Reproductive System Flashcards
What are the three layers of the uterus?
Perimetrium
Myometrium
Endometrium
Three names of where fertilization occurs
Fallopian tubes
Uterine tubes
Oviducts
What are two combining forms for ovary?
Oophoro
Ovario
What is the combining form for fallopian tubes?
Salpingo
Removal of fallopian tube
Salpingectomy
What is the combining form for uterus?
Hystero
Surgical puncture of amniotic sac
Amniocentesis
What is the difference between total and radical hysterectomy?
Total is removal of just the uterus and radical is the removal of uterus and ovaries and sometimes nearby tissue
Two words for pregnancy
Gravid
Gravida
Child carried to term/delivered
Para
Normal shrinkage of uterus after birth
Involution
Tube on each testis that brings sperm to the vas deferens
Epididymis
Brings sperm to urethra
Vas deferens
What adds seminal fluid to sperm?
Seminal vesicles
Cowper’s gland
Prostate gland
What are four combining forms for testicles?
Testo
Orcho
Orchio
Orchido
Undescended testes in newborn males
Cryptorchism
Surgical placement of testes in scrotum if not descended by age 2
Orchioplexy
Congenital absence of one or both testes
Anorchism
What is the combining form for vas deferens?
Vaso
What is the combining form for masculine/male-like?
Andro
Male hormones
Androgens
What does BPH stand for/mean?
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
Prostate tends to enlarge after age 50-60
What does TUR stand for/mean?
Transurethral prostatic resection
Surgeon goes through urethra to remove part of the prostate gland
Low sperm count
Oligospermia
