Reproductiv System Flashcards
(27 cards)
What are the main structures of the reproductive system?
Testes, ovaries, uterus
What is the function of the reproductive system?
To produce offspring
Salping/o
Fallopian tubes
Uter/o
Metr/o
Hyster/o
Uterus
Vagin/o
Vagina
Vulv/o
Vulva
-gravida
Pregnancy
-tocia
Birth
-physis
Growth
Abortion
Premature expulsion of uterus contents
Amnion
Innermost membrane enclosing developing fetus
Atresia
Congenital absence/closure of a normal body opening
Castration
Excision/destruction of the gonads
Cesarean Section
Delivery of a fetus via abdominal incision
Corpus luteum
Progesterone producing yellow glandular mass in ovary
Estrogen
Female hormone
Estrous
Estrus
When a female is interested in mating (before reproductive cycle)
Freemartin
A sterile female born co-twin with a male
Hermaphrodite
An individual whose body contains tissues of both male/female gonads
Parturition
The act of giving birth
Progesterone
Steroid sex hormone
Placenta
Mammalian organ joining mother to offspring
Prepuce
External skin covering the penis
Puberty
A time when reproduction becomes possible to the individual