Chapter 8: Female Reproductive System

Question 1

amnion

Answer 1

innermost membranous sac surrounding the developing fetus.

Question 2

areola

Answer 2

dark-pigmented area surrounding the breast nipple.

Question 3

cervix

Answer 3

lower, neck like portion of the uterus.

Question 4

clitoris

Answer 4

organ of sensitive erectile tissue

Question 5

corpus luteum

Answer 5

empty ovarian follicle that secretes progesterone. ( yellow body)

Question 6

coitus

Answer 6

sexual intercourse.

Question 7

cul-de-sac

Answer 7

region of lower abdomen

Question 8

endometrium

Answer 8

inner, mucous membrane lining of the uterus.

Question 9

estrogen

Answer 9

hormone produced by ovaries

Question 10

fallopian tube

Answer 10

duct wher ovum travels through to the uterus

Question 11

fertilization

Answer 11

union of the sperm cell and the ovum from which the embryo develops.

Question 12

gamete

Answer 12

male or female sexual reproductive cell

Question 13

gonad

Answer 13

male or female reproductive organs including breast

Question 14

ovary

Answer 14

pair of female organs on each side of pelvis. produce egg cells and hormones

Question 15

ovum

Answer 15

mature egg

Question 16

perineum

Answer 16

area between the vagina and anus

Question 17

pituitary gland

Answer 17

gland at the base of the brain

Question 18

placenta

Answer 18

vascular organ attached to the uterine wall during pregnancy

Question 19

uterus

Answer 19

pear shaped muscular organ in which the embryo and fetus develop

Question 20

vagina

Answer 20

mucosa lined canal extending from uterus to the exterior of the body

Question 21

vulva

Answer 21

external female gentalia

Question 22

amni/o

Answer 22

amnion

amniocentisis

Question 23

bartholin/o

Answer 23

Bartholin gland

bartholinitis

Question 24

cervic/o

Answer 24

cervix, neck

endocervicitis

Question 25

chori/o | chorion/o

Answer 25

chorion chorionic

Question 26

colp/o

Answer 26

vagina colposcopy

Question 27

culd/o

Answer 27

cul-de-sac culdocentesis

Question 28

episi/o

Answer 28

vulva episiotomy

Question 29

galact/o

Answer 29

milk galactorrhea

Question 30

gynec/o

Answer 30

woman. female gynecomastia

Question 31

hyster/o

Answer 31

uterus, womb hysterectomy

Question 32

lact/o

Answer 32

milk lactation

Question 33

mamm/o

Answer 33

breast mammoplasty

Question 34

mast/o

Answer 34

breast mastitis

Question 35

men/o

Answer 35

menses, menstration amenorrhea

Question 36

metr/o | metri/o

Answer 36

metrorrhagia

Question 37

my/o | myom/o

Answer 37

muscle, muscle tumor myometrium, myomectomy

Question 38

nati/i

Answer 38

birth neonatal

Question 39

obstetr/o

Answer 39

pregnancy and child birth obstetrics

Question 40

o/o

Answer 40

egg oogensis

Question 41

oophor/o

Answer 41

ovary oophorectomy

Question 42

ov/o

Answer 42

egg ovum

Question 43

ovari/o

Answer 43

ovary ovarian

Question 44

ovul/o

Answer 44

egg anovulatory

Question 45

perine/o

Answer 45

perineum perineorrhaphy

Question 46

phor/o

Answer 46

to bear oophoritis

Question 47

salping/o

Answer 47

fallopian tubes salpingectomy

Question 48

uter/o

Answer 48

uterus uterine prolapse

Question 49

vagin/o

Answer 49

vagina vaginal oriface

Question 50

vulv/o

Answer 50

vulva vulvovaginitis

Question 51

-arche

Answer 51

beginning menarche

Question 52

-cyesis

Answer 52

pregnancy psuedocyesis

Question 53

-gravida

Answer 53

pregnant primigravida

Question 54

-parous

Answer 54

bearing, bringing forth primiparous

Question 55

-rrhea

Answer 55

dicharge diarhhea

Question 56

-salpinx

Answer 56

fallopian tube pyosalpinx

Question 57

-tocia

Answer 57

labor, birth dystocia

Question 58

-version

Answer 58

act of turning cephalic version

Question 59

dys-

Answer 59

painful dyspareunia

Question 60

endo-

Answer 60

within endometritis

Question 61

in-

Answer 61

in involution of the uterus

Question 62

intra-

Answer 62

within intrauterine device

Question 63

multi-

Answer 63

many multipara

Question 64

nulli-

Answer 64

no, not, none nullipara

Question 65

pre-

Answer 65

before prenatal

Question 66

primi-

Answer 66

first primipara

Question 67

retro-

Answer 67

backward retroversion