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Chapter 8- Med Term > Vocabulary > Flashcards

Vocabulary Flashcards

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Adnexa Uteri

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Fallopian tubes, ovaries, and supporting ligaments

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Amnion

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Innermost membranous sac surrounding the developing fetus

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Areola

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Dark-pigmented area surrounding the breast nipple

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Bartholin glands

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Small mucus-secreting exocrine glands at the vaginal orifice.

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Cervix

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Lower, neck-like portion of the uterus

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Chorion

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Outermost layer of the two membranes surrounding the embryo

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Clitoris

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

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Coitus

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Sexual intercourse

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Corpus luteum

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

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Cul-de-sac

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

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Embryo

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Stage in prenatal development from 2 to 6 weeks

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Endometrium

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Inner mucous membrane lining of the uterus

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Estrogen

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Hormone produced by the ovaries; promotes female secondary sex characteristics

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Fallopian tube

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

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Fertilization

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

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Fetus

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Stage in prenatal development from 8 to 39 or 40 weeks

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Fimbriae

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

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Follicle- Stimulating Hormone (FSH)

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

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Gamete

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Male or female sexual reproductive cell

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Genitalia

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Reproductive organs; also called genitals

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Gonad

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Female or male reproductive organs including the breast

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Gynecology

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

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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

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

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Hymen

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Mucous membrane partially or completely covering the opening to the vagina

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Labia

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Lips of the vagina

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Lactiferous ducts

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Tubes that carry milk within the breast

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Luteinizing hormone (LH)

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Secreted by the pituitary gland to promote ovulation

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Mammary papilla

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Nipple of the breast

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Menarche

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Beginning of the first menstrual period and ability to reproduce

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Menopause

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Gradual ending of menstruation

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Myometrium

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Muscle layer of the uterus

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Neonatology

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

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Obstetrics

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Branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth

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Orifice

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An opening

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Ovarian follicle

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Developing sac enclosing each ovum within the ovary

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Ovary

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

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Ovulation

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Release of the ovum from the ovary

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Ovum

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Mature egg cell

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Parturition

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Act of giving birth

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Perineum

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IN females, the area between the anus and the vagina

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Pituitary gland

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Endocrine gland at the base of the brain

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Placenta

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Vascular organ attached to the uterine wall during pregnancy

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Pregnancy

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

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Progesterone

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

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Puberty

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

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Uterine serosa

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Outermost layer surrounding the uterus

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Uterus

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

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Vagina

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

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Vulva

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External female genitalia

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Zygote

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

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