exam 2 vocab/ unknowns

Question 1

condition of the urethral opening on underside of penis

Answer 1

hypospadias

Question 2

PSA stands for?

Answer 2

prostate specific antigen

Question 3

syphilis

Answer 3

chronic STI caused by spirochete (spiral-shaped) bacterium
a chancre (hard ulcer) usually appears on genitalia

Question 4

inner most membraneal sac surrounding the developing fetus

Answer 4

amnion

Question 5

empty ovarian follicle. secretes progesterone

Answer 5

corpus luteum

Question 6

FSH

Answer 6

follicle stimulating hormone

produced by the pituitary gland that promotes maturation of the ovum

Question 7

male or female sex reproductive cell.
ovum or sperm

Answer 7

gamete

Question 8

female or male reproductive organ that produces sex cells and hormones

in women - ovary
in men - testis

Answer 8

gonad

Question 9

HCG

Answer 9

human chorionic gonadotropin

hormone secreted by the placenta to sustain pregnancy by stimulating the ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone

Question 10

LH

Answer 10

luteinizing hormone

secreted by the pituitary gland to promote ovulation

Question 11

the act of giving birth

Answer 11

parturition

Question 12

hormone produced by the corpus luteum in ovary and in the placenta in pregnant women

Answer 12

progesterone

Question 13

D & C

Answer 13

Dilation and curettage

Question 14

c-section or CS

Answer 14

cesarean section

Question 15

BRCA1 or BRCA2

Answer 15

breast cancer genetic mutation

Question 16

AFP

Answer 16

alpha fetoprotein

high levels can indicate increased levels of neurological birth defects

Question 17

G

Answer 17

gravida (pregnant)

Question 18

neuron

Answer 18

individual nerve cell

Question 19

axon

Answer 19

carries the impulse away from the cell body

Question 20

dendrite

Answer 20

branching fibers of the neuron.
a stimulus begins an impulse in the dendrite

Question 21

monitors impulses from the skin (pain)

Answer 21

thalamus

Question 22

controls voluntary movement
maintains balance

posterior part of the brain

Answer 22

cerebellum

Question 23

controls body temp, sleep, appetite and sexual desire

regulates the release of hormones from the pituitary gland

monitors sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system

Answer 23

hypothalamus

Question 24

bridges the cerebrum and cerebellum with the rest of the brain

houses nerves for the face and the eyes

Answer 24

pons

Question 25

contains pathways connecting the cerebrum with the lower portion of the brain upper most portion of the brain stem

Answer 25

midbrain

Question 26

connects the spinal cord to the brain

Answer 26

medulla oblongata

Question 27

acetylcholine

Answer 27

a neurotransmitter released at the ends of nerves

Question 28

carries messages TOWARD the brain and spinal cord

Answer 28

afferent nerves

Question 29

middle layer of the 3 membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord

Answer 29

arachnoid membrane

Question 30

protective separation between the blood and brain cells that keep substances from entering

Answer 30

blood brain barrier (BBB)

Question 31

central nervous system

Answer 31

brain spinal cord

Question 32

largest part of the brain responsible for voluntary muscle, activity, vision, speech, taste, hearing, thought and memory

Answer 32

cerebrum

Question 33

the thick, outermost layer of the meninges surrounding the brain and spinal cord

Answer 33

dura mater

Question 34

carries messages AWAY from the brain and spinal cord; motor nerve

Answer 34

efferent nerve

Question 35

3 protective layers that surround the brain and spinal cord

Answer 35

meninges

Question 36

speeds impulse conduction. covering of white fatty tissue that surrounds and insulates the axon

Answer 36

myelin sheath

Question 37

the parenchyma of the nervous system

Answer 37

neuron

Question 38

nerves outside of the brain and spinal cord (cranial, spinal and autonomic)

Answer 38

peripheral nervous system

Question 39

the thin, delicate inner layer of the meninges

Answer 39

pia mater

Question 40

nerve extending from the base of the spine down the thigh, lower leg and foot

Answer 40

sciatic nerve

Question 41

space through which a nerve impulse travels

Answer 41

synapse