o
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birth
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oophor/o…ovari/o
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ovary
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perini/o
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perineum
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salping/o
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tube (usually fallopian or eustachian)
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-arche
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beginning
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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-gravida
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pregnant woman
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-para
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to bear (offspring)
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-salpinx
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tube (usually fallopian or eustachian)
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-tocia
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childbirth, labor
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-version
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turning
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ante-
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before, in front of
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dys-
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bad; painful; difficult
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endo-
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in, within
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multi-
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many, much
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post-
after
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primi-
first
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Functions of female reproductive system
Produce ova, transports ova, provides environment for developing fetus, secretes hormones
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Female reproductive system consists of what organs
ovarie, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, clitorus, mammary gland, and vulva (external genitalia)
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Fallopian tubes
pathway of ovum (egg) into uterus
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Uterus
responsible for housing and nourishing the embryo from implantation of the fertilized egg until birth.
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Vagina
Organ of sexual intercourse. Muscular tube that extends from the cervix to the exterior of the body.
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Clitorus
Organ of sexual response in the female. composed of erectile tissue with sensory nerve endings
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Vulva
Responsible for protecting the internal genitals. make up the exterior genitalia...labia majora, labia minora
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Mammary glands
located in breast, contains milk ducts that lead to opening in the nipple. Produce milk.
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Ectopic pregnancy
Implantation and growth of fertilized ovum in places other than the uterine cavity.
