Sexual Health Flashcards

(37 cards)

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anyofvariousglandsthathavenoductandpourtheirsecretionsdirectlyintothelymph
orbloodcirculatingthroughthem­­calledalsoductlessgland

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Endocrine glands

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2
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productoflivingcellsthatcirculatesinbodyfluids(asblood)thatstimulatesotherbodycellsto
dosomething.

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Hormones

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3
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asmallovalendocrineorganlocatedatthebaseofthebrainthatproducesvarious
hormonesthatregulateespeciallygrowthandreproduction

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Pituitary gland

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4
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pairofglandularpouchesthatlieoneoneithersideofthemalereproductivetractandin
thehumanmalesecreteasugar­andprotein­containingfluidintotheejaculatoryduct

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Seminal vesicle

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5
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anorganfoundinmenandmaleanimalsthatproducestheliquidinwhichspermiscarried.
Thisglandincreasesinsizeandcansometimedevelopcancer

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Prostate gland

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6
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eitheroftwosmallglandslyingoneithersideofthemaleurethrabelowtheprostategland
anddischargingasecretionintothesementhatneutralizesconditionsinsideurethra.

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Cowper’s gland

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7
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asperm­carryingductinthemalebeginningattheepididymisandeventuallyjoinstheductof
theseminalvesicletoformtheejaculatoryduct

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Vas deferens

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8
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malereproductiveglandsthatproducesspermandsecretestestosteroneandiscontainedinthe
scrotum.

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Testis

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9
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asystemofductsleadingfromthetestisthatholdsspermduringmaturationbeforeunitinginto
thevasdeferens

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Epididymis

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10
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Cancerofthetesticlesusuallyoccurringbetweenages15­-35

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Testicular cancer

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11
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usuallytwoorgansinwomenandfemaleanimalsthatproduceeggsandfemalehormones

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Ovaries

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12
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afemaleeggcell

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Ovum

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13
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theorganinwomeninwhichbabiesdevelopbeforebirth

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Uterus

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14
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onemutuallyfaithfulsexualpartner

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Monogamy

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15
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spreadingdiseasefrommothertobaby

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Vertical transmission (HIV)

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oneeggleavingawoman’sovaryonceamonth.

17
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eitherofthepairoftubesthatcarrytheeggfromtheovarytotheuterus

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Fallopian tubes

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themucousmembraneliningtheuterus

19
Q

adischargingofblood,secretions,andtissuedebrisfromtheuterusthatoccurswhena
women’seggisnotfertilized.Thisoccurstypicallyevery25­-28days.

20
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thenarrowendattheopeningofawoman’suterus

21
Q

aseriousillnessthatiscausedbybacteriaandoccursespeciallyinwomenwhouse
tampons

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Toxic shock syndrome

22
Q

unionofeggandsperm

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Fertilization

23
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thedevelopinghumanindividualfromthetimeofimplantationtotheendoftheeighthweekafter
conception

24
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amembraneformingafluid­filledcavitythatenclosestheembryo.

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a long, narrow tube that connects an unborn baby to the placenta of its mother 
Umbilical cord
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relating to pregnant women and their unborn babies 
Prenatal care
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a test of amniotic fluid to check the health of the baby before he/she is born 
Amniocentesis
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a photograph of a woman's breasts made by X­rays used to check for abnormally growing  lumps 
Mammogram
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a world wide spread of a disease 
Pandemic
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A regional outbreak disease
Epidemic
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inability to conceive (maes and females both) 
Sterility
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synthetic progesterone that stops ovulation and increases cervical mucus 
Progestin
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female sex hormone that prepares the endometrium for implantation of the newly fertilized  egg 
Progesterone
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hormone that is responsible for the development of female secondary sex characteristics and  promote the growth and maintenance of the female reproductive system 
Estrogen
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stimulates especially the contraction of uterine muscle and the secretion of milk 
Oxytocin
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a hormone that stimulates the growth of the ovum­containing follicles in the  ovary and that activates sperm­forming cell 
Follicle Stimulating Hormone
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a hormone produced by the cells that surround the growing  | human embryo; these cells will eventually go on to form the placenta. 
Human Chorionic Gonadotropic hormone