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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-

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after

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primi-

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first

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Functions of female reproductive system

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Produce ova, transports ova, provides environment for developing fetus, secretes hormones

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Female reproductive system consists of what organs

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ovarie, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, clitorus, mammary gland, and vulva (external genitalia)

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Fallopian tubes

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pathway of ovum (egg) into uterus

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Uterus

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responsible for housing and nourishing the embryo from implantation of the fertilized egg until birth.

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Vagina

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Organ of sexual intercourse. Muscular tube that extends from the cervix to the exterior of the body.

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Clitorus

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Organ of sexual response in the female. composed of erectile tissue with sensory nerve endings

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Vulva

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Responsible for protecting the internal genitals. make up the exterior genitalia…labia majora, labia minora

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Mammary glands

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located in breast, contains milk ducts that lead to opening in the nipple. Produce milk.

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Ectopic pregnancy

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Implantation and growth of fertilized ovum in places other than the uterine cavity.

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