Question | Answer |
Pregnancy hormone | Progesterone |
Gametes | Sex Cell
Ova - female
Gamete - male |
How many chromosomes do gametes have? | each has 23 single chromosomes |
What produces Ova? | Ovaries |
What produces Sperm? | Testes |
Where does fertilization occur? | Fallopian Tubes |
Organ of Embryonic Development? | Uterus |
Sac where immature ova is? | Graafian Follicle |
Function of progesterone? | Thickens the uterine lining to prepare for pregnancy |
How long does it take for the egg to reach the Uterus? | 5 days |
Gravida/Para | # of pregnancies/ # of live births |
Suturing of vagina? | Colporrhaphy |
Visual exam of vagina? | Colposcopy |
Abortion with partial retention of placenta? | Incomplete |
Abortion that is initiated by mechanical/chemical means | Induced |
Abortion with fetus dead, but not expelled? | Missed |
Where are male gonads? | Scrotum |
Name of hormone formed in gonads? | Testosterone |
20 ft. of coiled tube in the sac, where sperm mature? | Epididymis |
Where are the sperm formed? | Seminiferous Tubules |
Where are the sperm stored? | VasDeferens |
Which gland produces semen? | Seminal Vesicle |
Sperm life span in female? | 24 - 48 hours |
Failure of testes to descend? | Cryptorchidism |
Stenosis of the foreskin of the penis? | Phimosis |
Common in elderly men causes dysuria? | Benign Prostate Hypertrophy, BPH |
Copulation | Intercourse |
What function does prostate fluid have? | Makes semen more watery, so sperm can swim. Thins down the syrupy glucose mixture. Alkaline. |
Name from 0 - 3 months? | Embryo |
Name from 3 mos - birth? | Fetus |
Name of protective fluid in placenta? | Amniotic Fluid |
PID | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
Endometriosis | Pieces of endometrial tissue found aberrantly in various locations in the pelvic cavity |
Ectopic Pregnancy | 95% in the fallopian tubes |
Fibrocystic disease | Benign cyst in breast |
Toxemia | Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, Eclampsia & Preeclampsia - immediate c-section |
Mammary abscess | A localized collection of pus |
D & C | Dilation & Curettage |
For which DX might you perform a D & C? | Miscarriage, abortion, heavy bleeding. |
What is removed in a panhysterectomy? | All of the Uterus. |
Salping | Tube |
Metr | Uterus |
Colp | Vagina |
Perine | Perineum |
Men | Menses |
Mamm | Breast |
Lact | Milk |
Gravid | Pregnancy |
Perine | Perineum |
Ov | Eggs |
Test | Testes |
Andre | Male |
Vas | Vasdeferens |
Primip | First live birth |
Hyster | Uterus |
Orchid | Testes |
Crypt | hidden |
Prostat | Prostate |
Vulv | Vulva |
Para | Living off spring |
Anovulation | No ovulation |
Menarche | Onset of menses |
Amenorrhea | Absence of menses |
Dysmenorrhea | Painful menses |
Fibroids | Benign tumors |
Describe the number of ovaries | 2 |
ovaries | Located one on each side of the uterus, in the pelvic cavity |
What structures keep ovaries in their normal position? | They are held in place by the Broad Ligaments. |
What does the ovary contain? | Immature eggs. |
In which structure does the ova mature? | Graafian Follicle |
What is the name for the immature sac? | Graafian Follicle |
What is the name of the mature sac? | Corpus Luteum |
Which structure secretes estrogen? | Graafian Follicle |
Which structure secretes progesterone? | Corpus Luteum |
What is the difference between ova/sperm and other body cells? | ova/sperm - each has 23 single chromosomes, other body cells - 23 pair of chromosomes. |
What is the major function of progesterone? | Thickens Uterine Lining |
What is the major function of estrogen? | Secondary Sex Characteristic |
If fertilization does not occur, what happens to the corpus luteum? | shrivels up and goes away |
Describe the fallopian tubes and their function | egg carrying tubes |
Give the term for finger-like extensions of fallopian tubes | Fimbriae |
What is the inner layers of the Uterus mainly involved in during menstruation? | Endometriosis |
What is the name of the structures found near the vaginal opening and assist in lubrication? | Bartholin Glands |
Describe the vagina | Smooth muscle tube, lays in folds (rugae fold), birth canal, expands in size. |
Describe the uterus and include the sections and layers | Pear Shaped, Highly muscular, organ of embryonic development. |
Name the three sections of the uterus | Fundus, Body, Cervix |
Uterus | Hyster or Metr |
Vagina | Colp |
Tubes | Salpingo |
Perineum | perine |
Menses | Mens |