Language of Medicine - Chapter 8

Question 1

define ovum

Answer 1

female sex cell

Question 2

define gamete

Answer 2

sex cell

Question 3

define female gonad

Answer 3

ovaries
(gonad = produce egg)

Question 4

define uterus

Answer 4

womb where fetus grows, pear shaped organ with muscular walls and a mucous membrane filled with rich supply of blood vessels

Question 5

define fallopian tubes

Answer 5

lead to the uterus

Question 6

define ovulation

Answer 6

ovum leaves ovaries, ovum matures + follicle ruptures

Question 7

define fertilization

Answer 7

sperm penetrates egg

Question 8

define zygote

Answer 8

fertilized ovum

Question 9

define embryo

Answer 9

after many cell divisions a ball of cells forms - the then zygote is called an embryo from 2-8 weeks

Question 10

define fetus

Answer 10

embryo turns into a fetus from 8 weeks till birth

Question 11

define gestation / pregnancy

Answer 11

period of development within the uterus

Question 12

define menarche

Answer 12

occurrence of the first cycle

Question 13

define placenta

Answer 13

blood vessel rich organ

Question 14

what hormones are in the ovaries and what do they do?

Answer 14

estrogen + progesterone which play an important role in the process of menstruation + pregnancy and in the development of secondary sex characteristics

Question 15

define gynaecology

Answer 15

study of female reproductive systems

Question 16

define obstetrics

Answer 16

speciality concerned with pregnancy + delivery of fetus

Question 17

define neonatology

Answer 17

study + care of a newborn

Question 18

define cul-de-sac

Answer 18

abdominal cavity

Question 19

define vagina

Answer 19

tubular structure that extends from the uterus to the outside of body

Question 20

define bartholin glands

Answer 20

two small, rounded hands on either side of the vaginal orifice

Question 21

define perineum

Answer 21

region between the vaginal orifice and anus

Question 22

define vulva

Answer 22

the external genitalia of female

Question 23

define labia majora

Answer 23

outer lips of vagina

Question 24

define labia minora

Answer 24

inner lips of vagina

Question 25

define hymen

Answer 25

a thin membrane covering the entrance of vagina

Question 26

define utero-ovarian ligament

Answer 26

holds the ovary in place

Question 27

define fimbriae

Answer 27

fingerlike ends at the end of fallopian tubes

Question 28

define cilia

Answer 28

small hairs line in the fallopian tube

Question 29

define endometrium

Answer 29

inner layer of the uterus + has specialized epithelial mucosa

Question 30

define myometrium

Answer 30

middle muscular layer of the uterine wall

Question 31

define perimetrium

Answer 31

(uterine serosa) outermost layer of the uterus + is a lining that produces a watery, serum like secretion

Question 32

define cervix

Answer 32

lowermost portion of uterus

Question 33

define vagina

Answer 33

opens to the outside of the body

Question 34

define mammary gland

Answer 34

located on the upper anterior region of the chest

Question 35

define glandular tissue

Answer 35

contains milk glands that develop in response to hormones from the ovaries during puberty

Question 36

what kind of tissue do the breasts contain

Answer 36

fibrous + fatty tissue

Question 37

define mammary papilla

Answer 37

breast nipple

Question 38

define areolar

Answer 38

dark pigmented area around the mammary papillae

Question 39

describe the menstrual cycle

Answer 39

days 1-5 (menstruation) - discharge of bodily fluids days 6-12 (follicular phase) - after bleeding stops the endometrium begins to repair days 13 + 14 (ovulation) - follicle ruptures + egg leaves ovary passing through fallopian tube days 15-28 (luteal phase) empty follicle released becomes corpus luteum

Question 40

define chorion

Answer 40

outermost membrane surrounding the developing embryo

Question 41

define amnion

Answer 41

innermost of embryonic membranes + holds the fetus suspended in an amniotic cavity

Question 42

define human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

Answer 42

hormone that the placenta develops

Question 43

amni/o

Answer 43

amnion

Question 44

bartholin/o

Answer 44

bartholin gland

Question 45

cervic/o

Answer 45

cervix, neck

Question 46

chori/o chorion/o

Answer 46

chorion

Question 47

colp/o

Answer 47

vagina

Question 48

episi/o

Answer 48

vulva

Question 49

galact/o

Answer 49

milk

Question 50

gynec/o

Answer 50

women, female

Question 51

hyster/o

Answer 51

uterus, womb

Question 52

lact/o

Answer 52

milk

Question 53

mamm/o

Answer 53

breast

Question 54

mast/o

Answer 54

breast

Question 55

men/o

Answer 55

menses, menstruation

Question 56

metr/o metri/o

Answer 56

uterus

Question 57

my/o myom/o

Answer 57

muscle, muscle tumor

Question 58

nat/I

Answer 58

birth

Question 59

obstetr/o

Answer 59

pregnancy + childbirth

Question 60

o/o

Answer 60

egg

Question 61

oophor/o

Answer 61

ovary

Question 62

ov/o

Answer 62

egg

Question 63

ovari/o

Answer 63

ovary

Question 64

ovul/o

Answer 64

egg

Question 65

perine/o

Answer 65

perineum

Question 66

phor/o

Answer 66

to bear

Question 67

salping/o

Answer 67

fallopian tubes

Question 68

uter/o

Answer 68

uterus

Question 69

vagin/o

Answer 69

vagina

Question 70

vulv/o

Answer 70

vulva

Question 71

--arche

Answer 71

beginning

Question 72

--cyesis

Answer 72

pregnancy

Question 73

--gravida

Answer 73

pregnant

Question 74

--parous

Answer 74

bearing, bringing forth

Question 75

--rrhea

Answer 75

discharge

Question 76

--salpinx

Answer 76

fallopian (uterine) tube

Question 77

--tocia

Answer 77

labour, birth

Question 78

--version

Answer 78

act of turning

Question 79

dys--

Answer 79

painful

Question 80

endo--

Answer 80

within

Question 81

in--

Answer 81

in

Question 82

intra--

Answer 82

within

Question 83

multi--

Answer 83

many

Question 84

nulli--

Answer 84

no, not, none

Question 85

pre--

Answer 85

before

Question 86

primi--

Answer 86

first

Question 87

retro--

Answer 87

backward