Reproductiv System Flashcards
What are the main structures of the reproductive system?
Testes, ovaries, uterus
What is the function of the reproductive system?
To produce offspring
Salping/o
Fallopian tubes
Uter/o
Metr/o
Hyster/o
Uterus
Vagin/o
Vagina
Vulv/o
Vulva
-gravida
Pregnancy
-tocia
Birth
-physis
Growth
Abortion
Premature expulsion of uterus contents
Amnion
Innermost membrane enclosing developing fetus
Atresia
Congenital absence/closure of a normal body opening
Castration
Excision/destruction of the gonads
Cesarean Section
Delivery of a fetus via abdominal incision
Corpus luteum
Progesterone producing yellow glandular mass in ovary
Estrogen
Female hormone
Estrous
Estrus
When a female is interested in mating (before reproductive cycle)
Freemartin
A sterile female born co-twin with a male
Hermaphrodite
An individual whose body contains tissues of both male/female gonads
Parturition
The act of giving birth
Progesterone
Steroid sex hormone
Placenta
Mammalian organ joining mother to offspring
Prepuce
External skin covering the penis
Puberty
A time when reproduction becomes possible to the individual
Weaning
The act of separating the suckling young from its mother
Amniocentesis
Transabdominal perforation of amniotic sac
Endometrium
Mucous membrane lining the uterus
