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Amnion

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Innermost membranous sac surrounding the developing fetus

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Adnexae uteri

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Fallopian tubes, ovaries and supporting ligaments

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Areola

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Dark pigmented area surrounding the breast nipple.

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Bartholin glands

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Small mucous-secreting exocrine glands at the vaginal orifice

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Cervix

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Lower, neck like portion of the uterus

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Chorion

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

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Clitoris

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

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Coitus

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Sexual intercourse

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Corpus luteum

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

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Cup-de-sac

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

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Embryo

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Stage in prenatal development from 2-8 weeks

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Estrogen

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Hormone produced by the ovaries; promotes female secondary sex characteristics

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Fallopian tube

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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

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Fimbriae

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

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Follicle stimulating hormone

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

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Gamete

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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

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Gynecology

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Study of the female reproductive organs including the breasts

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Human chorionic gonadotropin hormone (hCG)

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

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Hymen

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Mucous membrane partially or completely covering the opening to the vagina

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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

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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

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Myometrium

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Muscle layer of the uterus

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Neonatology

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

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Obstetrics

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Branch of medicine concerned with pregnancy and childbirth

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Orifice

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An opening

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Ovarian follicle

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

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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

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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

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Pregnancy

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

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Progesterone

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

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Puberty

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

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Uterine serosa

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Outermost layer surrounding the uterus

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Uterus

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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

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Vagina

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

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Vulva

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External female genitalia; labia hymen clitoris and vaginal orifice

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Zygote

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

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Fetus

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Stage in prenatal development from 8-39 or 40 weeks

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