Sexual Health Terms

Question 1

anyofvariousglandsthathavenoductandpourtheirsecretionsdirectlyintothelymphorbloodcirculatingthroughthem­­calledalsoductlessgland

Answer 1

Endocrine Glands

Question 2

aproductoflivingcellsthatcirculatesinbodyfluids(asblood)thatstimulatesotherbodycellstodosomething.

Answer 2

Hormones

Question 3

asmallovalendocrineorganlocatedatthebaseofthebrainthatproducesvarioushormonesthatregulateespeciallygrowthandreproduction

Answer 3

Pituitary Gland

Question 4

pairofglandularpouchesthatlieoneoneithersideofthemalereproductivetractandinthehumanmalesecreteasugar­andprotein-containingfluidintotheejaculatoryduct

Answer 4

Seminal Vesicle

Question 5

anorganfoundinmenandmaleanimalsthatproducestheliquidinwhichspermiscarried.Thisglandincreasesinsizeandcansometimedevelopcancer.Normalscreeningreducescancerrisks.

Answer 5

Prostate Gland

Question 6

eitheroftwosmallglandslyingoneithersideofthemaleurethrabelowtheprostateglandanddischargingasecretionintothesementhatneutralizesconditionsinsideurethra.

Answer 6

Cowper’s Gland

Question 7

asperm­carryingductinthemalebeginningattheepididymisandeventuallyjoinstheductof
theseminalvesicletoformtheejaculatoryduct

Answer 7

Vas Deferens

Question 8

malereproductiveglandsthatproducesspermandsecretestestosteroneandiscontainedinthescrotum.

Answer 8

Testis

Question 9

asystemofductsleadingfromthetestisthatholdsspermduringmaturationbeforeunitingintothevasdeferens

Answer 9

Epididymis

Question 10

Cancerofthetesticlesusuallyoccurringbetweenages15­35

Answer 10

Testicular Cancer

Question 11

usuallytwoorgansinwomenandfemaleanimalsthatproduceeggsandfemalehormones

Answer 11

Ovaries

Question 12

A female egg cell

Answer 12

Ovum

Question 13

theorganinwomeninwhichbabiesdevelopbeforebirth

Answer 13

Uterus

Question 14

onemutuallyfaithfulsexualpartner

Answer 14

Monogamy

Question 15

spreadingdiseasefrommothertobaby

Answer 15

Vertical transmission (HIV)

Question 16

oneeggleavingawoman’sovaryonceamonth.

Answer 16

Ovulation

Question 17

eitherofthepairoftubesthatcarrytheeggfromtheovarytotheuterus

Answer 17

Fallopian Tubes

Question 18

themucousmembraneliningtheuterus

Answer 18

Endometrium

Question 19

dischargingofblood,secretions,andtissuedebrisfromtheuterusthatoccurswhenawomen’seggisnotfertilized.Thisoccurstypicallyevery25­28days.

Answer 19

Menstruation

Question 20

thenarrowendattheopeningofawoman’suterus

Answer 20

Cervix

Question 21

seriousillnessthatiscausedbybacteriaandoccursespeciallyinwomenwhousetampons

Answer 21

Toxic Shock Syndrome

Question 22

unionofeggandsperm

Answer 22

Fertilization

Question 23

developinghumanindividualfromthetimeofimplantationtotheendoftheeighthweekafterconception

Answer 23

Embryo

Question 24

membraneformingafluid­filledcavity(theamnioticsac)thatenclosestheembryo.

Answer 24

Amniotic Sac

Question 25

long, narrow tube that connects an unborn baby to the placenta of its mother 

Answer 25

Umbilical cord

Question 26

relating to pregnant women and their unborn babies 

Answer 26

Prenatal care

Question 27

test of amniotic fluid to check the health of the baby before he/she is born 

Answer 27

Amniocentesis

Question 28

photograph of a woman's breasts made by X­rays used to check for abnormally growing lumps 

Answer 28

Mammogram

Question 29

Pandemic is a world wide spread of a disease and epidemic is a regional outbreak of disease (upper Midwest influenza outbreak) 

Answer 29

Pandemic vs Epudemic

Question 30

synthetic progesterone that stops ovulation and increases cervical mucus 

Answer 30

Progestin

Question 31

inability to conceive (maes and females both) 

Answer 31

Sterility