Vocabulary

Question 0

Amnion

Answer 0

Innermost membranous sac surrounding the developing fetus

Question 1

Adnexae uteri

Answer 1

Fallopian tubes, ovaries and supporting ligaments

Question 2

Areola

Answer 2

Dark pigmented area surrounding the breast nipple.

Question 3

Bartholin glands

Answer 3

Small mucous-secreting exocrine glands at the vaginal orifice

Question 4

Cervix

Answer 4

Lower, neck like portion of the uterus

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Chorion

Answer 5

Outer most layer of the two membranes surrounding the embryos, it forms the fetal part of the placenta

Question 6

Clitoris

Answer 6

Organ of sexual erectile tissue anterior to the opening of the female urethra

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Coitus

Answer 7

Sexual intercourse

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Corpus luteum

Answer 8

Empty ovarian follicle that secretes progesterone after release of the egg cell (yellow,body)

Question 9

Cup-de-sac

Answer 9

Region in the lower abdomen, midway between the rectum and the uterus

Question 10

Embryo

Answer 10

Stage in prenatal development from 2-8 weeks

Question 11

Estrogen

Answer 11

Hormone produced by the ovaries; promotes female secondary sex characteristics

Question 12

Fallopian tube

Answer 12

One of a pair of ducts through which the ovum travels to the uterus (oviduct)

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Fertilization

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Union of the sperm cell and the ovum from which the embryo develops

Question 14

Fimbriae

Answer 14

Finger or fringe like projections at the end of the Fallopian tubes

Question 15

Follicle stimulating hormone

Answer 15

Secreted by the pituitary gland to stimulate the maturation of the egg cell

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Gamete

Answer 16

Male or female reproductive cell; sperm cell or ovum

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Genitalia

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Reproductive organ;!also called genitals

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Gestation

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Period from the fertilization of the ovum to birth

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Gonad

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Female or male reproductive organ that produces sex cells and hormones; ovaries or testis

Question 20

Gynecology

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Study of the female reproductive organs including the breasts

Question 21

Human chorionic gonadotropin hormone (hCG)

Answer 21

Hormone produced by the placenta to sustain pregnancy by stimulating the ovaries to produce estrogen and progesterone

Question 22

Hymen

Answer 22

Mucous membrane partially or completely covering the opening to the vagina

Question 23

Labia

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Lips of the vagina; labia majora are the larger, outermost lips, and labia minors are the smaller, innermost lips

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Lactiferous ducts

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Tubes that carry milk within the breasts

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Luteinizing hormone

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Secreted by the pituitary gland to promote ovulation

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Mammary papilla

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Nipple of the breast

Question 27

Menarche

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Beginning of the first menstrual cycle and being able to produce

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Menopause

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Gradual ending of menstruation

Question 29

Myometrium

Answer 29

Muscle layer of the uterus

Question 30

Neonatology

Answer 30

Branch of medicine that studies the disorders and care of the newborns

Question 31

Obstetrics

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Branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth

Question 32

Orifice

Answer 32

An opening

Question 33

Ovarian follicle

Answer 33

Developing sac enclosing each ovum working the ovary (only about 400)

Question 34

Ovary

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One of a pair of female organs (gonads) on each side of a woman's pelvis. Almond shaped and about the size of a walnut

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Ovulation

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Release of an ovum from the ovary

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Ovum

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Mature egg cell (female gamete). Ova develop from immature egg cells called oocytes

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Parturition

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Act of giving birth

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Perineum

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In females the area between the anus and the vagina

Question 39

Placenta

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Vascular organ attached to the uterine wall during pregnancy. It permits the exchange of oxygen nutrients and fetal waste products between mother and fetus

Question 40

Pregnancy

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Condition in a female of having a developing embryo and fetus in her uterus for about 40 weeks

Question 41

Progesterone

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Hormone produced by the corpus luteum in the ovary and placenta or pregnant women

Question 42

Puberty

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Point in the life cycle at which secondary sex characteristics appear and gametes are produced

Question 43

Uterine serosa

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Outermost layer surrounding the uterus

Question 44

Uterus

Answer 44

Hollow pear shaped muscular female organ in which the embryo and fetus develop and from which menstruation occurs. Uppermost part is the fundus, middle is corpus, and lowermost is the cervix

Question 45

Vagina

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Muscular mucosa- lined canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body

Question 46

Vulva

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External female genitalia; labia hymen clitoris and vaginal orifice

Question 47

Zygote

Answer 47

Stage in prenatal development from fertilization and implantation up to 2 weeks

Question 48

Fetus

Answer 48

Stage in prenatal development from 8-39 or 40 weeks