REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM Flashcards
1
Q
salping/o; salpinx
A
fallopian tubes
1
Q
hyster/o; metr/o; metri/o; uter/o
A
uterus
2
Q
colp/o; vagin/o
A
vagina
3
Q
oophor/o; ovari/o
A
ovaries
4
Q
men/o
A
menstruation
5
Q
-pareunia; coitus
A
sex
6
Q
endometriosis
A
endometrial lining grows outside uterus and in abdominal cavity
7
Q
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
A
inflammatory disease in pelvic area –> bacterial infection travels up through fallopian tubes
8
Q
obstetrician
A
- midwife
- M.D. trained in pregnancy and delivery of babies
- needs to be a gynaecologist too
9
Q
gynaecologist
A
physician –> treatment of female reproductive system
10
Q
-gravida
A
pregnancy
11
Q
-para
A
live birth
12
Q
placent/o
A
placenta –> lining of uterus that holds fetus
13
Q
cervic/o
A
cervix
14
Q
mast/o; mamm/o
A
breast
