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what produces sex cells?

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Meiosis

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What is the tip of the sperm called?

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Acrosome

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How many chromosomes are in sex cells?

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23

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What does meiosis create?

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Haploid cells

Sex cells

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What does mitosis create?

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All other cells

Diploid cells

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How many chromosomes are in a diploid cell?

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46

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When a stem cell matures and starts diving, what does it form?

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4 sperm

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What does oogenesis create?

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1 ovum

Haploid

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Where does the sperm fertilize the egg?

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Uterine tubes/Fallopian tubes

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What are fimbriae?

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Finger like projections at the end of the Fallopian tubes. They catch the egg

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What is the breast mostly made of?

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Adipose tissue

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What is the areola?

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Dark area around the nipple

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What is gonad?

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Generic term for sex organs

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What is a mature male sex cell?

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Sperm, male gamete

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Wha is the primary 3 functions of the reproductive system?

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Perpetuate life
Secrete hormones
Sexual gratification

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What is spermatogenesis?

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Formation of sperm in testis p

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What is the epididymis?

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Coiled tube where sperm go to mature

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17
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What are the major male sex organs?

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Testis
Seminal vesicle
Prostate gland 
Bulbourethral gland/Cowper's gland 
Urethra
Epididymis
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18
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Sperm are formed in the _____ and mature in the ______.

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Testis

Epididymis

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What is the uterus?

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A pear shaped muscular organ

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What is the cervix?

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Narrow lower portion, neck

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21
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What is the upper rounded portion of the uterus?

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Fundus

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What are the 3 layers of the uterus?

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Perimetrium (outer)
Myometrium (middle)
Endometrium (inner)

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What is another name for the Fallopian tubes?

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Oviduct

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24
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What contains immature ova or eggs?

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Ovaries

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25
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What is the birth canal?

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Vagina

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26
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What is the menstrual cycle?

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Cyclical release of the uterine lining about every 28 days.

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27
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What are the three phases of the menstrual cycle?

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Secretory (hormones released)
Proliferative (endometrium forms)
Menses (if egg isn’t fertilized, shedding of lining)

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What is ovulation?

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If sperm is present when egg has been released, fertilization can occur

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What is the gestation of pregnancy?

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38-40 weeks

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Where does the egg implant after fertilization?

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Endometrial lining

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What is the fertilized egg called during the first 8 weeks of gestation?

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Embryo

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What is the baby called from the eighth week until birth?

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Fetus

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What is the placenta?

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Provides nourishment to fetus

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What surrounds the fetus?

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Amniotic sac

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What is Gavida?

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Number of times pregnant

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What is para?

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Number of births after 20 weeks

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What is abortus?

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Lost pregnancy for any reason

38
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What is ectopic?

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Any pregnancy that occurs outside of the uterus

39
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What is anteversion?

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Forward tilt of the uterus

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What is anteflexion?

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Uterus is bending forward

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What is retroversion?

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Backward tilt of uterus

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What is retroflexion?

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Backwards bending of uterus

43
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Is -version or -flexion more extreme?

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-flexion

44
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What is a prolapsed uterus?

A

The uterus has fallen into vagina

45
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What is amniocentesis?

A

Draw fluid

46
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Colposcopy?

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Checks uterus

47
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What is a Pap smear?

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Papanicolaou

48
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What is dilation and curretage (d&c)?

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Clean cervix

49
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What’s GYN?

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Gynecology

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What is IVF?

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In vitro fertilization, test tube baby

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Hat is OB?

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Obstetrics

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What is PID?

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Pelvic inflammatory disease

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What is BPH?

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Benign prostatic hypertrophy (enlarged prostate that isn’t cancer)

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Amni/o?

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Amnion

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Balan/o?

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Glans penis

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Cervi/o?

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Cervix

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Colp/o?

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Vagina

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Gonad/o?

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Gonads

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Gynec/o?

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Woman, female

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Lact/o?

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Milk

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Mast/o, Mamm/o?

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Breast

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Men/o?

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Menses, menstruation

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Nat/o?

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Birth

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Oophor/o?

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Ovary, egg

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Orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o?

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Testes

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Salping/o?

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Tube, Fallopian tube

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Hyster/o, metr/o?

A

Uterus

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Vas/o?

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Vessel, vas deferens

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Vulv/o?

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Vulva

70
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What is the course of spermatogenesis?

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Begins in testes
Initiated by secretion Of androgens/testosterone
Meiosis

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