Female Reproductive System Quiz 3 A Flashcards
Female external genitalia
Vulva
Opening
Meatus
A whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina
Leukorrhea
bad, painful, or difficult
Dys-
Painful menstruation
Dysmenorrhea
Painful intercourse
Dyspareunia
A protrusion of the urinary bladder into the anterior wall of the vagina
Cystocele
The uterus and cervix protrude through the vaginal orifice
Third degree uterine prolapse
The cervix lies at the opening to the vagina and the body of the uterus is in the vagina
Second degree uterine prolapse
The cervix drops into the vagina
First degree uterine prolapse
The absence of menstruation
Amenorrhea
Much or many
poly
Short menstrual cycles of less than 3 weeks
Polymenorrhea
Bleeding between cycles
Metrorrhagia
The first occurrence of menstruation
Menarche
The presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus
Endometriosis
A protrusion of the rectum into the posterior wall of the vagina
Rectocele
The connective tissue that is immediately lateral to the uterine cervix
Parametrium
The opening of the cervix at the vaginal end
Cervical os
The neck of the uterus
Cervix
Female genitalia
Ovaries
The pigment area surrounding the nipple of the breast
Areola