Vocabulary

Question 1

Adnexa Uteri

Answer 1

Fallopian tubes, ovaries, and supporting ligaments

Question 2

Amnion

Answer 2

Innermost membranous sac surrounding the developing fetus

Question 3

Areola

Answer 3

Dark-pigmented area surrounding the breast nipple

Question 4

Bartholin glands

Answer 4

Small mucus-secreting exocrine glands at the vaginal orifice.

Question 5

Cervix

Answer 5

Lower, neck-like portion of the uterus

Question 6

Chorion

Answer 6

Outermost layer of the two membranes surrounding the embryo

Question 7

Clitoris

Answer 7

Organ sensitive erectile tissue anterior to the opening of the female urethra

Question 8

Coitus

Answer 8

Sexual intercourse

Question 9

Corpus luteum

Answer 9

Empty ovarian follicle that secretes progesterone after release of the egg cell

Question 10

Cul-de-sac

Answer 10

Region in the lower abdomen midway between the rectum and the uterus

Question 11

Embryo

Answer 11

Stage in prenatal development from 2 to 6 weeks

Question 12

Endometrium

Answer 12

Inner mucous membrane lining of the uterus

Question 13

Estrogen

Answer 13

Hormone produced by the ovaries; promotes female secondary sex characteristics

Question 14

Fallopian tube

Answer 14

One of a pair of ducts through which the ovum travels to the uterus

Question 15

Fertilization

Answer 15

Union of the sperm cell and ovum from which the embryo develops

Question 16

Fetus

Answer 16

Stage in prenatal development from 8 to 39 or 40 weeks

Question 17

Fimbriae

Answer 17

Finger or fringe like projections at the end of the fallopian tubes

Question 18

Follicle- Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

Answer 18

Secreted by the pituitary gland to stimulate maturation of the egg cell

Question 19

Gamete

Answer 19

Male or female sexual reproductive cell

Question 20

Genitalia

Answer 20

Reproductive organs; also called genitals

Question 21

Gonad

Answer 21

Female or male reproductive organs including the breast

Question 22

Gynecology

Answer 22

Study of the female reproductive organ that produces sex cells and hormones

Question 23

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

Answer 23

Hormone produced by the placenta to sustain pregnancy by stimulating the ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone

Question 24

Hymen

Answer 24

Mucous membrane partially or completely covering the opening to the vagina

Question 25

Labia

Answer 25

Lips of the vagina

Question 26

Lactiferous ducts

Answer 26

Tubes that carry milk within the breast

Question 27

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

Answer 27

Secreted by the pituitary gland to promote ovulation

Question 28

Mammary papilla

Answer 28

Nipple of the breast

Question 29

Menarche

Answer 29

Beginning of the first menstrual period and ability to reproduce

Question 30

Menopause

Answer 30

Gradual ending of menstruation

Question 31

Myometrium

Answer 31

Muscle layer of the uterus

Question 32

Neonatology

Answer 32

Brach of medicine that studies that disorders and care of the new born

Question 33

Obstetrics

Answer 33

Branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth

Question 34

Orifice

Answer 34

An opening

Question 35

Ovarian follicle

Answer 35

Developing sac enclosing each ovum within the ovary

Question 36

Ovary

Answer 36

One of a pair of female organs on each side of the pelvis

Question 37

Ovulation

Answer 37

Release of the ovum from the ovary

Question 38

Ovum

Answer 38

Mature egg cell

Question 39

Parturition

Answer 39

Act of giving birth

Question 40

Perineum

Answer 40

IN females, the area between the anus and the vagina

Question 41

Pituitary gland

Answer 41

Endocrine gland at the base of the brain

Question 42

Placenta

Answer 42

Vascular organ attached to the uterine wall during pregnancy

Question 43

Pregnancy

Answer 43

Condition in a female of having a developing embryo and fetus in her uterus for about 40 weeks

Question 44

Progesterone

Answer 44

Hormone produced by the corpus lutetium in the ovary and the placenta of pregnant women

Question 45

Puberty

Answer 45

Point in the life cycle at which secondary sex characteristics appear and gametes are produced

Question 46

Uterine serosa

Answer 46

Outermost layer surrounding the uterus

Question 47

Uterus

Answer 47

Hollow pear shaped muscular female organ in which the embryo and fetus develop

Question 48

Vagina

Answer 48

Muscular, mucosa-lined canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body

Question 49

Vulva

Answer 49

External female genitalia

Question 50

Zygote

Answer 50

Stage in prenatal development from fertilization and implantation up to 2 weeks