Pregnancy and Reproductive System

Question 1

What does prenatal care involve?

Answer 1

monitor progress of pregnancy
watches the weight, sugar levels, and urine of mother
watches growth of baby

Question 2

pregnancy

Answer 2

a condition where a child is growing in your uterus

Question 3

conception

Answer 3

when the sperm meets an egg in the fallopian tube

Question 4

embryo

Answer 4

2nd stage of baby, a zygote that attaches to the uterine wall

Question 5

zygote

Answer 5

1st stage of baby, fertilized egg in fallopian tube

Question 6

placenta

Answer 6

large, disc-like organ that supplies fetus with oxygen and nutrients

Question 7

umbilical cord

Answer 7

rope-like structure that serves as a passageway for the fetus to receive nutrients and blood

Question 8

amniotic sac and fluid

Answer 8

thin membrane that surrounds the fetus through development

fluid that surrounds the fetus in sac

Question 9

episiotomy

Answer 9

a cut into the perineum to prevent tearing during birth

Question 10

labor

Answer 10

3 stage process that leads up to birth of baby

Question 11

lamaze

Answer 11

breathing methods used during the delivery process to redirect from the pain

Question 12

epidural

Answer 12

a shot given in the spine to numb the body from the waist down.

Question 13

braxton hicks

Answer 13

false labor pains

Question 14

ultrasound

Answer 14

test using sound waves to depict an image of the developing fetus

Question 15

doctor and nurse who specialize and are certified in the treatment of pregnant women

Answer 15

obstetrician and midwife

Question 16

problems associated with teen pregnancy

Answer 16

high blood pressure (hypertension)

prenatal birth

Question 17

what are the stages of labor

Answer 17

contractions, cervix dilated 10cm
birth of baby
birth of placenta

Question 18

what are trimesters, how many are there?

Answer 18

different stages of development of baby, 3

Question 19

where does fertilization take place

Answer 19

fallopian tubes

Question 20

what are the types of birth?

Answer 20

vaginal- through birth canal
cesarean- through abdomen
premature- born before the 37th week
home birth-use of mid wife (at home)
still born- intrauterine death due to complications

Question 21

ovaries

Answer 21

two oval-shaped glades that produce and store eggs

Question 22

fallopian tubes

Answer 22

two tube passageway from ovaries to uterus

Question 23

uterus

Answer 23

hollow, pear-shaped organ where fetus grows

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cervix

Answer 24

lower part of uterus, opens into vagina (between uterus and vagina)

Question 25

endometrium

Answer 25

lining inside of uterus (uterine lining)

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vagina

Answer 26

connect uterus to outside (birth canal)

Question 27

labia

Answer 27

two pairs of skin flaps that surround the vaginal opening

Question 28

hymen

Answer 28

very thin piece of tissue, covering vaginal opening

Question 29

clitoris

Answer 29

small, sensitive organ located where the labia joins

Question 30

ovum

Answer 30

eggs, female sex cells

Question 31

menstrual cycle

Answer 31

release of egg once a month into one of the fallopian tubes during ovulation blood and tissues from uterine lining combine to make flow

Question 32

menarche and menopause

Answer 32

first cycle and last cycle

Question 33

cancers that attack female system

Answer 33

ovarian, uterine, cervical, breast

Question 34

tss

Answer 34

toxic, shock syndrome from misses of tampon

Question 35

tubal ligation, why a woman would get one

Answer 35

fallopian tubes are severed to prevent the egg from reaching uterus, used to prevent pregnancy

Question 36

gynecologist

Answer 36

doctor who specializes in female reproductive system

Question 37

historectomy, why a women would need one

Answer 37

removal of uterus and ovaries because of medical complications

Question 38

function of female system

Answer 38

matures and releases eggs allows fertilization nourishes and effects unborn fetus

Question 39

ovulation

Answer 39

the release of a mature egg from ovaries

Question 40

testes

Answer 40

gland that produces sperm and testosterone

Question 41

epididymis

Answer 41

a comma-shaped structure above testicle that stores sperm

Question 42

vas deferens

Answer 42

a long tube that is a passageway from testicle to urethra

Question 43

scrotum

Answer 43

pouch that holds each testes and regulates temperature and production

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seminal vesical

Answer 44

a long tube that helps produce semen

Question 45

ejaculatory duct

Answer 45

a canal that passes from seminal vesicles and vas deferens, carrying seven to urethra

Question 46

prostate gland

Answer 46

organ that surrounds the urethra, base of bladder. controls the release of using and secretes fluid for semen

Question 47

urethra

Answer 47

tube ghat carries urine and semen out the body

Question 48

cowpers gland

Answer 48

2 small glands that secret a music into the male urethra

Question 49

penis

Answer 49

male sex organ for reproduction and urination

Question 50

circumcision

Answer 50

the surgical removal of the foreskin at head of penis

Question 51

ejaculation

Answer 51

discharging of semen by the reproductive organs

Question 52

erection

Answer 52

blood flowing into penis, causing it to harden

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cancer that effect male system

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testicular and prostate

Question 54

nocturnal emission

Answer 54

the release of semen during sleep

Question 55

vasectomy

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the removal of the vas deferens to make it so the man isn't fertile

Question 56

urologist

Answer 56

doctor who specializes in male reproductive system

Question 57

function of male system

Answer 57

to reproduce, maintain, and transport sperm and semen