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Week 10-Reproductive system (male/female) Flashcards

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Adnexae uteri

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fallopian tubes, ovaries, and supporting ligaments

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Amniocentesis

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amniotic fluid test (AFT); small amount of amniotic fluid (contains fetal tissues) is sampled from amniotic sac

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Areola

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dark pigmented area surrounding 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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Corpus luteum

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empty ovarian follicle that secretes progesterone after release of egg cell

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Dysmenorrhea

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painful menstration

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Endometrium

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inner, mucous membrane lining of the uterus

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Episiotomy

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incision through the skin of the perineum enlarges the vaginal orifice for delivery

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Fallopian tube

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pair of tubes along which eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus

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Fetus

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stage of 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 fallopian tubes

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13
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Hysterectomy

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surgical operation to remove all or part of uterus

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Myometrium

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muscle layer of the uterus

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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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Amniotic fluid

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fluid surrounding a fetus within the amnion

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Chorion

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outermost layer of the two membranes surrounding the embryo; forms fetal part of placenta

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Cul-de-sac

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region in lower abdomen, midway between rectum and uterus

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19
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Myomectomy

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removal of fibroids from uterus

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Mastectomy

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surgical operation to remove breast

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Menarche

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beginning of the first period and ability to reproduce

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Menopause

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gradual ending of menstration

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Menorrhagia

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abnormally heavy or long menstrual periods

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Multigravida

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woman who has been pregnant more than once

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Multipara

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woman who has had more than one viable pregancy

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Tubal ligation

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blocking the fallopian tubes to prevent fertilization from occuring

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Aspermia

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lack of semen

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Chancre

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hard ulcer/sore, usually appears on external genitalia a few weeks after bacterial infection

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Circumcision

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surgical procedure to remove the prepuce of the penis

30
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia

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BPH; benign growth of cells within the prostate gland

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Castration

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surgical excision of testicles/ovaries

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Flagellum

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hair-like projection on a sperm cell that makes it motile

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Cryptorchidism

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Congenital condition; one or both testicles do not descend, by the time of birth, into the scrotal sac from abdominal cavity

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Epididymitis

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Inflammation of the tube at the back of the testicle that stores and carries sperm

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Prostate gland

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exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder; secretes on of the fluid parts of semen into the urethra during ejaculation

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Glans penis

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sensitive tip of the penis, comparable to the clitoris in female

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Hypospadias

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congenital abnormality in which the male uretural opening is on the undersurface

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Orchiectomy

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surgical removal of one or both testicles

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Oligospermia

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deficiency of sperm cells in the semen

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Prepuce

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foreskin; fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

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Scrotum

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external sac that contains the testes

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Semen

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spermatozoa and seminal fluid, discharged from the urethra during ejaculation

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Seminal vesicles

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paired sac-like exocrine glands that secrete fluid into the vas deferens

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Spermatogenesis

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production or development of mature spermatozoa

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Spermatozoa

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sperm cell

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Syphillis

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chronic STD caused by a spirochete (spiral shaped bacterium)

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Testicular torsion

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twisitng of the spermatic cord

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Vas deferens

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Narrow tube (one on each side) carrying sperm from the epididymis toward the urethra; ductus deferens

49
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Vasectomy

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surgical cutting and sealing of part of each vas deferens

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Vasovasotomy

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surgery by which vasectomies are partially reversed

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