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Sexual Health Flashcards

1
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anyofvariousglandsthathavenoductandpourtheirsecretionsdirectlyintothelymph
orbloodcirculatingthroughthem­­calledalsoductlessgland

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Endocrine glands

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2
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productoflivingcellsthatcirculatesinbodyfluids(asblood)thatstimulatesotherbodycellsto
dosomething.

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Hormones

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3
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asmallovalendocrineorganlocatedatthebaseofthebrainthatproducesvarious
hormonesthatregulateespeciallygrowthandreproduction

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Pituitary gland

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4
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pairofglandularpouchesthatlieoneoneithersideofthemalereproductivetractandin
thehumanmalesecreteasugar­andprotein­containingfluidintotheejaculatoryduct

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Seminal vesicle

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5
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anorganfoundinmenandmaleanimalsthatproducestheliquidinwhichspermiscarried.
Thisglandincreasesinsizeandcansometimedevelopcancer

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Prostate gland

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6
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eitheroftwosmallglandslyingoneithersideofthemaleurethrabelowtheprostategland
anddischargingasecretionintothesementhatneutralizesconditionsinsideurethra.

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Cowper’s gland

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7
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asperm­carryingductinthemalebeginningattheepididymisandeventuallyjoinstheductof
theseminalvesicletoformtheejaculatoryduct

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Vas deferens

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8
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malereproductiveglandsthatproducesspermandsecretestestosteroneandiscontainedinthe
scrotum.

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Testis

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9
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asystemofductsleadingfromthetestisthatholdsspermduringmaturationbeforeunitinginto
thevasdeferens

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Epididymis

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10
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Cancerofthetesticlesusuallyoccurringbetweenages15­-35

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Testicular cancer

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11
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usuallytwoorgansinwomenandfemaleanimalsthatproduceeggsandfemalehormones

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Ovaries

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12
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afemaleeggcell

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Ovum

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13
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theorganinwomeninwhichbabiesdevelopbeforebirth

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Uterus

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14
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onemutuallyfaithfulsexualpartner

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Monogamy

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15
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spreadingdiseasefrommothertobaby

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Vertical transmission (HIV)

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16
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oneeggleavingawoman’sovaryonceamonth.

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Ovulation

17
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eitherofthepairoftubesthatcarrytheeggfromtheovarytotheuterus

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Fallopian tubes

18
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themucousmembraneliningtheuterus

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Endometrium

19
Q

adischargingofblood,secretions,andtissuedebrisfromtheuterusthatoccurswhena
women’seggisnotfertilized.Thisoccurstypicallyevery25­-28days.

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Menstruation

20
Q

thenarrowendattheopeningofawoman’suterus

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Cervix

21
Q

aseriousillnessthatiscausedbybacteriaandoccursespeciallyinwomenwhouse
tampons

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Toxic shock syndrome

22
Q

unionofeggandsperm

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Fertilization

23
Q

thedevelopinghumanindividualfromthetimeofimplantationtotheendoftheeighthweekafter
conception

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Embryo

24
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amembraneformingafluid­filledcavitythatenclosestheembryo.

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Amniotic sac

25
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along,narrowtubethatconnectsanunbornbabytotheplacentaofitsmother

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Umbilical cord

26
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relatingtopregnantwomenandtheirunbornbabies

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Prenatal care

27
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atestofamnioticfluidtocheckthehealthofthebabybeforehe/sheisborn

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Amniocentesis

28
Q

aphotographofawoman’sbreastsmadebyX­raysusedtocheckforabnormallygrowing
lumps

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Mammogram

29
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aworldwidespreadofadisease

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Pandemic

30
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A regional outbreak disease

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Epidemic

31
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inabilitytoconceive(maesandfemalesboth)

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Sterility

32
Q

syntheticprogesteronethatstopsovulationandincreasescervicalmucus

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Progestin

33
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femalesexhormonethatpreparestheendometriumforimplantationofthenewlyfertilized
egg

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Progesterone

34
Q

hormonethatisresponsibleforthedevelopmentoffemalesecondarysexcharacteristicsand
promotethegrowthandmaintenanceofthefemalereproductivesystem

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Estrogen

35
Q

stimulatesespeciallythecontractionofuterinemuscleandthesecretionofmilk

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Oxytocin

36
Q

ahormonethatstimulatesthegrowthoftheovum­containingfolliclesinthe
ovaryandthatactivatessperm­formingcell

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Follicle Stimulating Hormone

37
Q

ahormoneproducedbythecellsthatsurroundthegrowing

humanembryo;thesecellswilleventuallygoontoformtheplacenta.

A

HumanChorionicGonadotropichormone

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