Chapter 17 Terms Female

Question 1

The flow of blood and uterine lining

Answer 1

Menses

Question 2

Top portion of the uterus across from the cervix.

Answer 2

Fundus

Question 2

The production of ova (eggs), including meiosis and maturation.

Answer 2

Oogenesis

Question 3

A pregnancy in which the embryo (blastocyst) implants and beings development in a location other than the uterus, most commonly in an oviduct (a tubal pregnancy).

Answer 3

Ectopic Pregnancy

Question 3

A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that in females stimulates ovulation and the formation of the corpus luteum (which produces estrogen and progesterone) and prepared the mammary glands for milk production. In males, it stimulates testosterone production by the interstitial cells within the testes.

Answer 3

LH (luteinizing hormone)

Question 4

A painful condition in which tissue from the lining of the uterus (the endometrium) is found outside the uterine cavity.

Answer 4

Endometriosis

Question 5

x

Answer 5

Secondary Follicle

Question 6

The inner layer of the uterus consisting of connective tissue, glands, and blood vessels. It thickens and develops with each menstrual (uterine) cycle and is then lost as menstrual flow. It is the site of embryo implantation during pregnancy.

Answer 6

Endometrium

Question 7

x

Answer 7

Ovaries

Question 8

x

Answer 8

Menarche

Question 9

A hollow muscular organ in the female reproductive system in which the embryo implants and develops during pregnancy.

Answer 9

Uterus

Question 10

The narrow neck of the uterus that projects into the vagina whose opening provides, a passageway for materials moving between the vagina and the body of the uterus.

Answer 10

Cervix

Question 10

x

Answer 10

Hormonal Birth Control Methods

Question 12

x

Answer 12

Fertility Awareness

Question 12

A collection of uncomfortable symptoms, including irritability, stress, and bloating, that appears (seven) to 10 days before a woman’s menstrual period and is associated with hormonal cycling.

Answer 12

PMS (premenstrual syndrome)

Question 13

A sterilization procedure in men in which the vas deferens on each side is cut and sealed to prevent sperm from leaving the man’s body.

Answer 13

Vasectomy

Question 14

A sex hormone produced by the corpus luteum in the ovary. Progesterone helps prepare the endometrium (lining) of the uterus for pregnancy and maintains the endometrium.

Answer 14

Progesterone

Question 15

Used to help keep women from getting pregnant after intercourse.

Answer 15

Emergency Contraception

Question 16

x

Answer 16

Primary Follicle

Question 17

x

Answer 17

Fallopian Tubes

Question 18

A steroid sex hormone produced by the follicle cells and the corpus luteum in the ovary. Estrogen helps oocytes mature, stimulates cell division in the endometrium and the breast with each uterine cycle, and maintains secondary sex characteristics. The adrenal cortex secretes estrogen.

Answer 18

Estrogen

Question 19

The end of a female’s reproductive potential when ovulation and menstruation cease.

Answer 19

Menopause

Question 21

x

Answer 21

FSH

Question 22

A means of contraception that consist of sperm-killing chemicals in some form of a carrier, such as foam, cream, jelly, film, or table.

Answer 22

Spermicide

Question 23

A sterilization procedure in females in which each oviduct is cut and sealed to prevent sperm from reaching the eggs.

Answer 23

Tubal Ligation

Question 25

A means of contraception consisting of a small plastic device that either is wrapped with copper wire or contains progesterone. It is inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy.

Answer 25

IUD (intrauterine device)

Question 26

A muscular tube in the female reproductive system that extends from the uterus to the vulva and serves to receive the penis during sexual intercourse and as the birth canal.

Answer 26

Vagina

Question 27

A structure in the ovary that forms from the follicle cells remaining in the ovary after ovulation. Functions as an endocrine structure that secretes estrogen and progesterone.

Answer 27

Corpus Luteum

Question 28

Tubes that conduct the ova from the ovary to the uterus in the female reproductive system. Also called uterine tubes or fallopian tubes.

Answer 28

Oviducts

Question 29

The sequence of events in the ovary that leads to ovulation. The cycle is approximately 28 days long and is closely coordinated with the menstrual cycle.

Answer 29

Ovarian/uterine Cycle

Question 30

x

Answer 30

Abstinence

Question 32

x

Answer 32

Barrier Methods

Question 33

The release of the secondary oocyte from the ovary.

Answer 33

Ovulation

Question 34

x

Answer 34

HCG

Question 35

A mature follicle in the ovary.

Answer 35

Gratian follicle

Question 36

x

Answer 36

Body