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LoM Ch8 FRS
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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adnexa uteri | fallopian tubes, ovaries & supporting ligaments |
amnion | innermost membranous sac surrounding the developing fetus |
areola | dark-pigmented area surrounding the breast nipple |
Bartholin glands | Small mucus-secreting exocrine glands at the vaginal orifice |
cervix | lover, neck-like portion of the uterus |
coitus | sexual intercourse, copulation. |
corpus luteum | empty ovarian follicle that secretes progesterone after release of the egg cell; literally means yellow (luteum) body (corpus) |
cul-de-sac | region in the lower abdomen, midway between the rectum and the uterus |