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The Reproductive System Flashcards

1
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Absence or abnormal

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AMENORRHEA

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2
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Surgical transabdominal perforation of the uterus to obtain amniotic fluid.

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AMNIOCENTESIS

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3
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The sac that lines the chorion (inside uterus) and contains the fetus.

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AMNIOTIC SAC

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4
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Membranous sac or receptacle for body secretions.

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BLADDERBLADDER

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5
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Lie just behind prostate gland; secretions neutralize traces of urine in urethra prior to ejaculation.

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BULBOURETHRAL GLANDS

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6
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Pertaining to the neck or a constricted part of an organ .

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CERVIX

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7
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The outer layer of an organ or structure.

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CORTEX

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8
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Increased secretion of urine.

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DIURESIS

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9
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Substance promoting increased secretion of urine.

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DIURETIC

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10
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Thick, smooth muscular tube; allows sperm to exit epididymis.

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DUCTUS (VAS) DEFERENS

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11
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Painful or difficult urination

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DYSURIA

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12
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The derivatives of the fertilized ovum that develop into the offspring (from 2 weeks post fertilization to end of eighth week) fetus.

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EMBRYO

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A condition where tissue resembling the endometrium occurs aberrantly within the pelvis.

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ENDOMETRIOSIS

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14
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Mucous membrane of the uterus.

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ENDOMETRIUM

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15
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Involuntary discharge of urine (bedwetting), especially during sleep.

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ENURESIS

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16
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First duct that sperm enters upon leaving testes; sperm mature and can be stored here.

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EPIDIDYMIS

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17
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To eliminate (as waste matter) by normal discharge .

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EXCRETE

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18
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First part of the female duct system; receive ovulated ovum.

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FALLOPIAN TUBES

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19
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Unborn offspring in the post embryonic period (8 weeks after fertilization).

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FETUS

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20
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Ovary and testes

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GONADS

21
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Blood in the urine

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HEMATURIA

22
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A depression or pit at the part of an organ where the vessels and nerves enter.

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HILUMor hilus

23
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A passageway in the groin through which the round ligament of the uterus or spermatic cord pass.

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INGUINAL CANAL

24
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Organ that filters the blood, excreting the end product of body metabolism in the form of urine..

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KIDNEY

25
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Breast

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MAMMARY GLAND

26
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Inflammation of the breast or mammary gland.

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MASTITIS

27
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The innermost portion of an organ or structure .

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MEDULLA

28
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Cessation of the menstrual cycle

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MENOPAUSE

29
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Monthly flow of blood from the genital tract of the female .

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MENSES

30
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Anatomical and functional unit of the kidney.

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NEPHRON

31
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Any condition or disease of the kidney

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NEPHROSIS

32
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Female gonad where ova are formed

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OVARy

33
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Discharge of a second degree oocyte from the ovary

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OVULATION

34
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Female reproductive cell; egg

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OVUM

35
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Part of male external genitalia; designed to deliver sperm into female reproductive tract .

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PENIS

36
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A gland in the male which surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra; secretes up to 1/3 of semen volume .

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PROSTATE GLAND

37
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Inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney.

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PYELITIS

38
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Presence of pus in the urine.

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PYURIA

39
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Mixture of sperm and accessory gland secretions.

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SEMEN

40
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Secrete majority of semen

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SEMINAL VESICLES

41
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Tightly coiled tubules found in the testes; where sperm are produced.

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SEMINIFEROUS TUBULES

42
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Male reproductive cell

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SPERM

43
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Production of sperm

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SPERMATOGENESIS

44
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Stem cells that mature into sperm

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SPERMATOGONIA

45
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Male gonad where sperm are produced.

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TESTES

46
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Last part of male duct system; reproductive and urinary function.

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URETHRA

47
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Hollow, thick-walled ‘sac’ involved in menstruation, pregnancy and labour.

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UTERUS

48
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Tube that opens to the exterior; female organ where sperm enters.

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VAGINA

Terminology 2 - Body Systems (15 decks)

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