Sexual Health Terms

Question 1

Endocrine glands

Answer 1

-any of various glands that have no duct and pour their secretions directly into the lymph or blood circulating through them – called also ductless gland

Question 2

Hormones

Answer 2

a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (as blood) that stimulates other body cells to do something.

Question 3

Pituitary gland

Answer 3

a small oval endocrine organ located at the base of the brain that produces various hormones that regulate especially growth and reproduction

Question 4

Seminal vesicle

Answer 4

pair of glandular pouches that lie one on either side of the male reproductive tract and in the human male secrete a sugar- and protein-containing fluid into the ejaculatory duct

Question 5

Prostate gland

Answer 5

an organ found in men and male animals that produces the liquid in which sperm is carried. This gland increases in size and can sometime develop cancer. Normal screening reduces cancer risks.

Question 6

Cowper’s gland

Answer 6

either of two small glands lying on either side of the male urethra below the prostate gland and discharging a secretion into the semen that neutralizes conditions inside urethra.

Question 7

Vas deferens

Answer 7

a sperm-carrying duct in the male beginning at the epididymis and eventually joins the duct of the seminal vesicle to form the ejaculatory duct

Question 8

Testis

Answer 8

male reproductive glands that produces sperm and secretes testosterone and is contained in the scrotum.

Question 9

Epididymis

Answer 9

a system of ducts leading from the testis that holds sperm during maturation before uniting into the vas deferens

Question 10

Testicular Cancer

Answer 10

Cancer of the testicles usually occurring between ages 15-35

Question 11

Ovaries

Answer 11

usually two organs in women and female animals that produce eggs and female hormones

Question 12

Ovum

Answer 12

A female egg cell

Question 13

Uterus

Answer 13

the organ in women in which babies develop before birth

Question 14

Monogamy

Answer 14

one mutually faithful sexual partner

Question 15

Vertical transmission (HIV)

Answer 15

Spreading disease from mother to baby

Question 16

Ovulation

Answer 16

one egg leaving a woman’s ovary once a month.

Question 17

Fallopian Tubes

Answer 17

either of the pair of tubes that carry the egg from the ovary to the uterus

Question 18

Endometrium

Answer 18

the mucous membrane lining the uterus

Question 19

Menstruation

Answer 19

a discharging of blood, secretions, and tissue debris from the uterus that occurs when a women’s egg is not fertilized. This occurs typically every 25-28 days.

Question 20

Cervix

Answer 20

the narrow end at the opening of a woman’s uterus

Question 21

Toxic shock syndrome

Answer 21

a serious illness that is caused by bacteria and occurs especially in women who use tampons

Question 22

Fertilization

Answer 22

Union of the sperm and egg

Question 23

Embryo

Answer 23

the developing human individual from the time of implantation to the end of the eighth week after conception

Question 24

Amniotic sac

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a membrane forming a fluid-filled cavity (the amniotic sac) that encloses the embryo.

Question 25

Umbilical cord

Answer 25

long, narrow tube that connects an unborn baby to the placenta of its mother

Question 26

Prenatal cord

Answer 26

relating to pregnant women and their unborn babies

Question 27

Amniocentesis

Answer 27

test of amniotic fluid to check the health of the baby before he/she is born

Question 28

Mammogram

Answer 28

photograph of a woman’s breasts made by X-rays used to check for abnormally growing lumps

Question 29

Pandemic vs. epidemic

Answer 29

Pandemic is a world wide spread of a disease and epidemic is a regional outbreak of disease (upper Midwest influenza outbreak)

Question 30

Sterility

Answer 30

inability to conceive (maes and females both)

Question 31

Progestin

Answer 31

synthetic progesterone that stops ovulation and increases cervical mucus

Question 32

Progesterone

Answer 32

female sex hormone that prepares the endometrium for implantation of the newly fertilized egg

Question 33

Estrogen

Answer 33

hormone that is responsible for the development of female secondary sex characteristics and promote the growth and maintenance of the female reproductive system

Question 34

Oxytocin

Answer 34

stimulates especially the contraction of uterine muscle and the secretion of milk

Question 35

Follicle Stimulating Hormone

Answer 35

a hormone that stimulates the growth of the ovum-containing follicles in the ovary and that activates sperm-forming cell

Question 36

Human Chorionic Gonadotropic hormone

Answer 36

is a hormone produced by the cells that surround the growing human embryo; these cells will eventually go on to form the placenta.