Week9: Vocab

Question 1

Amniocentesis

Answer 1

A method for examining fetal cells that can be done between 14 and 17 weeks of pregnancy

Question 2

Assisted Reproductive Technology

Answer 2

Reproductive procedure that is used to bring healthy sperm and eggs together so that fertilization is possible

Question 3

Contraceptive

Answer 3

Birth control

Question 4

Endometrium

Answer 4

The lining of the uterus produced during the menstrual cycle to support the development of an embryo if pregnancy occurs

Question 5

In vitro fertilization

Answer 5

Immature oocytes are extracted and placed in a petri dish in a solution that permits them to mature
They are then combined with sperm from a male partner and transferred into the uterus

Question 6

oogenesis

Answer 6

The production of fertile eggs

Question 7

Gene Therapy

Answer 7

a technique that modifies a person’s genes to treat or cure disease.

Question 8

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Answer 8

Infertility caused by blocked oviducts that may be a consequence of a sexually transmitted disease or infection caused by an IUD

Question 9

Progesterone

Answer 9

A hormone secreted by the corpus luteum that is used in the development of the endometrium or for preventing the development of a second follicle during one menstrual cycle

Question 10

Scrotum

Answer 10

A pouch that holds the testes

Question 11

Stem cell

Answer 11

Self renewing cell

Question 12

Tubal ligation

Answer 12

A surgical procedure in which a woman’s oviducts are cut and the ends are sealed so that eggs cannot get into the uterus

Question 13

Androgen insensitivity syndrome

Answer 13

A disorder of sexual development in which an individual who is XY does not develop as a male because their cells lack receptors to bind to testosterone

Question 14

Cervix

Answer 14

The lower part of the uterus and opening to the vagina

Question 15

Diagnostic Test

Answer 15

Precise evaluation of risks to an embryo or fetus

Question 16

Epididymis

Answer 16

Coiled tube on top of each testes, whose cells secrete chemical signals that help sperm to complete differentiation

Question 17

Genital

Answer 17

External sex organ

Question 18

Infertility

Answer 18

Failure to conceive and become pregnant after a year of regular, unprotected intercourse

Question 19

Ovary

Answer 19

Female sex organ

Question 20

Pituitary Gland

Answer 20

Part of the brain that secretes follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone

Question 21

Prostaglandins

Answer 21

A chemical signal that causes muscle contractions in the female reproductive tract

Question 22

Secondary sex determination

Answer 22

The step in sexual development that governs the development of sex related body characteristics
Eg. external genitals, structure of pelvic bone, voice tone, location of body fat and hair

Question 23

Surrogacy

Answer 23

An embryo is placed in the uterus of a woman who is not the biological mother in order to establish a healthy pregnancy that results in the birth of a baby

Question 24

Uterus

Answer 24

The womb, an organ located between the bladder and rectum of females

Question 25

APGAR Scale

Answer 25

As assessment of a newborn baby conducted after a baby’s birth to assess its activity, pulse, grimace response, appearance and respiration

Question 26

Chorionic villi sampling

Answer 26

Procedure used to isolate fetal cells that can be done between 10 and 12 weeks of pregnancy

Question 27

Diaphragm

Answer 27

A barrier contraceptive placed in the vagina as close to the cervix as possible
Bars the way to the uterus

Question 28

Estrogen

Answer 28

Hormone secreted by the ovaries that promotes the development of the Mullerian ducts, oviducts, uterus and upper end of the vagina

Question 29

Hormone

Answer 29

Chemical signal responsible for physiological or developmental responses
Includes secondary sex characteristics

Question 30

Intrauterine device

Answer 30

A contraceptive inserted into a woman’s uterus to slow the development of an endometrium

Question 31

Oviduct

Answer 31

The tube that an egg travels down when its propelled from the ovary

Question 32

Primary oocyte

Answer 32

Immature egg

Question 33

Prostate gland

Answer 33

Secretes fluid that neutralizes the acidity of the vagina

Question 34

Semen

Answer 34

The final combination of sperm and secretions by the prostate gland, seminal vesicles and bulbourethral glands

Question 35

Testis

Answer 35

Male sex organ

Question 36

Vasectomy

Answer 36

A surgical procedure in which the vas deferens is snipped and tied off to prevent sperm from entering semen

Question 37

Artificial insemination

Answer 37

Sperm from the male partner are placed in the female partner’s vagina

Question 38

Condom

Answer 38

A barrier contraceptive that covers the penis and prevents sperm from entering the female reproductive tract

Question 39

Disorders of Sexual Development

Answer 39

A condition (sometimes noted at birth) in which the genitalia are atypical

Question 40

Follicle

Answer 40

A primary oocyte surrounded by a single layer of cells

Question 41

Hypothalamus

Answer 41

Part of the brain that secretes GnRH

Question 42

Menstruation

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The shedding of the lining of the uterus that supports fetal development

Question 43

Ovulation

Answer 43

The release of an egg from the ovary

Question 44

Primary Sex Determination

Answer 44

The step in sexual development that determines whether ovaries or testes form

Question 45

Screening Test

Answer 45

Evaluation to see whether if someone is at risk for a particular problem

Question 46

Spermicide

Answer 46

A drug that kills sperm

Question 47

Testosterone

Answer 47

Hormone that promotes the development of the Wolffian ducts, prostate gland and penis
Regulates the descent of testes into the scrotum

Question 48

Endometriosis

Answer 48

A condition in which uterine tissue grows elsewhere in the body
Leads to inflammation and disruptive ovulation