MOD 4 Gynecology and Obstetrics

Question 1

adnexa

Answer 1

accesory organs (ovaries and uterine tubes) that are connected to the main orgain (uterus)

adnex/o– accessory connecting parts

Question 2

follicle

Answer 2

small area in the ovary that holds an oocyte before puberty, and a maturing ovum after puberty. a follicle ruptures at the time of ovulation and becomes the corpus luteum

Question 3

gonads

Answer 3

gon/o– seed (ovum or sperm)

ovaries or sex glands in female

Question 4

ovary

Answer 4

ovari/o– ovary
oophor/o– ovary

Question 5

ovum

Answer 5

all mean ovum, or “egg”

o/o-
ov/i-
ov/o-
ovul/o-

Question 6

uterine tube

Answer 6

uter/o- uterus
stal/o- contraction