OB/GYN introduction

Question 1

obstetrics

Answer 1

specialty concerned with childbirth and the care of pregnant women

Question 2

gynecology

Answer 2

branch of medicine that diagnoses and treats conditions of the female reproductive organs as well as provides general medical care for women

Question 3

ovaries

Answer 3

produce egg cells called ova (singular ovum)

Question 4

fertilization

Answer 4

the joining of the ovum and sperm; typically occurs in the uterine (or fallopian) tubes

Question 5

uterus

Answer 5

the fertilized ovum implants in the lining of the uterus where the new embryo develops

Question 6

vagina

Answer 6

the baby passes through the vagina as it enters the world

Question 7

estrogen and progesterone

Answer 7

female sex hormones secreted by the ovaries; regulate the reproductive cycle and produce the female secondary sexual characteristics (i.e., the physical traits that develop at puberty that distinguish female from male bodies)