Structural/Functional

Question 1

cervix

Answer 1

narrow lower end of uterus; dilates to allow vaginal delivery

Question 2

fallopian tubes (salpinx)

Answer 2

tube between ovary and uterus; fertilization occurs in the fallopian tube

Question 3

ovaries

Answer 3

female sex glands

Question 4

uterus

Answer 4

womb; organ in which fetus develops

Question 5

vagina

Answer 5

muscular tube connecting uterus to outside of the body; birth canal

Question 6

ovulation

Answer 6

release of egg from the ovary; generally occurs every 28 days

Question 7

placenta

Answer 7

structure that grows on the wall of the uterus during pregnancy and allows for nourishment of the fetus

Question 8

amniotic sac

Answer 8

membranous bag that surrounds the fetus before delivery

Question 9

embryo

Answer 9

the developing human from the time of implantation of the fertilized egg on the wall of the uterus, to the end of the eighth week of gestation

Question 10

fetus

Answer 10

the developing human from the beginning of the ninth week to birth

Question 11

neonate

Answer 11

a newborn infant; generally an infant less than one month old

Question 12

infant

Answer 12

a baby over one month of age, up to the age of about one year

Question 13

gravida

Answer 13

a pregnant woman; state of being pregnant or having been pregnant

Question 14

para

Answer 14

a woman who has delivered at least one child (live birth)

Question 15

nulligravida

Answer 15

no pregnancies; a woman who has never been pregnant

Question 16

primigravida

Answer 16

first pregnancy; a woman in her first pregnancy

Question 17

multigravida

Answer 17

many pregnancies; a woman who has been pregnant two or more times

Question 18

nullipara

Answer 18

no births; a woman who has not given birth to a viable offspring

Question 19

primipara

Answer 19

first birth; a woman who has given birth to an offspring after the point of viability (20 weeks)

Question 20

multipara

Answer 20

many births; a woman who has given birth to two or more viable offspring

Question 21

obstetrics

Answer 21

the care of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the recuperative post-partum period

Question 22

obstetrician

Answer 22

physician who specializes in obstetrics

Question 23

neonatology

Answer 23

the study of (or care of) newborn infants

Question 24

meconium

Answer 24

first stool of the infant; greenish substance that builds up in the bowels of the fetus that is normally discharged just before, during, or just after the birthing process

Question 25

prenatal

Answer 25

before birth

Question 26

natal

Answer 26

pertaining to birth

Question 27

postnatal

Answer 27

after birth

Question 28

postpartum

Answer 28

after delivery/giving birth