Chapter 2 Part 2

Question 1

Vulva

Answer 1

Female external genitals

Question 2

Mons veneris

Answer 2

A slightly raised layer of fatty tissue on the tip of a woman’s pubic bone, usually covered with hair on an adult

Question 3

Labia majora

Answer 3

Outer lips that cover the vulva

Have the most hair and fat

Question 4

Labia minora

Answer 4

Smooth, hairless, inner lips of the vulva

Question 5

Clitoris glans

Answer 5

Outer end or tip of the clitoris

Question 6

Clitoris

Answer 6

An erectile sexual structure consisting of the clitoral glans and two shafts (crura) that is primarily responsible for triggering organs in most women

Question 7

Clitoral blood

Answer 7

Tissue that partially or fully covers the clitoral glans

Question 8

Urethral opening

Answer 8

An opening in the midsection is the vulva, between the clitoral glans and the vagina

Allows Urine to pass from the body

Question 9

Urinary tract infection UTI

Answer 9

An infection of the urethra, bladder, or other urinary structure, usually cause by bacteria

Question 10

Hymen

Answer 10

A ring of tissue surrounding partially covering, or fully screening the vaginal opening

Question 11

Hymenorrhaphy

Answer 11

A medical procedure to reconstruct or repair the hymen

Question 12

Perineum

Answer 12

Are of skin in female between the vulva and anus

Male: scrotum and anus

Question 13

Episiotomy

Answer 13

Surgical cutting of the perineum

Believed to allow for easier passage of the infant and less tearing of the vagina opening

Ineffective

Question 14

Areola

Answer 14

The darker skin encircling each nipple, actually part of the skin of the nipple

Question 15

Vagina

Answer 15

Flexible, muscular canal or tube that extends into the woman’s body at an angle towards the small of the back

From vulva to the cervix

3-4 inches

Question 16

Mammogram

Answer 16

Low dose X-ray of the breast to detect tumors

Question 17

Cervix

Answer 17

Lower end of the uterus that connects it to the vagina

Question 18

Os

Answer 18

Very narrow passageway through the cervix, from the vagina to the uterus

Question 19

Human papilloma virus HPV

Answer 19

Sexually transmitted virus

Warts in the genital area

Question 20

Uterus

Answer 20

Flexible organ with strong muscle fibers where a fertilized egg implants and an embryo and fetus grow

Question 21

Endometrium

Answer 21

Tissue lining the uterus that thickens in anticipation of pregnancy and is sloughed off and expelled during menstruation

Question 22

Ectopic pregnancy

Answer 22

Pregnancy complication in which a fertilized ovum attaches and begins to grow outside the uterus

Question 23

Ovaries

Answer 23

Female organs that produce sex hormones

Question 24

Ovarian cyst

Answer 24

Fluid filled sac on the surface of the ovary, formed during normal ovulation

Can swell and cause pain and abnormal bleeding

Question 25

Menarche

Answer 25

Girls first period

Question 26

Ovulation

Answer 26

Release of an egg

Question 27

Menstrual cycle

Answer 27

Hormone controlled reproductive cycle

Question 28

Follicle- stimulating hormone FSH

Answer 28

Hormone that stimulates the development of a mature ovum

Question 29

Luteinizing hormone LH

Answer 29

Hormone that acts in concert with FSH to stimulate ovulation

Question 30

Perimenopausal changes

Answer 30

Physical and psychological changes many women experience during the decade leading up to menopause