Health Final Flashcards
What does PMS stand for?
Pre-menstrual syndrome
PMS is a combination of severe _________ and ____________ symptoms during the first —(#) premenstrual and first four menstrual days of the cycle.
- Physical
- Psychological
- 4
What instrument is used to help a physician examine the walls of the vagina?
A metal of plastic speculum
A Pap smear is a procedure that tests for two disorders, what two disorders does the test show?
It takes the vaginal discharge and looks for cervical cancer and STIs
What is vaginitis?
An irritation or inflammation of the vagina, usually accompanied by discharge.
Three ways a women can reduce the risk of vaginitis?
- Practice abstinence
- We’re cotton/nylon panties
- Eat a well-balanced, low sugar diet
Where do the ova come from?
They come from the ovaries and the fimbria grab them out.
What is the path of the ova when it is not fertilized?
- The fimbria take it from the ovaries,
- through the Fallopian tube
- To the uterus
- Down to the cervix
- Then to the vagina
What is conception? Where does it occur?
When the sperm meets the egg and it occurs usually in either of the Fallopian tubes
What is the uterus’ main function?
To carry a baby
When should you see a gynecologist?
When you are 18 or are sexually active (which-ever one comes first).
What is the range of ages that puberty can start?
8-11 years old
What is menarche?
The first period
What are secondary sex characteristics? Give 2 examples.
Changes that occur right at puberty i.e. Wider hips, pubic hair, breasts, lower voice
What is menopause? When does it usually occur?
When your period stops, it occurs around 45 to 60.
What is the female gamete?
The female sex cell, the ova/ovum
What pathogen causes Toxic Shock Syndrome?
Staph infection
What is dysmenorrhea?
Very painful menstruation.
What is sensuality?
“Being in touch with senses”, examples:
- body image
- attraction
- fantasy
- human response
- touch
What is intimacy?
Feelings of trust and vulnerability
-caring, sharing, vulnerability, emotional risk-taking, loving
What is sexual identity?
Understanding of who one is sexually
-sense of masculinity and femininity
What is sexual health and reproduction?
- the care and maintenance of sex and the reproductive organs
- STIs, contraception, consequences, anatomy, and physiology
What is sexualization?
Sexuality used to influence, control, and manipulate
-sexual harassment, incest, media messages, seduction
What is socialization?
Social and behavioral norms
- domesticity
- gender roles/identity
What is the vagina?
Muscular tube below the cervix
Has a pH of 4-5
Self-cleaning
What is the cervix?
Above the vagina, internal
Made of cartilage
Closed until women has a baby
What is a uterus?
Nurtures fetus
Above the bladder
What are Fallopian tubes?
There are two of them above the uterus
4 inches longs
At The ends are fimbria (take eggs from the ovaries)
What are ovaries?
Almond structures on either side of uterus
Store ova and produce estrogen
Where does estrogen come from?
The ovaries
Innermost layer of the uterus
Endometrium
The middle layer of the uterus
Myometrium
The outermost layer of the uterus
The perimetrium
The penis is made up of two parts: the _________ and the _________.
- shaft
2. Glans
What is the penis?
The male reproductive organ (external)
What is the scrotum?
Is holds the testes, which holds the sperm
Keeps testes at 92-93 degrees because that is a healthy environment for sperm
Drops down when too hot
Goes up when too cold
What are the testes?
Two oval shaped things that produce sperm and testosterone
The internal organs of the male reproductive system include:
- ?
- ?
- ?
- ?
- ?
- ?
- Epididymis
- Vas deferens (ductus deferens)
- Urethra
- Seminal vesicles
- Prostate gland
- Bulbourethral gland (Cowper’s gland)
