Female Reproductive System Ch. 8

Question 1

adnexa uteri

Answer 1

fallopian tubes, ovaries, and supporting ligaments

Question 2

amnion

Answer 2

innermost membranes sac surrounding the developing fetus

Question 3

areola

Answer 3

dark-pigmented area surround the breast nipple

Question 4

Bartholin glands

Answer 4

small mucus-secreting exocrine glands at the vaginal orfice (opening outside of body)

Question 5

cervix

Answer 5

lower,neck-like portion of the uterus

Question 6

chorion

Answer 6

outermost layer of the two membranes surrounding the embryo; it forms the fetal part of the placenta

Question 7

clitoris

Answer 7

organ of sensitive erectile tissue anterior to the opening the embryo; it forms the fetal part of the placenta

Question 8

coitus

Answer 8

sexual intercourse; copulation.

Question 9

corpus luteum

Answer 9

empty ovarian follicle that secrets progesterone after release of the egg cell
“yellow body”

Question 10

cul-de-sac

Answer 10

region in the lower abdomen, midway between the rectum and the uterus

Question 11

embryo

Answer 11

pregnancy stage between 2-8weeks.

Question 12

endometrium

Answer 12

inner, mucous membrane lining of the uterus

Question 13

estrogen

Answer 13

hormone produced by the ovaries; promotes female secondary sex characteristics

Question 14

fallopian tube

Answer 14

one of a pair of ducts through which the ovum travels to the uterus; also called oviduct

Question 15

fertilization

Answer 15

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

Question 16

fetus

Answer 16

pregnancy stage 8-40 weeks

Question 17

fimbriae (singular: fimbria)

Answer 17

finger- or fringe-like projections at the end of the fallopian tubes

Question 18

gamete

Answer 18

male or female sexual reproductive cell; sperm cell or ovum

Question 19

gestation

Answer 19

period from fertilization of the ovum to birth

Question 20

gonad

Answer 20

female or male reproductive organ that produces sex cells and hormones; ovary or testis

Question 21

gynecology

Answer 21

study of the female reproductive organs including the breasts

Question 22

human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

Answer 22

hormone produced by the placenta to sustain pregnancy by stimulating (-tropin) the ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone

Question 23

labia

Answer 23

lips of the vagina; labia majora are the larger, outermost lips, and labia minora are the smaller, innermost lips

Question 24

mammary papilla

Answer 24

nipple of the breast

Question 25

menarche

Answer 25

beginning of the first menstrual period and ability to reproduce

Question 26

menopause

Answer 26

gradual ending of menstruation

Question 27

menstruation

Answer 27

monthly shedding of the uterine lining. the flow of blood and tissue normally discharged during menstruation is called the menses (menses mean month in Latin)

Question 28

myometrium

Answer 28

muscle layer of the uterus

Question 29

neonatology

Answer 29

branch of medicine that studies the disorders and care of the newborn (neonate)

Question 30

obstetrics

Answer 30

branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth

Question 31

orifice

Answer 31

an opening

Question 32

ovarian follicle

Answer 32

developing sac enclosing each ovum within the ovary.

Question 33

ovary

Answer 33

one of a pair of female organs (gonads) on each side of the pelvis

Question 34

ovulation

Answer 34

release of the ovum from the ovary

Question 35

ovum (pliral:ova)

Answer 35

mature egg cell (female gamete)

Question 36

parturition

Answer 36

act of giving birth

Question 37

perineum

Answer 37

in females, the area between the anus and the vagina

Question 38

placenta

Answer 38

vascular organ attached to the uterine wall during pregnancy.

Question 39

pregnancy

Answer 39

condition in a female of having a developing embryo and fetus in her uterus for about 40 weeks.

Question 40

progesterone

Answer 40

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

Question 41

uterine serosa

Answer 41

outermost layer surrounding the uterus

Question 42

uterus

Answer 42

hollow, pear-shaped muscular female organ in which the embryo and fetus develop, and from which menstruation occurs

Question 43

vagina

Answer 43

muscular, mucosa-lined canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body

Question 44

vulva

Answer 44

external female genitalia; includes labia, hymen, clitoris, and vaginal orifice

Question 45

zygote

Answer 45

pregnancy stage up to 2 weeks