Reproductive Terms & Definitions Flashcards
Know what treatment is that causes the abortion of a fetus?
Abortifacient
Know what androgen is
Male hormone
Know what condition, tumor, or growth that is not cancerous?
Benign
Know what enlargement of the prostate is?
Benign prostatic hyperplasia/hypertrophy
Know what area of the body where a substance can accumulate or be stored for later distribution?
Depot
Know what mucus membrane lining the inner wall or layer of the uterus?
Endometrium
Know what is the inability of a man to maintain an erection sufficient for satisfying sexual activity?
Erectile dysfunction
Know what a group of anabolic sex hormones that promote the development and maintenance of female sexual characteristics?
Estrogen
Know what is the narrow tube that connects the ovary to the uterus.
Fallopian Tubes
Know what is the process where sperm unites with an ovum?
Fertilization
Know what are sex cells, or sperm and ova called?
Gametes
Know what cessation of menstruation is called?
Menopause