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The Female Reproductive System Flashcards

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Vulva

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  • term for vagina
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Gonads

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  • male: testes

- female: ovaries

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Ova

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  • female sex cells

- “eggs”

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Oocyte

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  • immature female sex cell
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Ovarian follicles

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  • structures that contain immature female sex cells
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By puberty, around 400,000 of those oocytes have become…

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  • primary Follicles
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Ovulation

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  • release of a mature ovum with the potential for fertilization
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Oophorectomy

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  • surgical removal of the ovaries
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Oogenesis

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  • production of female sex cells
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Polar bodies

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  • small, cytoplasm-deprived cells left over when female sex cells divide to halve the number of chromosomes
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Granulosa cells

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  • produce estrogen
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Estrogen

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  • development and maintenance of secondary sex characteristics in women
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Menses

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  • menstruation
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Progesterone

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  • hormone that stimulates development of the uterine epithelium for menstruation
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Corpus Luteum

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  • produces the hormone progesterone
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Myometrium

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  • muscle layer of the uterus
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Endometrium

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  • interior layer of the uterus and is lost in menstruation
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Menopause

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  • cessation of menstrual cycles, around age 45-50
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Hysterectomy

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  • surgical removal of the uterus
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Labia minora

Labia majora

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  • minora - “small lips”

- majora - “large lips”

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What are the primary reproductive organs?

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  • males = testes

- females = ovaries

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Vestibule

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  • the space within the labia
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Uterine/Fallopian Tubes

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  • structures that facilitate movement of ova out of the pelvic cavity and into the uterus
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Uterus

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  • muscly, pear-sized organ; where offspring are carried
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Ectopic Pregnancy

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  • implantation of a fertilized egg in a fallopian tube
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Where is the body of uterus?

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  • upper portion of the uterus
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Vagina

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  • tube that connects the uterus to the vulva
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Myometrium

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  • muscle layer of the uterus
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Frimbriae

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  • distal ends of uterine tubes that “wave” ova into those tubes following their release from the ovaries
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Where is the fundus of uterus?

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  • rounded prominence on the “top” of the uterus
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Clitoris

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  • heavily-innervated erectile tissue located at the anterior end of the vestibule
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Mons Pubis

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  • skin-covered pad of fat on the pubic bone
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Cervix

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  • opening to the uterus that is attached to the superior end of the vagina
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Bartholin’s (Greater Vestibular) glands

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  • secretes a mucus-like, lubricating substance
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Vaginitis

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  • Infection of vaginal lining, it most often results from STDs or yeast infections
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Dysmenorrhea

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  • painful menstrual cramps
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Ovarian Cysts

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  • fluid-filled enlargements: usually benign
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Myoma / Fibroids

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  • benign tumors of the uterus
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Amenorrhea

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  • absence of normal menstruation
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Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding (DUB)

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  • irregular / excessive bleeding resulting from a hormonal imbalance
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Breast Cancer

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  • most common type of cancer in women
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PMS

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  • collection of symptoms that occur in some women before menstruation
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Endometriosis

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  • presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterus
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Infertility

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  • inability to conceive; can result from factors such as infection, inflammation, tumors, and hormonal imbalances
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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  • acute inflammatory condition of the uterus, uterine tubes, or ovaries caused by infection
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Cervical Cancer

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  • detected by PAP smear; can result from exposure to HPV
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Ovarian Cancer

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  • cancer of gonads that can result from metastasis of breast cancer or arise independently.
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrom

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  • ovaries are studded with cysts
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Hymen

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  • thin fold of mucus of the vaginal orifice

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